Alfred Stockman

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Alfred Stockmans Contest

• Study guide

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Dairy Cattle Breeds
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Holstein
The Holstein originated in Holland. They are very
efficient animals that make the most of the food
they eat. They are very large animals, and can be
either red and white, or black and white.
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Ayrshire
The Ayrshire originated in Ayr, Scotland. They
are red and white animals. They are medium sized
animals that weigh over 1200 pounds at maturity.
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Jersey
The jersey originated on the Island of Jersey,
which is in the English Channel. The Jerseys
milk is high in butterfat. They are a small sized
cow, they range in size between 800-1200 pounds.
They are usually light fawn to gray in color,
different parts of their body are accented with
balck.
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Brown Swiss
Originated in Switzerland. They are a mouse color
and fairly large in size.
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Guernsey
They originated on the Isle of Guernsey, which,
like the Island of Jersey, is in the English
Channel. The Guernsey produces high butterfat and
protein. They are a medium sized animal, that
uses 20-30 less feed than the larger breeds,
while still making quality milk.
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Milking Shorthorn
The oldest breed in world, they originated in
England. They are very docile. They are red and
white, and roan.
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Beef Cattle
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Angus
They originated in Scotland. They can be either
black or red.
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Hereford
Originated in England. Red bodies, with white
faces and legs. Purebred animals have a white
stripe on neck along the back.
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Simmental
A duel purpose animal. It originated in Scotland.
They can be either red and white, or black and
white.
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Charolais
They originated in France. They are large white
animals, that were used for their meat, milk and
working abilities.
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Limousin
Originated in France. They can be golden red, or
even black.
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Brahman
These animals were brought from India. They can
tolerate very hot temperatures, shortage in food
supply, and many other hardships. They are
characterized by the large hump on their backs,
and also their horns.
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Swine Breeds
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Yorkshire
They are white with erect ears. They are very
muscular. They were developed in England
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Duroc
Developed in the Corn Belt of the United States.
They are red with floppy ears
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Spots
They are descendants of the spotted hogs, who
were descendants of the Poland China. They are
good eaters that mature early.
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Hampshire
High carcass quality. They are most known for the
white belt around their shoulder. They come from
England.
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Chester White
Developed in Chester County, Pennsylvania. They
are white pigs.
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Poland China
Developed from a lot of crossbreeding. They have
a quiet disposition, and are very sound on their
feet and legs.
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Goats
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Alpine
Originated in France. They can be pure white and
even shades of fawn, gray, brown, black, red,
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Lamancha
They originated in Oregon. Their milk is high in
butterfat. They are mostly known for having very
little ears
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Saanen
Dairy goat that originated in Switzerland. Milk
usually consists of 3-4 milk fat. They are white
to cream color.
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Nubian
Very old breed of goat. They are mainly used for
milk purposes.
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Toggenburg
Swiss Dairy Goat. They are the oldest breed of
dairy goat. They are medium sized, and weigh at
least 120 pounds.
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Boer (meat breed)
A meat goat, who are very hardy. A mature male
goat can weigh anywhere from 240-300 lbs, and the
mature females can weigh anywhere from 200-225
pounds!
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Sheep
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Dorset
A medium sized white sheep, they produce a nice
carcass. Ewes weigh anywhere from 150-200 pounds
and the Rams weigh anywhere from 225-275 pounds.
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Cheviot
They originated on the border of England and
Scotland. They too are white, but have a black
muzzle and black feet. They are active and very
alert animals.
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Suffolk
They are a result of the crossbreeding of the
Southdown and the Norfolk Horn. They are large,
with frail black legs, and black faces.
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Horses
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Quarter Horse
Developed in the southwestern part of the United
States. They are closely related to the
Thoroughbred. They were bred for their speed.
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Appaloosa
They are multipurpose animals. They can be used
for anything from racing to a family horse. They
are spotted and roan.
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Arabian
They were developed in the desert. They are
gentle horses, they are very strong, proud
animals.
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Standardbred
Considered to be the fastest harness horse in the
world. Resembles the thoroughbred.
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Paint
Ancestors were introduced by the Spanish
explorers. They have very colorful patterns.
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American Saddlebred
These horses have had a lot of influence in
history, like in the revolutionary war. They also
helped in the settling of certain areas in the
United States, such as the Ohio Valley
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Other species

• Alpacas

• Pot belly Pigs

Dwarf breed of swine that were developed in
Vietnam in the 1960s.
They live 15-20 years. They were developed
around 6,000 years ago.
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Bedding
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Pine Shavings
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Peat Moss
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Oat Straw
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Wheat Straw
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Shredded Paper
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Fencing
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Fence Tester
Used to test the fence (lights up how may volts
are going through the fence)
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Barbed Wire
Helped settle the west. Very old form of fencing
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High Tensile Wire
electric fencing (rubber insulators on fence post)
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Woven Wire
no climb fencing
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Poly tape
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Grains feeds
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Oats
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Barley Barley seed
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Soybean meal seed
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Roasted soybean
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Corn Distillers
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Corn Corn seed
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Corn Gluten Meal Flaked Corn
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Cotton seed
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Beet pulp
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Urea
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Dried molasses

• looks like this cookie crumbled up!!!

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Buckwheat
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Wheat seeds Wheat bran
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Poppy seed
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Popcorn seed
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Rape seed
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Corn Silage choice

• Processed
• Unprocessed

Processed corn silage will have broken pieces of
corn in it
Unprocessed corn silage will have whole pieces of
corn in it
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Baylage
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Crop Damage

• Sun Damage

• Water Damage

notice bleached color
notice black slime on bottom of bale
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Grasses
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Red clover

• one of the legumes

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Birds Foot Trefoil

• one of the legumes

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Alfalfa Alfalfa Pellets

• one of the legumes

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Quack Grass
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Timothy
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Rye grass
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Orchard Grass
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Broom Grass
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Canary Grass
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Hay Choice

• First cutting
• Second, 3rd, 4th Cutting

generally tougher than second, third and fourth
cutting
Very soft hays
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Dandelion
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Velvet leaf
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Wild Carrot Queen Annes Lace
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Redroot pigweed
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Canadian Thistle
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Yellow Foxtail
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Sow Thistle
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Burdock
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Curly Dock
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Golden Rod
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Bedstraw
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Barnyard Grass
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Smartweed
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Rocks Minerals
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Gypsum
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Calcite
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Granite
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Shale
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Sandstone
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NPK

• fertilizer
• Nitrogen
• Phosphorus
• K Potassium
• Macro Nutrients

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Nitrogen
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Phosphorus
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Potassium

• usually pink
• also know as potash

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Equipment
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Barnes dehorner
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Electric dehorner
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Esophageal feeder
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Balling gun
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hoof nippers
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nose twitch and halter
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CMT paddle (California mastitis test)
If there is a difference in the color, that cow
may either have a high somatic cell count, or
even mastitis each section is for a different
quarter.
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Tail docker
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Cow magnets
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Strip cup
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Obstetrical Chains
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Halter
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Ear Tagger
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Ear Notcher
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Hoof Knife
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Stomach Pump
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Stethoscope
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Mouth Speculum
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Altitude Stick
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Weight Tape
measure around given area, that tells the weight
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Tattooer
used for identification
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Hoof Pick
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Grasshopper ID
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Dairy Products

• Milk and Cream
• Fresh Cheeses
• Soft Cheeses
• Semi-soft Cheeses
• Semi-firm Cheeses
• Firm Cheeses
• Blue Cheeses
• Cultured Milk Products

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Milk Taste Test

• Supplies
• small disposable cups (bathroom size, patterned
  not clear)
• 1 quart each fat-free, 1 (low-fat), 2 (reduced
  fat) and whole milk (more if doing taste tests
  for more 30 people) To disguise the milk, you can
  remove the cap and cover the milk label with a
  paper shield or put the container in a bag.
• cooler with ice packs to keep the milk COLD
• display table, trays or muffin tins to hold cups
  of milk
• napkins, trash cans or suitable trash containers
  (e.g., empty box)
• sunglasses (if available)

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Resources
http//www.bonnydoonalpacas.org/factshx.htm http/
/www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds http//www.nationalsw
ine.com/industryreference/indrefswinebrYork.html h
ttp//www.i-n-b-a.org/history.html http//www.heal
th.ny.gov/prevention/worksite/milk_taste_test.htm