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Exam 2 Flashcards

1
Q

what are two hair breeds of sheep?

A

Barbados blackbelly and Dorper

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2
Q

What sheep breed has the finest wool

A

Merino

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3
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what two breeds have a high % of triplets?

A

Romanov and Finnish Landrace

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4
Q

what is the most labor intensive system of producing lambs?

A

accelerated lambing

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5
Q

what is the best time of year to shear sheep in a temperate climate?

A

April

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6
Q

what are two dairy goat breeds?

A

La mancha and Alpine

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7
Q

what species would make the best use of woody plants during winter?

A

Bison

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8
Q

Bison breed in?

A

July-Aug and calve in spring

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9
Q

what is the correct order of fat content? (fat -> lean)

A

beef -> pork -> chicken -> bison

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10
Q

elk breed in?

A

fall

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11
Q

when is velvet removed from elk and red deer?

A

early summer

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12
Q

what is the largest breed organization in the world?

A

American Quarter horse

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13
Q

what is not a genetic disorder associated with Arabians?

A

hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

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14
Q

what are the two racing gaits of Standardbred?

A

Pace and trot

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15
Q

what is the organization that requires live cover?

A

Jockey Club

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16
Q

what does tylopodia mean?

A

padded foot

17
Q

what is the most important feature of alpaca and llama meat?

A

lower fat and cholesterol than beef

18
Q

T/F alpaca and llamas are used as packing animals in SA

A

false

19
Q

what is the gestation of a horse?

A

11-12 mo

20
Q

gestation of a bison?

A

280 D

21
Q

gestation of a laying hen

A

21 D`

22
Q

gestation of a pig

A

115 D

23
Q

gestation of new world camelids

A

11-12 mo

24
Q

gestation of old world camelids

A

13-14 mo

25
Q

taxonomy of red deer

A

cervus elaphus

26
Q

taxonomy of elk

A

cervus Canadensis

27
Q

red deer and elk can crossbreed and produce fertile offspring

A

true

28
Q

what are the names of male and female red deer and elk?

A

stag and hind

29
Q

velvet antlers are collected in ______ and sawed off when it is about ____________ grown

A

Summer, 55% grown

30
Q

taxonomy of llama

A

llama glama

31
Q

what are the two breeds of alpaca

A

huacaya and suri

32
Q

taxonomy of guanacos

A

llama guanacoe

33
Q

taxonomy of vicuna

A

vincuna vicugna

34
Q

baby vicunas are called

A

fawns

35
Q

baby llama and alpacas are called

A

cria

36
Q

what country produces most of the worlds alpaca fibre?

A

Peru

37
Q

baby guanacos are called

A

chulengos

38
Q

what is a zoonotic parasite of new world camelids

A

sarcocystis

39
Q

artiodactlya means?

A

even toed

RUSVM Animal Production Summer 2017 (2 decks)

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