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Animal Science
Animal Science 9th set
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In the US market, how does current production of dairy products match up with current demand for those products over the past decade | Production of dairy products is currently greater than demand for those products |
| Why are zoonoses a potential health and safety hazard in livestock production | Zoonoses are diseases and parasites that can be transmitted between man and animals |
| To prevent diseases from entering the herd, livestock producers should buy only healthy animals and keep them isolated from the rest of the herd for a minimum of how many days | 30 |
| What type of animal is important because they can convert types of food which cannot be consumed by humans Selected: | Ruminants |
| Based upon the number of pounds consumed yearly, what type of meat is most popular among US consumers | Poultry |
| How has US poultry production changed over the past 50 years as consumers demand has increased | Production has increased |
| What has happened to the use of animal fats in the American diet since the 1960's | Declined significantly |
| What type of tools are wrenches | Turning/ leverage |
| How are hand tools classisifed Selected: | By use |
| What does the term viscosity mean in regards to oil | Thickness |
| How did the American poultry industry get started | Small home flocks raised by early settlers |
| How has the use of drugs to control diseases and parasites impacted livestock production | Often largest expenses of production |
| Approximately what percentage of college graduates in food and agriculture careers are in the areas of "Marketing , merchandising and sales" | 33 % |
| Which contaminant is not normal for a livestock worker to be exposed | Asbestos |
| Most modern cattle are descendants from which part of the world | Europe |
| What is the scientific name of swine originating from wild hogs of Europe | Sus scrofa |
| What causes 70% of all farm fires | Electrical wiring |
| How should horses be tied when working with them | 2-3 feet of lead, head height |
| What are class C fire extinguishers used on | Electrical |
| What helps ruminant animals to digest large amounts of roughage | Bacteria within the rumen |
| Where does the energy required for muscle contraction come from | Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) |
| In what organelle are the chromosomes of an animal cell located | Nucleus |
| What width of the loading chute reduces the possibility of hogs trying to turn around in the chute | 18-24'' |
| What federal agency had the responsibility of enforcing federal legislation regarding the humane treatment and care of animals | APHIS |
| What should poultry rations e almost entirely composed of | Grain and protein supplements |
| What two minerals are considered to be the most important in balancing rations | Calcium and Phosphorus |
| If a dairy cow has not been bred 150 days after calving, what should the herd manager do with her | Cull her from the herd |
| When evaluating and selecting dairy goats, what is indicated by a capacious, strongly attached, well-carried udder of good quality | Heavy milk production and long period of usefulness |
| What is the time during which the female mammal will accept the male 3for breeding | Estrus |
| What method of breeding occurs when a breeder uses an inseminating tube to deposit sperm into the cervix and uterus of the cow | Artificial insemination (AI) |
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