Questions 239-275

Question 1

About what percent of total income from all livestock marketing in the US comes from the beef industry?

Answer 1

38

Question 2

Limousin, Charolais, and Maine-Anjou cattle are imported breeds used in US beef production that all originated from:

Answer 2

France

Question 3

Beef Quality Assurance protocol suggests the proper intramuscular injection site for cattle is the:

Answer 3

Neck

Question 4

An animal that has extremely straight hind legs is best described as being:

Answer 4

post-legged

Question 5

The record of the ancestors of a particular animal is recorded in its:

Answer 5

Pedigree

Question 6

The first of the continental breeds to be imported in the US:

Answer 6

Charolais

Question 7

Which breed of cattle is most popular in Europe?

Answer 7

Simmental

Question 8

The most common classification of sheep is by:

Answer 8

Type of Wool

Question 9

Which animals cannot synthesize all of the required amino acids?

Answer 9

Swine

Question 10

The most common parasites affecting beef cattle are:

Answer 10

Flies

Question 11

The use of liquid nitrogen for storage of semen and embryos

Answer 11

cryopreservation

Question 12

Swine are typically identified for registration by the use of;

Answer 12

ear notches

Question 13

The biggest problem of raising sheep is the loss caused by:

Answer 13

Internal parasites

Question 14

which is the fast growing, meat-type goat with a brown head and white body and originally from South Africa?

Answer 14

Boer

Question 15

Which disease affects the turbinate bones in swine?

Answer 15

Atropic Rhinitis

Question 16

The estrous cycle in swine occurs:

Answer 16

every 21 days

Question 17

The removal of all or part of the tail from sheep is referred to as:

Answer 17

Docking

Question 18

Which of the following medium wool breeds of sheep are solid white in color?

Answer 18

dorset

Question 19

Name the breed of cattle in which the US congress appropriated money in 1927 because they were almost extinct

Answer 19

Texas Longhorn

Question 20

Calves younger than 3 months of age sold for slaughter are:

Answer 20

Veal

Question 21

External fat on a lamb carcass is measured between which two ribs?

Answer 21

12&13

Question 22

a maintenance ration for beef cattle is primarily:

Answer 22

roughages

Question 23

the male bovine of any age that has not been castrated:

Answer 23

Bull

Question 24

The gestation time for cattle is:

Answer 24

283 days

Question 25

lamb prices vary throughout the year and reach a high during which time?

Answer 25

march to may

Question 26

a selective form of breeding in which the sire and dam are related which some refer to as a mild form of inbreeding is called:

Answer 26

linebreeding

Question 27

what month of the year is the price of slaughter hogs is the highest on average?

Answer 27

July

Question 28

Approximately what percent of the market hogs sold in the US are priced on the basis of carcass merit?

Answer 28

70%

Question 29

vitamins that are not stored in the body and need to be consumed everyday are:

Answer 29

water soluble vitamins

Question 30

suffolk sheep ancestry goes back to what breed of sheep?

Answer 30

southdown

Question 31

the rate or percentage of animals becoming pregnant.

Answer 31

conception rate

Question 32

scrapie is a disease of both sheep and goats that affects the:

Answer 32

brain

Question 33

which of the following minerals is categorized as a macro mineral?

Answer 33

Calcium

Question 34

the majority of medium wool breeds of sheep originated in:

Answer 34

England

Question 35

in a swine carcass, the loin is about _____ percent of the total carcass.

Answer 35

0.2

Question 36

which livestock product has the highest consumption rate in the US?

Answer 36

Beef