Practice Exam Key 201-240 Flashcards
1
Q
- Which breed of white colored swine originated in Pennsylvania?
A
Chester White
2
Q
- The ____________ breed of swine can be traced to the early 1700’s?
A
Berkshire
3
Q
- Most swine purebred associations require several items of information for the registration of individual hogs. Which information is NOT required?
A
Weaning weight
4
Q
- The Pietrain breed of swine originated in ____________.
A
Belgium
5
Q
- The most common classification of sheep is by:
A
Type of wool
6
Q
- Fine Wool breeds of sheep include all of the following EXCEPT:
A
Corriedale
7
Q
- The majority of medium wool breeds of sheep originated in:
A
England
8
Q
- Cotswold sheep are classified as:
A
Longwool
9
Q
- The state having the highest population of sheep and lambs is:
A
Texas
10
Q
- Which of the following medium wool breeds of sheep are solid white in color?
A
Dorset
11
Q
- Sheep are a major enterprise in the _________ area of the United States.
A
Western
12
Q
- The amount of ammoniacal nitrogen in a feed multiplied by 6.25 is the ____________ content of a feed.
A
Crude protein
13
Q
- The male bovine of any age that has not been castrated.
A
Bull
14
Q
- Pigs must be ear notched for _______________, which is necessary for good record keeping.
A
Identification
15
Q
- Two factors that have a major influence on profitability in swine production are:
A
Number of pigs weaned per sow; feed efficiency
16
Q
- Swine dysentery is also known as:
A
Bloody scours
17
Q
- The sudden death of heavily muscled hogs is referred to as ____________.
A
porcine stress syndrome
18
Q
- A condition caused by a lack of sugar in the diet:
A
Hypoglycemia
19
Q
- ____________ is a disease that affects the tissue of the foot in sheep.
A
Foot rot
20
Q
- Anthrax is a disease caused by bacteria that may remain in the soil for ______ years or longer.
A
40
21
Q
- Pinkeye is a disease in cattle that is carried by _____________.
A
Insects
22
Q
- Brisket disease affects the ________ in cattle.
A
Heart
23
Q
- ___________ occurs when the breakdown of too rapid.
A
Bloat
24
Q
- __________ are growths on the skin of cattle caused by a virus.
A
Warts
25
225. Accelerated lambing is a system that produces ___________________ lamb crops in two years.
3
26
226. Accelerated lambing is a system that produces ___________________ lamb crops in two years.
3
27
227. __________________ is the practice of feeding a ration for ten days to two weeks before breeding.
Flushing
28
228. Range production accounts for __________ percent of the total sheep production in the United States.
70
29
229. What is the only breed of sheep raised for fur in the United States?
Karakul
30
230. The traditionally recommended weight for selling slaughter hogs has been _____________.
200-220 pounds
31
231. Baby pigs require temperatures of ______________ degrees F.
80-90
32
232. Solid floors in hog houses are usually made of ___________.
Concrete
33
233. Many of the odor problems from confinement operations are related to the release of ___________ from manure.
Ammonia
34
234. Pigs must be ear notched for _____________, which is necessary for good record keeping.
Identification
35
235. A visual evaluation of the amount of muscle on a hog is best seen by looking at the ____________ view of the hog.
Rear
36
236. Yearlings are feeder calves between one and two years old weighing about ____________ pounds.
550-700
37
237. Feed efficiency can be increased by _____________ grain because less is wasted.
Pelleting
38
238. During cold weather, cattle feed should be increased by what percent for each degree of cold stress?
1%
39
239. A _______________ animal is one that is of a particular breed.
Purebred
40
240. What is a common disqualification in rules for registering animals in a breed association?
Color markings
41
201. Which breed of cattle were called Durhams when they originated around 1600?
Shorthorn
