BASC108A Flashcards
(128 cards)
1
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Cattle originated from what word?
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Chattel (possession)
2
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Estimated number of cattle in the world.
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1.3 Billion
3
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What continents are cattle first domesticated?
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Europe and Asia
4
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Two ancient ancestor of cattle
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Bos taurus and Bos indicus
5
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Bos taurus is a mixture of?
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Bos primigenius (Aurochs) and Bos longifrons (Celtic Shorthorns)
6
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Estimated number of breeds of sheep in the world
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More than 200
7
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Ancestors of present-day sheeps
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Moufflons and Asiatic urial
8
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Goats are adapted from what ancestor?
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Bezoar Ibex (Capra aegagrus)
9
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Bezoar Ibexes are native to?
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Southern slopes of Zagros and Taurus mountains in Iran, Iraq and Turkey
10
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How many days can a bull detect a cow prior to its in-heat period?
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1-2 days
11
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Position of sheep when urinating
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Squat position
12
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Is goat browsers or grazes?
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Browsers
13
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Is cattle browsers or grazers?
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Grazers
14
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Sheeps have bitter taste than goats. True or False?
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False
15
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Carabao has what instinct?
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Wallowing
16
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How many percentage of ingesta is being fermented by microbes?
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60 - 75%
17
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The regurgitation, rechewing and re-swallowing of ingested food
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Rumination
18
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Mass of regurgitated ingest
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Cud
19
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Other term for cud
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Bolus
20
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How many gallons of saliva does a cattle secretes in day?
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12 gallons
21
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How many gallons of saliva does a sheep secretes in day?
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2 gallons
22
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There are enzymes in the sheep saliva. True or False?
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False
23
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Sheep saliva has a high or low pH?
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High
24
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Muscle contractions in esophagus move in both directions. True or False?
A
True
25
There are sphincter valve in the esophagus of ruminants. True or False?
False
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Other term for abomasum
True stomach
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What is the location of rumen in the body?
Left side of abdomen
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Rumen has villi or papillae lining?
Papillae
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Is the rumen functional at birth?
No
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Temperature of rumen
39 degrees Celcius
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What is the type of digestion in rumen?
Fermentation
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Fermentation in rumen is aerobic. True or False?
False
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What is the maximum content of rumen in a 150lb ewe? (Answer in gallons)
5 - 10 gallons
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What is the maximum content of rumen in a 1000lb cow? (Answer in gallons)
55 - 60 gallons
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Normal content of rumen in a 1000lb cow.
25 - 30 gallons
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Normal content of rumen in a 150lb ewe.
3 - 5 gallons
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What is the pH of rumen?
6.5 - 6.8
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This VFA comes from cellulose.
Acetic acid
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Ionophore feed additives increases the production of propionic acid. True or False?
True
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This VFA comes from starch.
Propionic Acid
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What are the chemical compounds given off in acetic acid in order to form pyruvic acid?
CO2 and CH4
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This VFA is derived from acetic acid.
Butyric acid
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What is the location of reticulum in the body?
Located next to heart
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What is the appearance of reticulum?
Honeycomb
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Reticulum does not secret enzymes. True or False?
True
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The reticulum is sometimes referred to as?
Hardware stomach
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It is the veterinary recommended treatment for hardware disease.
Cow magnets
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Other term for omasum.
Manyplies/Butcher's Bible
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What is the shape of omasum?
Spherical
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Why does chief cells in abomasum secrete mucous?
To protect the abomasal wall from acid damage
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Give the three small intestine section (in order).
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
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Does abomasum secretes enzymes?
Yes
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What is the pH in the abomasum?
3.5 - 4
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How long is the small intestine in a mature cow?
150 feet
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Capacity of small intestine. (Answer in gallons)
20 gallons
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What are the finger like projection in small intestine?
Villi
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What is secreted into the first section of small intestine?
Bile from gallbladder
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What are the three sections in large intestine?
Colon, rectum, anus
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Where is the site of water absorption in large intestine?
Colon
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Calves are considered non-ruminants at what age?
2-3 months
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What is the largest stomach compartment in calf at birth?
Abomasum
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In the absence of functional reticulorumen, the calf depends on?
Digestive enzymes
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The digestive enzymes of calves are release from what ruminant body parts?
Abomasum and small intestine
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Rumen in calf at birth has population of microorganisms. True or False?
False
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Immature ruminants are not allowed to access feeds containing urea.
True
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What are the gases that cause bloating in cows?
CO2 and methane
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Medium sized cow with a smooth dark red colored coat with white tail switches.
Sussex
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Oldest known British breed of record.
Galloway
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Black in color, smooth hair and produces desirable carcass of high quality and well-marbled meat.
Aberdeen-Angus
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Red, white, or roan. Short horns that curve inward.
Shorthorn
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White faces and red bodies.
Hereford
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Capable of withstanding more severe weather conditions.
Galloway
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Popular for crossbreeding.
Highland/West-Highland
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Long, coarse outer coat of hair with a soft, thick undercoat.
Highland/West-Highland
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One of the smallest of the beef breeds.
Galloway
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These breeds originated in southern Asia.
Zebu Cattle
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Largest ears of any cattle breeds.
Indu-Brazil
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Indu-Brazil is developed from?
Gir, Kankrej, Ongole
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Tend to have unpredictable disposition, low cold tolerance, late maturity, and low fertility.
Brahman
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Has notable physical strength and is unexcelled in its ability to thrive under harsh climatic, nutritional and sanitary conditions.
Nelore/Ongole
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Developed in Queensland between 1946 and 1952.
Braford
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What percentage of shorthorn in Sta. Gertrudis?
5/8 or 62.5%
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What percentage of the angus component in Brangus?
62.5%
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What percentage of hereford in Braford?
50%
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Cherry red breed.
Sta. Gertrudis
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Undesirable traits include nervousness, late maturing, low productive efficiency and have a pendulous sheath in bulls.
Sta. Gertrudis
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Its milk has high butterfat content of 5%
Guernsey
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Its milk has 3.3% protein
Milking Shorthorn
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Its milk has 3.95% protein
Jersey
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Its milk has 4.84% butterfat content
Jersey
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In 305 days, it produces 20,000 pounds of milk.
Holstein-Friesian
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What specific island is Guernsey originated from?
Channel Islands
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Native to Switzerland and probably one of the oldest breeds in existence.
Brown Swiss
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The milk of Guernsey has a golden-yellow tingue due to what?
High B-carotene content
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In 305 days, it produces 15,000 pounds of milk.
Milking Shorthorn
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Also known as White Sindhi.
Tharparkar
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Its milk has 3.8% butterfat.
Milking Shorthorn
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Its milk has 3.7 protein content.
Guernsey
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B-carotene is provitamin for vitamin?
Vitamin A
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What is the origin country of Tharparkar?
Pakistan
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It also originated in Channel Islands.
Jersey
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This breed gives 3000-3500 kg of annually.
Tharparkar
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Also known as Cutchi.
Tharparkar
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Generally, they are fine, big, upstanding, active and docile, with white and gray color.
Nagauri
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The archaeological evidence of buffalo domestication is found in?
Mesopotamia and valley of Indus
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The archaeological evidence of buffalo domestication is found on what period?
2000 B.C.
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What is the height of Tamaraw?
about 1 meter
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What is the weight of Tamaraw?
300 kilograms
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Chromosome number of riverine type buffalo
48
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Chromosome number of swamp type buffalo
50
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A breed of carabao that has 6.5% butterfat content in its milk.
Kundhi
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The peculiarity of this breed of carabao is its two white collars.
Surti
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900-1400 kg of milk yield in 270 days
Mediterranean Buffalo
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Milk yield of 1800 kg.
Bulgarian Murrah Buffalo
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Milk fat of 7.04%
Bulgarian Murrah Buffalo
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Milk yield of 1200-1300 kg in 200-220 days
Azeri/Caucasian
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Milk fat of 8-12%
Surti
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Milk fat of 6.6%
Azeri/Caucasian
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Yields around 1200 kg in around 280 days
Egyptian
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Heaviest of all the Indian Breeds
Jaffarabadi
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Milk yield ranges from 900 - 1300 kg
Surti
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Average lactation milk yield is 2238.7 kg in 305 days
Jaffarabadi
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Pride of Haryana
Murrah
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7.68% of Milk Fat
Jaffarabadi
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14-15 liters daily milk production
Murrah
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Milk fat of 8%
Mediterranean Buffalo
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A rare condition characterized by a lock of pigment in an animal's body, making them look white with red eyes.
Albinism
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Albinism may produce additional anomalies like?
Hearing and vision problems
