Livestock Industry

Question 1

What is the main reason for maintaining animal agriculture?

Answer 1

to maintain a nutritious form of food for human construction

Question 2

If we didn’t understand agriculture, what would happen?

Answer 2

inadequate food, shelter, and clothing to survive

Question 3

What production of meat is from agriculture?

Answer 3

22%

Question 4

What production of milk is from agriculture?

Answer 4

32%

Question 5

What production of eggs is from agriculture?

Answer 5

24%

Question 6

What production of poultry products is from agriculture?

Answer 6

41%

Question 7

What are by-products?

Answer 7

any product produced by animal other than meat

Question 8

What are some examples of by-products?

Answer 8

organs, fat, bones, glands

Question 9

What are some medications made from by-products?

Answer 9

insulin, epinephrine, heparin

Question 10

What are livestock trends driven by?

Answer 10

consumer demand for products, research, and consumer perspective

Question 11

What is the Veterinary Technicians role in the livestock industry?

Answer 11

to help the vet maintain a safe food supply

Question 12

What is 20% of livestock income lost to?

Answer 12

parasites, toxins, disease

Question 13

What is the producer’s goals?

Answer 13

to produce the most product, of the highest quality, at the lowest cost

Question 14

Why do Vet Techs need to understand livestock production?

Answer 14

in order to understand and implement medical treatment

Question 15

What is the parlor?

Answer 15

area where cows are milked

Question 16

What is the most common design of a parlor?

Answer 16

Herringbone

Question 17

What is the bulk tank?

Answer 17

where milk is stored and cooled

Question 18

What is measured in bulk tanks?

Answer 18

leukocytes (somatic cells)

Question 19

What is phase one of the lactation cycle?

Answer 19

parturition triggers milk production

Question 20

What diseases are common during phase one of the lactation cycle?

Answer 20

metabolic and infectious diseases

Question 21

How long does phase one of the lactation cycle last?

Answer 21

10-12 weeks

Question 22

When are heifers typically bred?

Answer 22

50-60 days after calving

Question 23

What is phase two of the lactation cycle?

Answer 23

peak milk production marks start of phase

Question 24

How long is phase two of the lactation cycle?

Answer 24

12-24 weeks of lactation

Question 25

In the lactation cycle, what is the longest phase?

Answer 25

phase three

Question 26

What is phase three of the lactation cycle?

Answer 26

decline in milk production

Question 27

How long is phase three of the lactation cycle?

Answer 27

lasts from week 24 until dry off period

Question 28

What is phase four of the lactation cycle?

Answer 28

dry phase

Question 29

How long is phase four of the lactation cycle?

Answer 29

lasts 6-8 weeks

Question 30

What is important during phase four of the lactation cycle?

Answer 30

nutrition is important to prevent problems in phase one

Question 31

When should teets be washed when milking?

Answer 31

prior to and after milking

Question 32

What should teets be washed with?

Answer 32

iodine or chlorhexidine

Question 33

What is grade A?

Answer 33

for liquid consumption - bacterial count <100,000 per ml - no antibiotics detected - no more than 750,000 somatic somatic cells per ml

Question 34

When are animals at feed lots ready for sale?

Answer 34

growth for sale to meat market usually 4-7 months after entering

Question 35

Where do the three phases of Pork Production Systems occur?

Answer 35

all phases of production occur on one farm

Question 36

How are swine raised?

Answer 36

majority of swine are raised n confinement with strict biosecurity measures

Question 37

What are the eight steps in the slaughter process?

Answer 37

stunning -> hoisting -> sticking -> dehairing/skinning -> dressing/halving -> cooled, graded, then aged

Question 38

What is the most common way to stun cattle?

Answer 38

captive bolt gun

Question 39

What is a captive bolt gun?

Answer 39

projecting metal cylinder into frontal lobe of brain