Ruminant production Flashcards

1
Q

According to the Dairy Safety Regulations of the Philippines, dairy animals should be tested negative annually for which zoonotic diseases, except:
a. Tuberculosis
b.Leptospirosis
c. Brucellosis
d.Anthrax

A

Anthrax

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A wild goat has been captured near your area. No history could be extracted from the captured goat and no one claim the animal. You want to identify the age of the goat, upon checking the goat has 4 permanent teeth. What is the age of the goat?
a. 1-year-old
b.3-year-old
c. 2-year-old
d.4-year-old

A

2-year-old

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3
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Bovine estrus cycle is usually _______ days?
a. 12-18 days
b. 18-24 days
c. 24-30 days
d.30-36 days

A

18-24 days

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4
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This denotes the average length of time in days between succeeding births in water buffalo.
a. Estrus cycle
b.Gestation Length
c. Lactation Length
d.Calving interval

A

Calving interval

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5
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A mating system where the bull is brought in and let loose with the herd of breeding females during breeding season.
a. Pasture Mating
b.Hand Mating
c. Cross breeding
d.Inbreeding

A

Pasture Mating

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6
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Act of giving birth in cattle
a. Kidding
b.Lambing
c. Farrowing
d.Calving

A

Calving

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7
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One-year-old buffalo of either sex is called
a. Yearling
b.Calf
c. Steer
d.Heifer

A

Yearling

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8
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Common name of Gliciridia sepium
a. Makahiya
b.Mani-Manian
c. Ipil-ipil
d.Kakawate

A

Kakawate

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9
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A hybrid riverine and swamp-type buffalo has __ chromosomes.
a. 48
b.49
c. 50
d.51

A

49

Riverine Buffalo – 50 chromosomes
Swamp Buffalo – 48 chromosomes
F1 hybrids – 49 chromosomes but is fertile

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10
Q

Newly grown grass is deficient to this mineral.
a. Calcium
b.Selenium
c. Magnesium
d.Manganese

A

Magnesium

Newly grown grass is usually associated with grass tetany due to low magnesium content:high potassium

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11
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An action of chewing the cud.
a. Mastication
b.Rumination
c. Regurgitation
d.Eructation

A

Rumination

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12
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The following euthanasia procedure is allowed in ruminants, except:
a. Penetrating Captive Bolt
b.Barbiturates
c. Gunshot
d.Carbon Dioxide

A

Carbon Dioxide

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13
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Trematodes usually infect ruminants through their infective stage, metacercaria, except:
a. Fasciola gigantica
b. Fascioloides magna
c. Schistosoma japonicum
d. Paragonimus westermani

A

Schistosoma japonicum

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14
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A freemartin is:
a. Sterile female born with a bull
b.Sterile male born with a cow
c. Sterile calves of either sex
d.Sterile calves of same sex

A

Sterile female born with a bull

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15
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In California Mastitis test scoring, a test score of 2 is equivalent to what milk somatic cells/ml.
a. 0-200,000
b. 150,000-500,000
c. 400,000-1,500,000
d.800,000-5,000,000

A

800,000-5,000,000

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16
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The following conditions could be attributed to maternal factors in cases of dystocia, except:
a. Pelvic injuries
b.History of Prolapse
c. Breech position
d.Narrow Birth Canal

A

Breech position

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17
Q

A mature male sheep is called:
a. Buck
b.Bull
c.Ram
d.Carabull

A

Ram

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18
Q

According to the Dairy Safety Regulations of the Philippines, aside from TB, brucellosis and leptospirosis, what additional test is needed for dairy goat?
a. Salmonellosis
b.Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis
c. Contagious Agalactia
d.Contagious Caprine pleuropneumonia

A

Contagious Caprine pleuropneumonia

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19
Q

Which of the following farm animals has the shortest length of
estrus cycle?
a. Goat
b.Sheep
c. Cattle
d.Buffalo

A

Sheep

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20
Q

This is the most limiting amino acid in soybean meal.
a.Lysine
b.Methionine
c.Tryptophan
d.Threonine

A

Methionine

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21
Q

Cottonseed meal is a good source of protein (41%CP), however it contains what antinutritional factor that is toxic to young ruminants?
a. Stearic Acid
b.Glucosinolate
c. Mimosine
d.Gossypol

A

Gossypol

22
Q

Sta. Gertudis is a breed of cattle with:
a. 1⁄2 Brahman, 1⁄4 Shorthorn, and 1⁄4 Hereford
b.3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Angus
c. 1⁄2 Brahman and 1⁄2 Shorthorn
d.5/8 Simmental and 3/8 Brahman

A

1⁄2 Brahman and 1⁄2 Shorthorn

23
Q

What is the best approach for brucellosis?
a. Treat with Antibiotics
b.Destroy affected animals
c. Isolate affected animals
d.Perform feedback feeding

A

Destroy affected animals

24
Q

What is the normal PCV of goats?
a. 22-38%
b.24-46%
c. 27-45%
d.27-43%

A

22-38%

25
Q

Hemorrhagic Septicemia is an acute, highly fatal bacterial disease characterized mainly by respiratory signs. This disease could be triggered by which of the following?
a. High Temperature and Humidity
b.Poor Nutrition
c. Work Stress
d.All of the Above

A

All of the Above

26
Q

Meat coming from cattle less than one year of age
a. Beef
b.Veal
c. Mutton
d.Chevron

A

Veal

27
Q

This compartment of the stomach of a ruminant is a round organ containing many muscular laminae and sometimes called many plies, or “libro-libro”.
a. Rumen
b.Reticulum
c. Omasum
d.Abomasum

A

Omasum

28
Q

Beta-carotene is absent milk in the following animals, except:
a. Caracow
b.Doe
c. Ewe
d.Cow

A

Cow

29
Q

The following statements are true about milk, except:
a. Milk is a good source of protein
b.Protein and fats comprised 40% of the milk
c. Nitrogenous substances present in the milk is
95% proteins and 5% non proteins
d.None of the above

A

Protein and fats comprised 40% of the milk

30
Q

The contents of the rumen are maintained at what pH.
a. 5.5-6.0
b.6.0-6.5
c. 6.5-7.0
d.7.0-7.5

A

6.0-6.5

31
Q

The following animals are considered grazer feeders, except:
a. Goat
b.Sheep
c. Cattle
d.Buffalo

A

Goat

Goats are browser

32
Q

Which of the following is not considered as grass?
a. Leucena leucocephala
b.Cynodon plectostachus
c. Brachiaria mutica
d.Pennisetum Purpureum

A

Leucena leucocephala

Ipil-ipil is legume

33
Q

A native Carabao has how many chromosomes?
a. 48
b.49
c. 50
d.52

A

49

34
Q

A buffalo was presented to have necrosis of foot, tail and ear tip, swollen legs, lack of appetite and reduction of milk production. Hay containing multiple dark specks were seen as one of the fodder for the animal. What could possibly cause the clinical symptoms?
a. Foot-and-Mouth Disease
b.Q fever
c.Degnala Disease
d.Hardware Syndrome

A

Degnala Disease

35
Q

Restraining goats with rope or chain to allow limited movement and transferred once or twice a day to have access to fresh forage.
a. grazing
b.tethering
c. Cut and carry system
d.Rotational grazing

A

Tethering

36
Q

In slaughtering process of goats, this step is defined as the removal of the hide or skin from the carcass?
a. stunning
b.sticking
c. flaying
d.evisceration

A

Flaying

37
Q

A farmer who wants to venture on goat farming has consulted regarding recommended floor space required for his farm. The farmer is planning to build a 25-doe level farm, what is the recommended floor space for his 25 does?
a. 37.5 meter squared
b.25 meter squared
c. 18.75 meter squared
d.43.75 meter squared

A

37.5 meter squared

38
Q

What is the earliest recommended age for slaughtering goats?
a.Seven months
b.Eight months
c.Nine months
d.Ten months

A

Eight months

39
Q

Major beef production system in the Philippines
a. Backyard cattle raising
b.Ranching
c. Feedlot Fattening
d.Intensive Farming

A

Backyard cattle raising

40
Q

A burdizzo is used for what?
a. Branding
b.Dehorning
c.Castration
d.Breeding

A

Castration

41
Q

A tool used to calculate the portion of two feeds needed to meet protein or energy requirements of cattle.
a. 2 x 2 table
b.Pearson Square
c. Quadrat
d.Manifold Table

A

Pearson Square

42
Q

This non-infectious disease condition of water buffaloes is set off by feeding more than the recommended amount of fresh leguminous plants.
a. Frothy bloat
b.Gas Free bloat
c. Foreign Body Syndrome
d.Dehydration

A

Frothy bloat

Aka Primary bloat

43
Q

What is the minimum floor space requirement for mature buffalo bulls?
a. 6 meters squared
b.7 meters squared
c. 8 meters squared
d.9 meters squared

A

8 meters squared

44
Q

Which of the following breeds of goats have the longest lactation length?
a. Toggenburg
b.Anglo-Nubian
c. Boer
d.Philippine Native Goat

A

Anglo-Nubian

45
Q

The fat of a Carabao is best described as?
a. Lightly yellow or lemon yellow, sticky not tallow
b.Purely white, granulated and soft
c. White tallow and firm, drier and less sticky
d.White, hard, firm

A

White tallow and firm, drier and less sticky

46
Q

Which breed of goat is the largest?
a.Anglo Nubian
b.Boer
c.Toggenburg
d.Alpine

A

Boer

47
Q

Mating of a Murrah Buffalo to a Carabao is an example of:
a.Pure mating
b.Cross breeding
c.Back crossing
d.Line breeding

A

Cross breeding

48
Q

Which of the following animals will not eat forage when it is on the ground?
a. Goat
b.Sheep
c. Cattle
d.Buffalo

A

Goat

49
Q

One of the predisposing factor of uterine or vaginal prolapse is
obesity with concurrent?
a.Hypercalcemia
b.Hypocalcemia
c.Hyperkalemia
d.Hypokalemia

A

Hypocalcemia

50
Q

How much is the crude protein of feed, if the feed was analyzed to contain 2% N?
a. 19%
b. 12.5%
c. 17.25%
d.9%

A

12.5%