QUIZ 1:
FITTING AND SHOWING
Name:__________________
Date:___________________
Hour:___________________
Topic # 3062
Fitting and Showing
Created by: Tracey Hoffman
1. Define herdsmanship.
2. List two benefits of practicing good herdsmanship at a show.
3. When packing bedding for cattle at a show, it is important to remember that the
rear of the animal needs to be higher than the front of the animal. TRUE or
FALSE?
4. 4. Feed and equipment should be stored away from view if possible. TRUE or
FALSE?
5. 5. Show lambs should be _________________ in order to build tone and muscle.
6. 6. Lambs will eat about ________________ pounds of feed to gain one pound of
body weight.
7. What is the average dressing percent of a typical lamb?
8. 8. Estimates suggest it takes _________ days to get a 60 pound pig to market
weight of ________ pounds.
9. 9. When feeding a market pig, as the weight increases, the amount of crude
protein in the diet should decrease. TRUE or FALSE?
10. Using the formula:
Weight of pig = Heart girth2
8.5
Calculate the average weight of a barrow with a heart girth of 40 inches.