3.6 Loading Fat Cattle Quiz

Question 1 of 5

1. Question

The biggest risk factor for Fatigued Cattle Syndrome are:

Heavy out weights of cattle
Aggressive cattle handling
Heat stress
All the above

Question 2 of 5

2. Question

When moving cattle during the summer from the home pen to the load out:

Walk cattle to prevent over-taxing them
Don’t worry about the cattle running they will walk when they are tired
You only have to worry about walking black hided cattle in the heat because they overheat more frequently than cattle of other hide colors

Question 3 of 5

3. Question

Which is not part of the plan to prevent cattle from being fatigued or injured at the time of shipping cattle to slaughter:

Staging cattle closer to the loading facility to prevent long distance walks
Putting too many cattle on the scale at once
Increasing the width of the holding pens to prevent crushing
Keeping hotshot usage to a minimum

Question 4 of 5

4. Question

True or false: Cattle going too fast when loading the belly of the trailer causes animals to jump and result in them hitting their back leading to a bruised carcass.

True
False

Question 5 of 5

5. Question

True or false: Holding pens or slants should be the same width as the alley for finished cattle.

True
False

3.6 Loading Fat Cattle Quiz

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