Exam 3

Question 1

Are broiler chickens genetically modified or injected with growth hormones?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

What is the most commonly used breed of chicken for egg production?

Answer 2

White Leghorn

Question 3

What is the term to describe a hen chicken that shows mothering behavior like sitting on eggs?

Answer 3

Broody

Question 4

What is the most popular terminal sire breed of sheep?

Answer 4

Suffolk

Question 5

Producers on farms with more than 10 goats generally report that their goats are used for _____

Answer 5

Meat

Question 6

What predator kills the most sheep?

Answer 6

Coyote

Question 7

How many sheep are equivalent to 1 cow-calf pair?

Answer 7

5

Question 8

What are the breeds of fine wool sheep?

Answer 8

Merino, Rambouillet, debouillet

Question 9

What dairy goat was used at USU to create the genetically altered “Spider Goats”?

Answer 9

Saanen

Question 10

What type of fibers can be found within a sheep fleece?

Answer 10

Hair, Kemp, Wool

Question 11

What country is the leader in total cattle numbers?

Answer 11

India

Question 12

What country is the leader in total beef production?

Answer 12

USA

Question 13

What is a stocker operation?

Answer 13

Adds weight to weaned calves before finishing

Question 14

What is the most popular breed of beef in the USA?

Answer 14

Angus

Question 15

What were continental breeds introduced into crossbreeding programs?

Answer 15

Increase size of calves, Increase muscle growth, Increase heterosis

Question 16

What breeds of cattle have Brahman in their ancestry?

Answer 16

Santa Gertrudis, Braford, Brangus, Beefmaster

Question 17

What are maternal breeds of swine?

Answer 17

Chester White, Landrace, Yorkshire

Question 18

What do you call a young female pig that hasn’t had piglets?

Answer 18

Gilt

Question 19

What percentage of pig mortality preweaning does crushing account for?

Answer 19

54

Question 20

What is annual income from sheep operations?

Answer 20

$460 million

Question 21

top utah sheep counties

Answer 21

Sanpete
Box elder
Iron
Morgan
wasatch

Question 22

how many goats are equal to 1 cow+calf?

Answer 22

6.7 goats

Question 23

what do goats eat first?

Answer 23

browse

Question 24

What are maternal sheep breeds?

Answer 24

Suffolk
dorper
romney
rambouillet
dorset

Question 25

what are long wool breeds of sheep?

Answer 25

East Friesian
Lacaune
Lincoln
Romney
Border leicester
Bluefaced leicester

Question 26

what are some goat breeds?

Answer 26

alpine
saanen
toggenburg
la mancha
nubian
boer
angora
cashmere

Question 27

what is the #1 meat breed for goats?

Answer 27

Boer

Question 28

whatis the biggest contaminant in wool?

Answer 28

polyester (baling twine)

Question 29

what are seedstock producers? cattle

Answer 29

People who are raising purebred animals for the purpose of certain breed objectives
Focus on genetics/raising intact bulls to pass genetics

Question 30

what are Commercial cow-calf producers?

Answer 30

convert grass to calves
Main focus on making calves

Question 31

what are feedlots?

Answer 31

Convert grain to beef
Feed yearlings to butcher

Question 32

why is The beef industry is more spread between producers than sheep/pigs/broilers?

Answer 32

you need so much land and man power

Question 33

what are the top breeds of cows?

Answer 33

Angus
Simmental
Red angus
Polled hereford
Charolais
Hereford