Past Quizzes

Question 1

Define the term Ruminant

Answer 1

an animal that has one stomach with four chambers
–> it can break down hays and forages

Question 2

A monogastric uses _______ as their primary energy source, while ruminants utilize _______ generated by the microbes

Answer 2

-glucose
-Volatile Fatty Acids (VFAs)

Question 3

What chamber of the ruminants stomach is most like that of humans?

Answer 3

Abomasum

Question 4

What chamber of the ruminant stomach is the largest and the primary location of microbial fermentation?

Answer 4

Rumen

Question 5

T or F: Neonatal calves do not have a functioning rumen

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Dystocia

Answer 6

birthing difficulty

Question 7

Docking

Answer 7

removal of the tail of an animal

Question 8

Banding

Answer 8

a tight band that cuts off blood flow used for docking or castration

Question 9

two most common predators of sheep

Answer 9

domestic dogs and coyotes

Question 10

one way to administer dewormer to sheep

Answer 10

drenching

Question 11

one way to prevent predation of sheep

Answer 11

fencing

Question 12

How do you know a lamb that is attempting to nurse is in fact drinking milk?

Answer 12

The lamb will wiggle its tail

Question 13

What is the average gestation length in sheep?

Answer 13

147 days

Question 14

_______________ is the number one cause of death in lambs

Answer 14

starvation

Question 15

Crutching

Answer 15

removal of wool around tail and legs

Question 16

Buck

Answer 16

an intact male goat

Question 17

Kidding

Answer 17

giving birth to a baby goat

Question 18

The ________ goat has had the greatest influence on the US industry in the past 10 years and is noted by its red head and white body

Answer 18

Boer Goat

Question 19

What is the fastest growing livestock industry in the US?

Answer 19

meat goats

Question 20

one example of a holiday that may utilize lamb as part of the holiday meal

Answer 20

Easter

Question 21

provide one meat goat breed

Answer 21

Kiko

Question 22

provide one example of what information may be provided by a marking harness>

Answer 22

What buck bred with what doe

Question 23

What is the difference between browsing and grazing

Answer 23

-browsing = eating brush, twigs, leaves, weeds
-grazing = consumption of grass and close to the ground

Question 24

Ewe

Answer 24

a female sheep

Question 25

Wether

Answer 25

a castrated male sheep

Question 26

Lanolin

Answer 26

an oil produced by sheep to product their wool

Question 27

Which country has the largest sheep population with a uniform product?

Answer 27

New Zealand

Question 28

The US has INCREASED/DECREASED imports from Australia in last 30 years

Answer 28

increased

Question 29

FARM/RANGE flocks are more common in the Western United States and are typically large flocks while FARM/RANGE flocks are more common in the Midwest and consist of 30 ewes or less

Answer 29

RANGE FARM

Question 30

provide one example of an open-faced breed

Answer 30

sullocks

Question 31

provide one example of a hormone required in the cascade of events involved in the sheep's sensitivity to photoperiod causing them to be seasonal breeders

Answer 31

melatonin

Question 32

T or F: all meat breeds of sheep have wool

Answer 32

False

Question 33

What State has the greatest number of Dairy Cows?

Answer 33

California

Question 34

Approximately how many gallons of milk per day does the typical cow produce?

Answer 34

7 to 8

Question 35

What are the major dairy breeds or crossbreeds in the USA?

Answer 35

Holstein, Jersey, HoJo

Question 36

Are getting sick or failing to get pregnant examples of STRESS or STRAIN?

Answer 36

strain

Question 37

T or F: The number of dairy farms in the USA has increased in the past 50 years

Answer 37

false

Question 38

What age should first calving occur in a dairy heifer?

Answer 38

24 months

Question 39

COVID is an example of which immunity?

Answer 39

active immunity

Question 40

T or F: We try to maximize grain intake in accelerated calf feeding programs

Answer 40

false

Question 41

How much should a calf weigh at weaning (60 days of age) if she has a birth weight of 100 lbs?

Answer 41

200 lbs

Question 42

Which forms first during mammogenesis --- ducts or alveoli?

Answer 42

ducts

Question 43

Where do the antibodies that are found in colostrum come from?

Answer 43

the mother, transferred from her blood

Question 44

What is the name of the cell within the mammary alveoli that contracts in response to oxytocin?

Answer 44

myoepithelial cells

Question 45

Name one country that will typically have seasonal calving cows

Answer 45

Ireland

Question 46

Beef

Answer 46

meat from cattle

Question 47

Breed

Answer 47

a group of animals who are similar in appearance

Question 48

Name one of the top five countries the US exports beef to

Answer 48

Japan

Question 49

What species of cattle are noted for their heat tolerance and resistance to certain parasites and diseases?

Answer 49

Bos Indicus

Question 50

Provide one reason why the US Beef cow inventory has declines since 1970s

Answer 50

consumer concern in consumption

Question 51

T or F: beef is the most consumed protein in the US

Answer 51

False

Question 52

T or F: the average beef herd is smaller than 50 head

Answer 52

True