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Animal Science
Animal Science 2nd set
Question | Answer |
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What current US eating habits are influencing demand for livestock production | More food Consumption |
What is true of the diary industry | Dairying had always been a specialized industry |
Which is true concerning the sheep industry | Sheep were on of the first animals to be domesticated |
Almost 75% of the food intake of beef and diary animals in the US comes from what food source | Large amounts of cereal grains that can also be used for human food |
The largest use of livestock today is for the production of what output | food |
What medicine is produced by animals by products | Insulin |
Where were cattle first domesticated | Europe and Asia |
What is the term used to identify a group of animals with common traits that cane mate and produce young that is also capable of reproducing | Species |
What is the scientific name for most of the domestic breeds of cattle | Bod Taurus |
What is a typical occupation related to animal science that falls under the career category marketing merchandising and sale representatives | Livestock Buyer |
The types of employment that a person has had in the past are referred to as that persons what | Previous experience |
What is a typical occupation related to animal science that falls under the career category agricultural production specialists | Farm Manager |
What is one of the first key steps that a student should take in choosing a career | Completing a self-analysis to determine what type of work best fits your goals in life |
What is the term that identifies the 5-20 feet area around cattle that allows the animal to remain calm | Flight zone |
Avoiding hazards in handling livestock involves what? | Designing facilities where workers are not small area with animals |
What is normal behavior for cattle | Cattle hesitate to enter what appears to them to be a dead end |
Which animal species does not show any visible signs of estrus | Sheep |
What is normal behavior for hogs | They want to stay in or return to an area with which they are familiar |
In what organelle are the chromosomes of an animal cell located | Nucleus |
Roughly what percentage of all college graduates in food and agriculture careers are in the area of marketing merchandising and sales | 33% |
Most fatal accidents on farms are caused by what | Machinery |
Class A fire extinguishers must extinguish fire that involves what type of fuel | paper and textiles |
What should be present and easily located for safety of all workers | First Aid kits |
What should be first action taken when a chemical has been swallowed or come into contact with the skin | Check the chemical container label |
Where should the first aid kits containing all proper medical supplies be kept on the farm | In the home livestock building and on all major pieces of equipment and vehicles |
What muscle system id involved in digestion and other activities of the internal organs of an animal | Smooth muscle system |
What is the only part of the stomach that functions in newborn ruminant animals | Abomasum |
The skull vertebral column and rib cage are the main parts of what component of the skeletal system | Axial |
The limbs ( arms and legs) on the body are the main parts of what component of the skeletal system | Appendicular |
What is a major difference between avian and mammalian systems | Bones of avian skeletons contain more air spaces than do bones of mammalian |