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What percent of food produced for human consumption in the United States is
wasted?
50%
How many fluid ounces are in 1 quart?
64
What scent of the worlds population consumes agricultural products?
100%
What is the meaning of the word anthropogenic?
The impact of man on nature
What is the farmers name for the following scientific names? Equus Caballus, Bos
Taurus, Ovis Aries, Sus scrofa domesticus
,Horse, cow, sheep, pig
A given dairy cow consumes 40 pounds of corn silage as part of her daily ration
the silage is 67% water. How many pounds of dry matter is this cow getting from
the silage?
13.2%
What do the following acronyms stand for as they relate to animal agriculture?
EPD USDA TMR CAFO AI AQHA PETA DVM BSE
Expected Progeny Difference, United States department of agriculture, total mixed
ration, confined animal feeding operation, artificial insemination, American
quarter horse Association, people for the ethical treatment of animals, Dr. of
veterinary medicine, bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Urea and ammonia are examples of nonprotein nitrogen that may be included in
the ration of ruminants.
True
Meadows are not suitable for growing cultivated crops because the groundwater
is generally too close to the surface.
True
, The percent of the population's economical he active in agriculture for the US and
the world are:
1 to 2% and about 40 percent respectively
The three missions of a land-grant universities are:
Teaching, research, extension
Barley wheat and oats stubble/straw and corn stalks (baled in the field) are
generally considered Agri-industrial by-products.
False
Some important things were established in the United States in 1862 they are:
Land-grant universities, USDA, homesteaders could settle on 160 acres
If I bought a ton of hay that was billed at 11% moisture I really bought _________
pounds of water and __________ pounds of dry matter.
220, 1780