exam 1 Flashcards

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breed definition

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group of animals that result from breeding and selection that have distinguishable characteristics. developed to provide increased production a given environment

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2
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2 examples of British breeds

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Angus, Hereford

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3
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2 examples of continental breeds

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charlais, limousin

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4
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what are angus known for

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high marbling, largest number of annual registrations in US

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5
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what breed is adaptable and can be found in all 50 states

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hereford

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6
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polled definition

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no horns
genetic dominant trait

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7
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red angus is caused by

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recessive gene found in black angus

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8
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charlais

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white, french, fast growing, muscular

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9
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2 french animals

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charlais and ramboullet

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10
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limousine is noted for what

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muscle to bone ratio

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11
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maine anjou

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french
dark red and white

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12
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simmental

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swedish
gentle disposition
fast growing

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13
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brahman

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parent of all bos indicus breeds
noted for heat, insect, and disease tolerence

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14
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santa gertrudis

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developed on king ranch
part shorthorn and brahman

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15
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beefmaster

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made of brahman, shorthorn, hereford

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16
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color pattern for swine shire breeds

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have many different colors and paterns

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17
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color patterns for swine dam breeds

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white

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18
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landrace

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maternal
extra vertibrea

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19
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yorkshire

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mother breed

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20
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duroc

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redish brown
good marbling

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21
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hampshire(pig)

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white belt
lean and muscular

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22
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berkshire

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black and white
short faced
good marbling

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23
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face color of sheep sire breeds

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black

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24
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face color of sheep dam breeds

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white

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marino
highest quality fleeces
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dorset is known for what
ability to breed out of season
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hampshire(sheep)
black face and legs known for wool cap
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finnsheep
high prolificacy
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suffolk
roman nose no wool on head and legs
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angora is known for what
mohair production
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south african boer goat
revolutionized meat goat industry
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sanaan
white, highest milking ability
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nubian
jersey of milk goats
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appaloosa
blanket of spots
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arabian
endurance light muscling
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quarter horse
fastest over 1/4 mile working cow horse
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thoroughbred
longer legged long distances
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percheron
pulling power
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3 main draft horsed
clydesdale percheron belgian
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leghorn
highest egg laying
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commercial meat broiler poultry lines
hampshire red, white plymoth rock, white cornish
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1 hand
4 inches
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warmblood breeds
trakehner and hanoverian
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chestnuts definition
oval shaped areas on inside of hock that act like fingerpronts
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dappling
dappling of dark OVER light
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gray
mixture of white with any other color, gets progressively worse with age
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bay coloring
black points with red to dark brown coat
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palamino coloring
result of cream dilution on sorrel horses
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star face marking
dot on forehead
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strip face marking
narrow stripe from forehead to muzzle
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snip
narrow stripe on nose or muzzle
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blaze face marking
wide patch down face
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bald face
covers full face(must extend around nose and past eyes
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stocking
white from cornet to knee
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sock/half stocking
white from cornet to middle cannon
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10 value determining characteristics
pedigree quality sex breed age soundness size confirmation temperament level of training
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where is the gaskin located
top of back legs(thigh area)
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how is balance measured
in 3 parts 1. slope of shoulder/topline and slope of hips should be the same length 2. shoulder, barrel, and hip area should be equal 3. depth of girth and length of leg should be equal
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where is muscling measured
chest, forearm, shoulder, loin, hip, inner/outer gaskins
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bow legged
knees out
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post legged
leg too far back
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sickle hocked
leg to far under body
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cow hocked
knees in
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what is a two beat gait
the trot
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canter
diagonal 3 beat gait
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when do horses have a full mouth
5 years
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when do mares breed
increased daylight(early spring-fall)
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mare gestation period
330-340 days(11 months)
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T or F a horses energy needs increase as work increases
True
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frog definition
soft fleshy part on horse hoof that aids in blood circulation
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which bit uses indirect pressure
curb
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which bit uses direct pressure
snaffle
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where is the cantle located on a saddle
behind the seat
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what type of ewe is in southwestern range opperations
ramboulett
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intensive management systems
farm flock lamb feedlot
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farm flock operations
small in size primarily concerned with lamb production
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lamb feedlot industry
lambs fed 30-90% concentrate
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what state leads in mohair production
Texas
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what 3 states lead in lamb meat production
Texas, Tennessee, California
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what state leads in lamb feeding
Colorado
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top dairy goat state
Wisconsin
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sheep estrous cycle length
17 days
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when do sheeps breed
fall, birth in spring
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crutching
shearing wool around reproductive organs to keep them clean
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drenching
gets rid of internal parasites
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spraying
gets rid of external parasites
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soremouth
viral infection transferable to humans
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breeding sheep selection
skeletal correctness frame capacity body composition
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parrot mouth
overshot jaw
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monkey mouth
undershot jaw
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what does weaning weight measure
lambs genetic for growth and mothers milking ability
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FEPD
flock expected progeny difference
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lanolin
oil recovered from wool
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crimp
natural waviness of wool
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which cattle breed has the highest annual registrations in the US
angus