Animal Science

Question 0

Term for female cattle that have not calved.

Answer 0

Heifer

Question 1

What type of digestive system do pigs have?

Answer 1

Monogastric

Question 2

Young male horse.

Answer 2

Colt

Question 3

Three uses for sheep.

Answer 3

Meat, wool, milk.

Question 4

Castrated male goat.

Answer 4

Wether

Question 5

Why are male livestock castrated?

Answer 5

Produce a fattier, more marbled meat.

Decrease aggression.

Question 6

Gestation period for cattle.

Answer 6

9 months

Question 7

Process of cattle giving birth.

Answer 7

Calving

Question 8

Structure of the egg that anchors yolk in the center.

Answer 8

Chalaza

Question 9

What category of food cannot be fed to pigs?

Answer 9

Forage

Question 10

Process of sheep giving birth.

Answer 10

Lambing

Question 11

Eggs are graded based on ______.

Answer 11

Quality

Question 12

Three types of poultry.

Answer 12

Chicken, goose, duck, turkey etc.

Question 13

Meat from a hog.

Answer 13

Pork

Question 14

Meat from a sheep.

Answer 14

Mutton

Question 15

Adult male sheep.

Answer 15

Ram

Question 16

Name two breeds of horses.

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Term for horses giving birth.

Answer 17

Foaling

Question 18

Where are dairy cattle milked?

Answer 18

Milking parlor

Question 19

Castrated male horse.

Answer 19

Gelding

Question 20

Adult female horse.

Answer 20

Mare

Question 21

Newborn horse.

Answer 21

Foal

Question 22

Newborn goat.

Answer 22

Kid

Question 23

When should a horse be fed concentrate?

Answer 23

Exercised/working frequently

Question 24

Castrated male cattle.

Answer 24

Steer

Question 25

Young female horse.

Answer 25

Filly

Question 26

Gestation period of sheep and goats.

Answer 26

5 months

Question 27

How many stomachs make up the ruminant digestive system?

Answer 27

1 stomach - 4 compartments

Question 28

Two methods of livestock identification.

Answer 28

Tagging, notching (swine only), tattooing, branding

Question 29

Adult female goat.

Answer 29

Doe or nanny

Question 30

Is corn a forage or concentrate?

Answer 30

Concentrate

Question 31

What is the proper term for the "white" of an egg?

Answer 31

Albumen

Question 32

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

Answer 32

1

Question 33

What is the purpose of candling?

Answer 33

See inside an egg.

Question 34

Term for the period that an animal is pregnant.

Answer 34

Gestation

Question 35

Hay is an example of what type of feed?

Answer 35

Forage

Question 36

Meat birds are also known as?

Answer 36

Poultry

Question 37

Group of cattle.

Answer 37

Herd

Question 38

What is Kentucky's #1 cash crop?

Answer 38

Horses

Question 39

Gestation period for pigs.

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Meat from a calf under 6 months of age.

Answer 40

Veal

Question 41

Castrated male chicken.

Answer 41

Capon

Question 42

Name the four compartments of the ruminant digestive system.

Answer 42

Rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum.

Question 43

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

Answer 43

1-2 years

Question 44

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

Answer 44

Bulk tank

Question 45

Swine giving birth.

Answer 45

Farrowing

Question 46

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

Answer 46

Concentrate

Question 47

Hair from goats.

Answer 47

Mohair

Question 48

What are two types of chicken productions?

Answer 48

Replacement pullet, egg production, broiler production

Question 49

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

Answer 49

Goats

Question 50

Baby chicken

Answer 50

Chick

Question 51

What livestock animal is known for having twins?

Answer 51

Sheep

Question 52

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

Answer 52

Fertilized

Question 53

Term for goats giving birth.

Answer 53

Kidding

Question 54

What is the #1 breed of dairy cattle?

Answer 54

Holstein

Question 55

Scientific name for cattle.

Answer 55

Bovine

Question 56

What is the #1 breed of beef cattle?

Answer 56

Angus

Question 57

Meat from a goat.

Answer 57

Chevon

Question 58

Baby pig.

Answer 58

Piglet

Question 59

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

Answer 59

29

Question 60

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

Answer 60

Homogenization

Question 61

Two uses for poultry.

Answer 61

Meat, eggs, feathers

Question 62

What color of sheep a used for meat? Why?

Answer 62

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

Question 63

Adult female sheep.

Answer 63

Ewe

Question 64

Adult male pig.

Answer 64

Boar

Question 65

What type of digestive system do goats have?

Answer 65

Ruminant

Question 66

What type of digestive system do dairy cattle have?

Answer 66

Ruminant

Question 67

Baby turkey

Answer 67

Poult

Question 68

What substance makes up an eggshell?

Answer 68

Calcium carbonate

Question 69

How do you measure the height of a horse?

Answer 69

Hands

Question 70

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

Answer 70

4

Question 71

Female swine that has given birth.

Answer 71

Sow

Question 72

Castrated male pig.

Answer 72

Barrow

Question 73

Female pig that has not has piglets.

Answer 73

Gilt

Question 74

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

Answer 74

Yolk

Question 75

Process in which milk is heated to kill harmful bacteria.

Answer 75

Pasteurization

Question 76

Why are horses considered hind gut fermenters instead of monogastrics?

Answer 76

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

Question 77

Adult male goat.

Answer 77

Buck or billy

Question 78

Poultry used for meat.

Answer 78

Broiler

Question 79

Scientific name for swine.

Answer 79

Porcine

Question 80

What country produces the most hogs?

Answer 80

China

Question 81

Female chicken.

Answer 81

Hen

Question 82

Newborn sheep.

Answer 82

Lamb

Question 83

Scientific name for horses.

Answer 83

Equine