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Animal Science Flashcards

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Term for female cattle that have not calved.

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Heifer

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What type of digestive system do pigs have?

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Monogastric

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Young male horse.

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Colt

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3
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Three uses for sheep.

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Meat, wool, milk.

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4
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Castrated male goat.

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Wether

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5
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Why are male livestock castrated?

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Produce a fattier, more marbled meat.

Decrease aggression.

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6
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Gestation period for cattle.

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9 months

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7
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Process of cattle giving birth.

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Calving

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8
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Structure of the egg that anchors yolk in the center.

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Chalaza

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9
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What category of food cannot be fed to pigs?

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Forage

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10
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Process of sheep giving birth.

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Lambing

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11
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Eggs are graded based on ______.

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Quality

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12
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Three types of poultry.

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Chicken, goose, duck, turkey etc.

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13
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Meat from a hog.

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Pork

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14
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Meat from a sheep.

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Mutton

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15
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Adult male sheep.

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Ram

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16
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Name two breeds of horses.

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Arabian, thoroughbred, Morgan, quarter horse, walking horse, etc.

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17
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Term for horses giving birth.

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Foaling

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18
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Where are dairy cattle milked?

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Milking parlor

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19
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Castrated male horse.

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Gelding

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20
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Adult female horse.

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Mare

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21
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Newborn horse.

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Foal

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22
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Newborn goat.

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Kid

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23
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When should a horse be fed concentrate?

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Exercised/working frequently

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24
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Castrated male cattle.

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Steer

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25
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Young female horse.

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Filly

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26
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Gestation period of sheep and goats.

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5 months

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27
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How many stomachs make up the ruminant digestive system?

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1 stomach - 4 compartments

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28
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Two methods of livestock identification.

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Tagging, notching (swine only), tattooing, branding

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29
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Adult female goat.

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Doe or nanny

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30
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Is corn a forage or concentrate?

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Concentrate

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31
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What is the proper term for the “white” of an egg?

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Albumen

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32
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On average, how many eggs will a hen lay per day?

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1

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33
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What is the purpose of candling?

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See inside an egg.

34
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Term for the period that an animal is pregnant.

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Gestation

35
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Hay is an example of what type of feed?

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Forage

36
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Meat birds are also known as?

A

Poultry

37
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Group of cattle.

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Herd

38
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What is Kentucky’s #1 cash crop?

A

Horses

39
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Gestation period for pigs.

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3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days (114 days)

40
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Meat from a calf under 6 months of age.

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Veal

41
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Castrated male chicken.

A

Capon

42
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Name the four compartments of the ruminant digestive system.

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Rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum.

43
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How many years is the average productive life of a laying hen.

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1-2 years

44
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This is where the milk is stored on the farm before it is picked up by the tank truck.

A

Bulk tank

45
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Swine giving birth.

A

Farrowing

46
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If you want to put weight on an animal quickly, do you feed it forage or concentrate?

A

Concentrate

47
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Hair from goats.

A

Mohair

48
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What are two types of chicken productions?

A

Replacement pullet, egg production, broiler production

49
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Lanolin is often used to make soaps and lotion. What animal does it come from?

A

Goats

50
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Baby chicken

A

Chick

51
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What livestock animal is known for having twins?

A

Sheep

52
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What must happen to an egg before it can develop into a chick?

A

Fertilized

53
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Term for goats giving birth.

A

Kidding

54
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What is the #1 breed of dairy cattle?

A

Holstein

55
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Scientific name for cattle.

A

Bovine

56
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What is the #1 breed of beef cattle?

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Angus

57
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Meat from a goat.

A

Chevon

58
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Baby pig.

A

Piglet

59
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How many gallons of water does a dairy cow drink per day?

A

29

60
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Process in which milk is shaken to evenly distribute fat molecules.

A

Homogenization

61
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Two uses for poultry.

A

Meat, eggs, feathers

62
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What color of sheep a used for meat? Why?

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Black; white sheep are used for wool because the white wool can easily be dyed other colors.

63
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Adult female sheep.

A

Ewe

64
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Adult male pig.

A

Boar

65
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What type of digestive system do goats have?

A

Ruminant

66
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What type of digestive system do dairy cattle have?

A

Ruminant

67
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Baby turkey

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Poult

68
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What substance makes up an eggshell?

A

Calcium carbonate

69
Q

How do you measure the height of a horse?

A

Hands

70
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When measuring a horse, a hand is equal to how many inches?

A

4

71
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Female swine that has given birth.

A

Sow

72
Q

Castrated male pig.

A

Barrow

73
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Female pig that has not has piglets.

A

Gilt

74
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Vitamins, minerals, and fat are found in which part of the egg?

A

Yolk

75
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Process in which milk is heated to kill harmful bacteria.

A

Pasteurization

76
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Why are horses considered hind gut fermenters instead of monogastrics?

A

They have an enlarged cecum which allows them to digest forage whereas typical monogastrics cannot.

77
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Adult male goat.

A

Buck or billy

78
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Poultry used for meat.

A

Broiler

79
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Scientific name for swine.

A

Porcine

80
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What country produces the most hogs?

A

China

81
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Female chicken.

A

Hen

82
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Newborn sheep.

A

Lamb

83
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Scientific name for horses.

A

Equine

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