Animal Science (PART 1) Flashcards
This classification of animal includes all even-toed ungulates, usually with two hoofed digits on each limb.
a. Phylum chordate
b. Subphylum Vertebrata
c. Class Mammalia
d. Order Artiodactyla
Order Artiodactyla
Which of the following species is an omnivore?
a. Bos indicus
b. Oryctlolagus cuniculus
c. Sus scrofa
d. Capra hircus
Sus scrofa
It refers to the general shape, form and purpose for which an animal is being raised
a. Type
b. Strain
c. Breed
d. Variety
Type
An established group of fowls by breeding and possess distinctive traits
a. Type
b. Strain
c. Breed
d. Variety
Strain
Ovulation is spontaneous in all domestic species except for this animal which is considered reflex ovulators:
a. Bitch
b. Queen
c. Cow
d. Sow
Queen
An after birth is delivered soon after birth but it may accompany the fetus or precede it. The other term for afterbirth is:
a. Yolk sac
b. Extra-embryonic membranes
c. Trophoblast
d. Epitheliochorial
Extra-embryonic membranes
Estrogen is the female hormone secreted by the ovarian follicle, it is involved in the following functions except:
a. Stimulation of duct growth in the mammary gland
b. Initiation of sexual receptivity
c. Regulation of secretion of luteinizing hormone
d. Promotion of the lobuloalveolar growth in the mammary gland
Promotion of the lobuloalveolar growth in the mammary gland
This structure is considered as site of exchange between blood and the interstitial fluid that surrounds all cells
a. Lymph vessels
b. Alveoli
c. Glomerulus
d. Capillaries
Capillaries
Testosterone is the hormone secreted by the male animal. The following are the functions of this hormone except:
a. Development of body features associated with the male
b. Development and maintenance of libido
c. Development of Leydig cells
d. Responsible for the secretory activity of the accessory organs
Development of Leydig cells
The purebred known to be the “longest breed” among pure breed.
a. Large white
b. Duroc
c. Landrace
d. Pietrain
Landrace
The earliest number of months that swine attain sexual maturity.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
3
The weight at 8 months that the gilt can be culled.
a. <100kg
b. <120kg
c. <110kg
d. <90kg
<90kg
The average heat period of gilts and sows
a. 2-5 days
b. 1-3 days
c. 7-10 days
d. 1-2 days
2-5 days
This swine is known to be the “red power” among purebred hogs
a. Pietrain
b. Hampshire
c. Landrace
d. Duroc
Duroc
This corresponds to the knee of animals
a. carpals
b. humerus
c. tarsals
d. femur
carpals
This hormone is responsible for the characteristic buck odor
a. carpic hormone
b. codric hormone
c. castric hormone
d. centric hormone
carpic hormone
This is the fluid portion of uncoagulated blood
a. serum
b. globulin
c. plasma
d. hemoglobin
plasma
This is a lymphoid organ that acts as graveyard for old or senile red blood ceils
a. liver
b. spleen
c. lungs
d. thymus
spleen
This is a musculomembranous partition that separates the thoracic from the abdominal cavity
a. pleurae
b. diaphragm
c. peritoneum
d. mesentery
diaphragm
The function of all genes are the following except
a. Control the function of other(structural) genes
b. Copy or replicate itself
c. Store and transmit genetic information
d. Undergo mutation
Control the function of other(structural) genes
Interbreeding depression in most reproductive trait in farm animals is caused by
a. Outcrossing
b. Parent offspring mating
c. Species hybridization
d. Upgrading
Parent offspring mating
The American Brahman breed is an example of
a. Bos indicus (Zebu) cattle
b. Bos indicus humpless cattle
c. Bos Taurus humped cattle
d. Bos Taurus humpless cattle
Bos indicus (Zebu) cattle
In the formula P (phenoytype) = G (genetics) + E (environment), the following are the types of gene action that may be exploited by crossbreeding except
a. Additive gene effects
b. Dominance
c. Epistasis
d. Overdominance
Additive gene effects
- The following are examples of non-Mendelian inheritance except
a. Autosomal linkage
b. Complete dominance
c. Cytoplasmic inheritance
d. Pleiotropy
Complete dominance
The scientific name of European wild boar believed to be the principal descendant of our domesticated pig today
a. S. Scrota
b. S. indiws
c. S. philippinensis
d. S. domestiws
S. Scrota
It refers to a group of animals that has specific traits or characteristics in common and mating within the breed produces progeny that maintains the same set of characteristics
a. Species
b. Strain
c. Breed
d. Hybrid
Breed
It is a breeding technology where the semen is deposited to the sow’s genitalia in time conducive to fertilization through artificial means.
a. Embro transfer
b. Artificial insemination
c. Super ovulation
d. A and C
Artificial insemination
A breed of pig noted for his longest body, square, round ham and believed to have extra pair of ribs compared to other breeds.
a. Large white
b. yorkshire
c. Landrace
d. Both a and b
Landrace
The most efficient method of selection that considers two or more
traits
a. Pedigree
b. Index
c. Tandem
d. Eyeball
Index
Ruminants are animals that has
a. Four chambers of their stomach
b. Three chambers of their stomach
c. Two chambers of their stomach
d. One chamber of their stomach
Four chambers of their stomach
The scientific name of goat is
a. Carpa hircus
b. Capra hircus
c. Capra hercus
d. Carpa hercus
Capra hircus
The cattle that is European in origin
a. Bos taurus
b. Bos indicus
c. Bos bulalis
d. Bos aries
Bos taurus
The percentage of the nutrient value in feed that is excreted with the manure on the soil.
a. 60%
b. 70%
c. 80%
d. 90%
80%
Weight shrinkage of ruminants during transport and marketing is
a. 5-10%
b. 10-15%
C. 15-20%
d. 20-30%
20-30%
The true stomach of the ruminant animal
a. Abomasum
b. Omasum
c. Reticulum
d. Rumen
Abomasum
All of these animals are monogastric except
a. Bos indicus
b. Sus scrofa
c. Meleagris gallopavo
d. Equuz caballo
Bos indicus
- In animals, the term “entire” refers to
a. Uncastrated male animal
b. Castrated male animal
c. Female animal which has given birth
d. Female animal which has not yet given birth
Uncastrated male animal
- One of these diseases is viral and affects almost all livestock and has adversely affected our chances of being able to export our animal products.
a. Bird flu
b. Foot and Mouth Disease
c. Anthrax
d. Mad Cow Disease
Foot and Mouth Disease
- A group of birds developed in the same broad geographical area
a. Type
b. Strain
c. Breed
d. Class
Class
- In chicken, these are red, pendulous growth of flesh at either side of the base of the beak and upper throat
a. Comb
b. Snood
c. Caruncles
d. Wattles
Wattles
- Synarthrodial joins are united by the fibrous tissue or cartilage. The joint between a tooth and its socket is an example of what type of immovable joint?
a. Gomphosis
b. Sutures
c. Synchondroses
d. Syndesmoses
Gomphosis
- It is considered as the pacemaker of the heart because the action potential that spontaneously developed is propagated around the heart to stimulate action potentials in all myocardial cells and produce contaction.
a. Diastolic node
b. Sinoatrial node
c. Atrioventricular node
d. Purkinje fibers
Sinoatrial node
- Horse is an important domesticated animal, the leg and the shawl corresponds to what bones of the horse?
a. Metatarsals and Phalanges
b. Tibia and fibula
c. Radius and ulna
d. Metacarpals and phalanges
Tibia and fibula
- It is a cup-like leaflet structure of the heart that allows only blood flows from the ventricle into the artery and not in the opposite direction.
a. Aurlcular valve
b. Atrioventricular valve
c. Sino-atrial valve
d. Semilunar valve
Semilunar valve
Erythropoiethin is a hormone which regulates erythrocyte production in normal animal; this hormone secrete by what organ of the body?
a. Liver
b. Stomach
c. Bone
d. Kidney
Kidney
- This is done by riding the back or pressing the loin or back of the gilt or SOW
a. Haunch pressure test
b. Semen-on-snout test
c. Riding the back test
d. Teaser method
Riding the back test
- This swine is known to be the “mother breed” among pure bred hogs
a. Large white
b. Duroc
c. Land race
d. Pietrain
Large white
- This is done by applying pressure on the rump with both hands
a. Teaser method
b. Semen-on-snout method
c. Riding the back test
d. Haunch pressure test
Haunch pressure test
- Thisis known to be the “muscle pigs” among the purebred hogs
a. Hampshire
b. Duroc
c. Landrace
d. Pietrain
Pietrain
The act of giving birth to a litter of pigs.
a. Flushing
b. Farrowing
c. Crushing
d. Gestating
Farrowing
- These teeth are absent in horse and cattle
a. canine teeth
b. molar teeth
c. milk teeth
d. incisor
canine teeth
- This is the site of gastric juice production in chicken
a. crop
b. gizzard
c. proventriculus
d. small intestine
gizzard
- This is the structural and functional units of the kidneys
a. alveoli
b. nephron
c. glomerulus
d. nephrite
nephron
- Gall bladder is absent in this animal
a. cattle
b. horse
c. dog
d. cat
horse
- This is the site of fertilization in chicken
a. fimbriae
b. uterus
C. infundibulum
d. isthmus
infundibulum
- ______ leads to random genetic drift because of chance variation or sampling effects/errors.
a. Migration
b. Non random mating
c. Selection
d. Small population size
Small population size
- The magnitude of inbreeding depression in inbred populations depends on
a. Degree or coeffient of inbreeding
b. Dominance effect (d)
c. Frequency of heterozygotes before breeding (2pg)
d.
All of the above
- . The average gestation period in the sow is
a. 114 days
b. 148 days
c. 283 days
d. 316 days
114 days
- Duroc is a breed of
a. Beef cattle
b. Dairy cattle
c. Goat
d. Swine
Swine
- When a gene suppresses the expression of its allele, the former is called the dominant gene while the latter is referred to as the gene.
a. Homozygous
b. Recessive
c. Regulator
d. Structural
Recessive
- This is a common disease in swine also known as classical swine fever where a vaccination program is usually instituted in a pig farm
a. Hog cholera
b. Parvo virus
c. Pseudo rabies
d. Leptospirosis
Hog cholera
- A glit is ready for breeding when she has the following except,
a. 8 months old
b. 100-120 kg LW
c. Sufficient libido
d. Cycled twice
Sufficient libido
- A type of feeder that provides the following pigs wi the unlimited amount of feed to sustain their optimum rate of growth
a. Eat all you can through
b. Self-feeder
c. Auto-feeder
d. Band C
B and C
- A breed of pig characterized with a deep red or rusty color or cherry red color developed in USA and known as “red power” since males belonging to this breed are noted for their aggressiveness.
a. Pietrain
b. Duroc
c. Hampshire
d. Largeblack
Duroc
- This is the term given to a sow from farrowing until weaning
a. Gestating
b. Dry
c. Lactating
d. All
Lactating
- Ad libitum means
a. Limited feeding
b. Unlimited feeding
c. Restricted feeding
d. Unrestricted feeding
Unlimited feeding
- Humped cattle usually found in tropical countries
a. Bos taurus
b. Bos indicus
c. Bos bulalis
d. Bos aries
Bos indicus
- The surgical operation during which the primary sex organs are removed.
a. Artificial insemination
b. Slaughtering
c. Vasectomy
d. Castration
Castration
- The milk produced in the first few days after parturition.
a. Colostrum
b. Filled milk
c. Fresh milk
d. Mastitis
Colostrum
- The reddish yellow mass which forms in a ruptured follicle in the ovary of mammals.
a. Ovarian cyst
b. Corpus luteum
c. Graafian follicle
d. Follicular mass
Corpus luteum
- Duck known as the “Pateros Duck” known and mainly raised for “balut” production
a. Philippine duck
b. Tsaiya
c. Khaki Campbell
d. Philippine Mallard
Philippine Mallard
- A subdivision of a breed on traits like feather color and type of Comb
a. Type
b. Strain
c. Breed
d. Variety
Variety
- Site of gastric juice production in chicken
a. Duodenum
b. Gizzard
c. Proventriculus
d. Cecum
Proventriculus
- Which among the following breeds is not an egg-type chicken?
a. Babcock
b. Cornish
c. Shaver
d. Hisex
Cornish
- The turkey is scientifically known as
a. Anas platyrhynchos
b. Coturnix coturnix japonica
c. Gallus gallus domesticus
d. Meleagris gallopavo
Meleagris gallopavo
- Digestion of roughages in ruminant happens in the rumen. However in young ruminants, what is the structure that cause milk to bypass the rumen and reticulum and pass through the omasum directly to the abomasum?
a. Esophageal sphincter
b. Ruminoreticular groove
c. Esophageal groove
d. Ruminal pillar
Esophageal groove
- The peripheral nervous system provides a mean of communication from the environment where stimuli are received by receptor organs to the central nervous system and to proper organs in the body, muscles and glands. The spinal nerves are part of the peripheral nervous system, what do you call the braid-like arrangements of the nerve that supplies the appendages?
a. Tracts
b. Plexuses
c. Commisure
d. Ganglia
Plexuses
- Reflex centers are located throughout the central nervous system and are involved with the integration with the integration of more complex reflexes. When the animal sneeze and cough, the reflex center involved in these reactions is the:
a. Cerebrum
b. Hyphothalamus
c. Cerebellum
d. Medulla oblongata
Medulla oblongata
- The parasymphathetic nervous system is called the craniosacral system oecause the nerve fibers arise from the cranial nerves and saq I portion of the spinal cord.
a. Excites gastrointestinal motility
b. Contracts pupil of the eye
c. Dilate blood vessels
d. Accelerates heartbeat
Accelerates heartbeat
- Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemicals which relay, amplify, and modulate signals between a neuron and another cell. The following are examples of neurotransmitters except:
a. Glycerol
b. Acetylcholine
c. Gamma-aminobutyric acid
d. Norephinephrine
Glycerol
