Ag Quiz 15.3 Flashcards
What is the difference between animal welfare and animal rights
Animal welfare is the feeding and care animal rights is transferring rights of humans to animals.
Name 3 cuts of pork?
Ham, bacon, loin
Name 3 cuts of beef?
Rib, round, shank, chuck, plate, sirloin, shank
name 3 cuts of lamb?
Loin, leg, rack,
Name 2 different habitats in Nebraska
Deciduous forests, shortgrass prairies, tallgrass prairies, Deciduous forests, wetlands
What agency/group verifies the safeness of meat products?
USDA United States Dept. of Ag
Sensitive and discriminating taste in food preferences.
Gourmet
What generally causes spoilage in food
Microorganisms
The percentage of disposable income needed for food in the US?
About 10%
What percentage of the food dollar is the farmer’s share?
25%
What region of the United States is Nebraska part of?
The midwest which is sometimes called the breadbasket.
What percent of US perishable food is shipped by truck?
90%
A mule is a cross between what?
A Jack and a mare
A female horse
Mare
A male horse
Stallion
The most popular breed of light horse in the US
Quarterhorse
The most popular breed of cattle?
Angus
A highly nutritious white or yellowish liquid secreted by the mammary glands of animals
Milk
Modern beekeeping is known as
Apiculture
A home for honeybees
Hive
A thick, sweet substance made by bees from the nectar of flowers
Honey
A female rabbit
Doe
A male rabbit
Buck
A gestation period is?
The length of pregnancy
Pairs of genes that are alike?
Homozygous
Pairs of genes that are different?
Hetrerozygous
Physical appearance on an animal is called what
Phenotype
The actual configuration of genes in an animal is:
genotype
A unity of hereditary material located on a chromosome
Gene
Simple cell division is called
Mitosis
Cell division that occurs during reproduction resulting in the formation of gametes is called
Meiosis
Diseases that can be passed on to other animals by contact
Contagious diseases
The material left after all water has been removed from feed is:
Dry ,matter
Substances used to help prevent or control diseases
Antibiotics
What is the most popular grain in the US used as a carbohydrate in animal feeds
Corn
