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AnimalBreeds/LifeCy2
ASCI112Midterm3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Class Mammalia, order artiodactyla, family suidae, sus scrofa | Domestic Swine |
| Origins of US breeds? | european boar (sus scrofa) |
| when was the european boar domesticated? when did it arrive in the western hemisphere? florida? | 8000 BP, 1493, 1539 |
| act of parturition | farrowing |
| newborn | pig |
| young female | gilt |
| breeding age female | sow |
| breeding age male | boar |
| castrated male | barrow |
| mcrib was a result of a ____________ | shortage of chickens |
| aves, galliformes, phasianidae, gallus gallus domesticus | domestic chicken |
| aves, galliformes, phasianidae, meleagris gallopavo | domestic turkey |
| aves, galliformes, phasianidae, coturnix app | domestic quail |
| aves, galliformes, anseriformes, anatidae, anas platyrhynchos | duck |
| aves, galliformes, anseriformes, anatidae, cairina moschata | duck |
| aves, galliformes, anseriformes, anatidae, anser anser | goose |
| Cornish cross (broiler chickens) | white cornish x white plymouth rock, grow faster and larger, larger breast meat yield, more efficient feed conversion, more disease resistance |
| domestic equids | order perisodactyla, equidae, equus caballus (domestic horse) or equus asinus (domestic ass) |
| act of parturition for horses | foaling |
| newborn | foal |
| young girl | filly |
| young boy | colt |
| breeding age female | mare |
| breeding age male | stallion |
| castrated male | gelding |
| horses roles in our society: | 9.2 million in the US, 700,00 in CA alone, every state, 2 million people own horses, 39 billion impact annually, 460,000 full time equivalent jobs |