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ANS 110 Exam 3.2
The answers to the 'homework' study guide for ANS 110 Exam 3 MSU
Question | Answer |
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What do state veterinarians do with respect to regulatory veterinary medicine? | State Veterinarian's office is concerned with zoonotic diseases, maintains a list and surveillance program of reportable diseases, and is responsible for protecting the health of Michigan cats and dogs. |
What is a castrated male sheep (or goat) called? | A wether. |
True or false: more people consume goat products worldwide than cattle products. | True |
True or false: 1 state produces 70% of the turkeys in the US. | False |
True or false: the LPC must be under 200 if equipment and sanitation are good. | False, under 100. |
Do hens produce their first eggs around 20 weeks of age? | Yes |
Which of the following is a primary meat goat breed: Pygmy, Saanen, Nubian, or Boer? | Boer |
What are goats kept in the US for? | Pets, production, and land clearing. |
What is the gestation length of a goat (or sheep)? | 152 days or close to 5 months. |
What is a female chicken younger than 18 weeks of age called? | A pullet. |
What is an inflammatory response of the udder tissue in the mammary gland caused due to physical trauma or microorganism infections? | Mastitis |
What is a male duck called? | A drake. |
What percent of turkeys are lean? | 85% |
What is the primary chicken breed used to produce white eggs? | Single Comb White Leghorn |
What is true about broiler chickens and turkeys? | They are raised on the floor. |
A goat started to exhibit abscesses in certain parts of his body. He likely has: | Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL) |
True or false: currently, broiler chickens will reach 2.5lbs in 16 weeks? | False |
Which is one of the top 5 states in broiler production: Michigan, Georgia, or Indiana (or all)? | Georgia. |
Which are dairy goat breeds: Saanen, Lamancha, Alpine, or all? | All |
True or false: free-range systems for chickens are better than furnished and conventional cage systems. | False |
True or false: Solving problems of animal welfare requires input from many disciplines, not just one or two. | True |
What are the spheres of animal welfare? | Biological Functioning, Natural Living, and Affective States. |
True or false: clinical mastitis is abnormal milk that is associated with swelling and redness. | True |
What is the harvest weight for Swine? | 290lbs |
What is are advantages of going into the poultry industry? | Tons of jobs and money. |
What is true about the the Yorkshire (swine)? | White with erect ears and the primary purebred swine breed at MSU. |
True or false: ducks can be used for meat and eggs? | True |
True or false: crossbreeding in swine, cattle, or sheep improves or concentrates desired traits. | True |
True or false: there is no real market for goat meat in the Midwest, or the United States. | False |
What is true about terminal swine breeds? | They're used to improve meat quality and lean muscle growth and usually demonstrate color as opposed to being all white. |
Any sheep, goat, or horse between 12 and 24 months of age is called? | A yearling. |
The disease of sheep and goats associated with heavy concentrate diet or an abrupt change in diet is? | Enterotoxemia. |
What is the dairy goat breed with the greatest milk production, that is also know as the Holstein of the goat world? | Saanen. |
What is true with respect to poultry housing? | Hens housed in cage free systems can still express natural behaviors. |
What breed of sheep is white with a black face? | Dorset. |
Do broilers produce eggs and meat? | No. |
What is the primary indicator of milk quality? | Somatic Cell Count. |
True or false: the State Veterinarian for Michigan is Dr. Nora Wineland. | True |
What products are produced by sheep and goats? | Meat, milk, and fiber. |
What is true regarding the turkey industry and processing? | Approximately 10% go to market with nothing further done and 40-50% are further processed into deli meat, hotdogs, etc. |
What is the term or terms that refer to the state of an individual animal and/or group of animals, as well as their health and physiological, physical, and behavioral state of mind? | Animal well-being or welfare. |
What is a female chicken younger than 18 weeks called? | A pullet. |
What is vertical integration? | When one company owns every aspect of production. |