Animal Science 2 Flashcards
Bucks produce chemicals called what produced by glands in their horns which stimulate the doe’s estrous?
Pheromones
Chickens raised as egg-producing chickens are referred to as what?
Layers
When selecting the number of replacement females what should be considered of existing females along with the age of the existing females?
Reproductive Rate
This uninterrupted grazing method of a pasture by livestock, which requires careful attention and inputs to maintain pasture health?
Continuous Grazing
What information will be obtained by using Punnett squares?
Predicted Progeny Outcomes
The reduction in particle size of feed, so it becomes soluble and can pass across the intestinal wall into the vascular or lymph system?
Digestion
Which industry is embryo transfer most commonly used in?
Cattle
There are three factors in purchasing feedstuffs, what is the second factor?
Quantity of feed to buy
This horse has a body color this is yellowish or gold, the points are dun and markings are black?
Buckskin Dun
Both tools remove the horn with about 1/4-1/2” of the skin to make certain that horn-forming cells are destroyed?
Saw and Keystone Dehorner