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Animal Science

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The primary goal of ___ producers is to produce breeding stock a. seed stick b. cow-calf c. stocker d. feedlot a. steed stock
The amount of time an animal stays at a feedlot is ___ days a. 50-80 b. 80-100 c.120-150 d. 200-250 c. 120-150
___, Texas, Colorado, and Iowa account faro 86% of the finished cattle in the U.S. a. Oklahoma b. Montana c. Nebraska d. California c. Nebraska
The most common breed in annual registration and the most popular breed is the ___ a. Hereford b. angus c. shorthorn d. Charolais b. angus
The gestation period for a cow is ___ days. a. 280-283 b. 150-153 c.180-183 d. 250-253 a. 280-283
The dairy cow's conversion of the feed to food is the most effective of all the domestic animals ' true or false true
The state which produces the most milk is a. California b. Nebraska c. Iowa d. Idaho a. California
The most predominant milk cow breed in the U.S. is the a. jersey b. brown Swiss c. Holstein d. Guernsey c. Holstein
The major factor plaguing the dairy industry is a. milk fat levels b. reproduction c. disease d. shipping products b. reproduction
In terms of quality, dairy cattle require ___ quality forage compared to beef cattle a. higher b. lower c. the same a. higher
Replacement dairy heifers should enter the milk herd at ___ months a. 12 b. 18 c. 24 d. 36 c. 24
___ is the single most important factor in the profitability in a dairy herd a. disease status b. feeding c. housing animals d. shipping products b. feeding
___ is the inflammation of the udder caused by a wide variety of bacteria that enter the udder from the outside environment a. mastitis b. milk fever c. Johnes disease d. BST a. mastitis
the US is the largest poultry meat and chicken egg production country in the world true or false true
Modern chicken descends from Red Jungle fowl which are native to a. US b. Thailand c. China d. England b. Thailand
The state the produces the most boilers a. Texas b. California c. Georgia d. Missouri c Georgia
the state that produces the most eggs is a. Texas b. California c. Iowa d. Ohio c. Iowa
The most numerous breed in the U.S. is a. White leghorn b. Rhode Island Red c. Plymouth Rock d. Bantams a. White leghorn
The modern turkey is a descendant of the wild turkey true or false true
The ___ duck is the major duck of commercial importance in the US a. mallard b. pintail c. white pekin d. Toulese c. white pekin
Hatching eggs should be washed before there incubated true or false false
the largest cost in the production of poultry species is a. housing b. feed c. shipping d. disease b feed
Chickens are a. Carnivores b. herbivores c. granivores d. omnivores d. omnivores
Hogs are a. ruminants b. monogastric c foregut fermenters d. psuedoruminants b. monogastric
___ is the most important swine producing country in the world a. US b. England c India d. China d. China
The state which produces the most pigs is a. Iowa b. Nebraska c. North Carolina d. California a. Iowa
Hogs can produce up to 30 piglets a year true or false true
A castrated male pig is known as a. boar b. sow c. gilt d. barrow d. Barrow
The sheep industry has ___ in the US a. increased b. doubled c. decreased d. stayed nearly the same fc. decreased
Goats prefer to eat a. grass b. forbs c. browse d. tin cans c. browse
the state the produces the most sheep is a. Texas b. Iowa c. Kentucky d. Wyoming a. texas
The state the produces most goats a. texas b. iowa c. Kentucky d. Wyoming a. texas
goats of ___ orgin are the worlds leaders in milk production a. Swiss b. North American c. Indian d. Mongolian a. swiss
Goats of ___ orgin are best known for their mean-producing ability a. Indian b.Latin American c. South african d. Russian c. South African
gestation length of a sheep is ___ days a. 100-122 b. 144-152 c. 180-192 d. 200-207 b. 144-152
gestation lengths of a goat is ___ days a. 100 b. 125 c.150 d.200 c. 150
___ is transmittable spongiform encephalopathy in sheep and goats (similar to mad cow disease) a. contagious ecythma b. orf c. scrapies d. caseous lymphadenitis c. scrapies
Most people who own horses are not in agriculture true or false true
The anscestors of the modern horse developed in a. South Africa b. North America c. China d. Middle East b. North America
The most numerous horse breed is the a. quarter horse b. appaloosa c. thoroughbred d. Clydesdale a. quarter horse
The horse is a a. ruminant b. pseudo-ruminant c. monogastric d. none of the above c. monogastric
Aquaculture includes the farming of reptiles and aquatic plants true or false true
The world loeader of aquaculture production as of 2013 is a. US b. China c. japan d. Chile b. China
the leading form of US aquaculture is with a. salmon b. oysters c. channel catfish d. tilapia c. channel catfish
Aquatic species convert more food to growthy than other agriculture animals true or false true
The nutrition of many aquatic species raised in captivity is challenging because many of them are a. herbivores b. insectivores c. omnivores d. carnivores d. carnivores
The domestic dog is derived from the gray wolf true or false true
the most popular pet in terms of rate of ownership is the a. dog b. cat c. fish d. rabbit a. dog
___ are credited with domesticating the cat a. Americans b. Chinese c. Egyptians d. South Africans c. Egyptians
the female cat is termed as a. dutchess b. jenny c. queen d.doe c, queen
The total US pet population is expected to a. increase b. decrease c. stay the same a. increase
Llamas are used primarily as ___ animals a. meat b. wool c. pack d. protection c. pack
Alpacas are used primarily as ___ animals a. meat b. wool c. pack d. protection b. wool
Camelids have a ___ chambered stomach a. 1 b.2 c.3 d., 4 c. 3
Alpacas are larger than llamas true or false false
Gestation length for a llama is a. 320 b. 335 c. 350 d. 370 c. 350
The largest producer of rabbit meat is a. US b. China c. Mexico d. Japan b. China
What are angora rabbits bred for a. wool b. as a fancy breed c. meat d. use is cosmetitic industry a. wool
Gestation in a rabbit is ___ days a. 20-21 b. 31-32 c. 42-43 d. 53-54 b. 31-32
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