LIVESTOCK Management (CDE)
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
TheBtestesBproduceBspermBcellsBandBtheBmaleBsexBhormone:B-BAnswertestosterone
TheBageBatBwhichBanBanimalBreachesBsexualBmaturityBis:B-BAnswerpuberty
CattleBandBsheepBbothBhaveBmultipleBstomachsBreferredBtoBasBa(n):B-BAnswerruminant
WhenBanimalsBbandBtogetherBinBaBherdBorBaBflock,BthisBbehaviorBisBknownBas:B-
BAnswergregarious
WhatBareaBofBlivestockBproductionBisBtheBmajorBconcernBofBanimalBrightsBorganizations?B-
BAnswerconfinement
TheBphysicalBappearanceBofBanBanimalBisBknownBas:B-BAnswerphenotype
ThisBdiseaseBcanBoccurBinBtwoBforms,BcecaeBandBintestinal:B-BAnswerCoccidiosis
SymptomsBofBthisBconditionBareBswollenBabdomenBonBtheBleftBside,BlaboredBbreathing,BandB
profuseBsalivation:B-BAnswerBloat
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBvitaminsBisBconsideredBwater-soluble?B-BAnswerVitaminBB
WhichBproteinBconcentrateBisBlimitedBtoBuseBbyBruminants?B-BAnswerurea
SheepBrationsBtypicallyBconsistBofB80BtoB90Bpercent:B-BAnswerroughage
Ideally,BdesirableBmarketBlambsBweighBbetween:B-BAnswer120-135Bpounds
Generally,BinBmarketBanimals,BtheBleanerBtheBanimalBis:B-
BAnswertheBlowerBtheBnumericalByieldBgrade
,ToBmeetBstapleBrequirements,BaBfine-woolBfleeceBshouldBhaveBaBstapleBlengthBof:B-
BAnswer2.75BinchesBorBlonger
ThisBisBtheBmostBpopularBfine-woolBbreedBofBsheepBinBtheBU.S.:B-BAnswerRambouillet
ThisBbreedBofBsheepBoriginatedBinBsouthernBEnglandBandBoftenBhasBaBlambBcropBofB150Bper
centBorBbetter.B-BAnswerSuffolk
AdministeringBaBmedicalBagentBtoBlivestockBthatBrequiresBplacementBintoBtheBskinBisBa(n)B__
__________Binjection.B-BAnswerintradermal
TheBfirstBmilkBproducedBbyBaBeweBafterBparturitionBisBcalled:B-BAnswercolostrum
AnotherBnameBforBtraceBmineralsBwouldBbe:B-BAnswersolubleBminerals
TheseBareBorganicBcompoundsBneededBinBsmallBamountsBthatBfunctionBinBgrowth,Bmaintenan
ce,Breproduction,BandBlactation:B-BAnswervitamins
WaterBconstitutesBapproximatelyBwhatBpercentBofBanBanimal'sBbody?B-BAnswer75%
ThisBbreedBoriginatedBinBsouthernBEnglandBandBwasBusedBinBtheBformationBofBmostBmedium
BwoolBbreeds.B-BAnswerSouthdown
WhatBisBtheBbasicBproteinBsourceBusedBinBmostBlivestockBrations?B-BAnswersoybeanBmeal
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBbreedsBofBewesBisBaBnon-seasonalBbreeder?B-BAnswerDorset
TheBpracticeBofBfeedingBaBrationBforBtenBdaysBtoBtwoBweeksBbeforeBbreedingBandBtwoBweek
sBafterBbreedingBthatBcausesBaBeweBtoBgainBrapidlyBisBknownBas:B-BAnswerFlushing
TheBtypeBofBmuscleBcomposingBmostBofBtheBmeatB(flesh)BinBfarmBanimals:B-
BAnswerStriatedBinvoluntary
,WhichBtypeBofBbreedingBsystemBcanBproduceBhardier,BvigorousBlambsBwithBmoreBrapidBgains
?B-BAnswerCrossbreeding
WhichBclassBofBsheepBisBnotedBforBproducingBaBfleece,BmediumBinBfirmnessBandBinBlength?B
-BAnswerMediumBWoodBBreeds
TheBfollowingBspecificBtermBrefersBtoBshearingBaroundBtheBudder,BbetweenBtheBlegs,BandBaro
undBtheBdock:B-BAnswerTagging
ThisBisBtheBlargestBcompartmentBofBaBruminantBstomach:B-BAnswerRumen
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBcalledBtheBtrueBstomachBofBaBruminant?B-BAnswerAbomasum
MostBfoodBnutrientsBusedBbyBtheBanimalBareBabsorbedBfromBthe:B-BAnswerSmallBIntestine
WhatBorganBinBtheBanimal'sBbodyBproducesBbile?B-BAnswerLiver
DuringBmetabolism,BtheBprocessBthatBprovidesBenergyBforBanimalsBisBcalled:B-
BAnswerOxidation
WhatBareBtheBmainBenergyBnutrientsBfoundBinBanimalBrations?B-BAnswerCarbohydrates
WhatBcomponentBofBaBfeedBrationBcontainsBnoBcarbonBandBisBclassifiedBasBinorganic?B-
BAnswerMinerals
WhichBhormoneBimplantBhasBbeenBapprovedBforBuseBwithBfeedlotBlambs?B-BAnswerRalgro
WhatBisBtheBfirstBstepBinBbalancingBaBrationBforBcattle,Bsheep,BorBswine?B-
BAnswerIdentifyBtheBage,Bweight,BandBfunctionBofBtheBanimal(s)BbeingBfed
ABnutritionalBproblemBwhereBrapidBfermentationBinBtheBrumen,BcausingBtooBmuchBgasBbeing
Bproduced,BisBcalled:B-BAnswerBloat
, TheBtimeBduringBwhichBanBanimalBisBpregnantBis:B-BAnswerGestation
WhatBisBtheBperiodBofBtimeBwhenBaBfemaleBwillBacceptBtheBmaleBforBbreeding?B-
BAnswerestrus
EarlyBabortionsBduringBtheBgestationBperiodBcanBbeBcausedBby:B-BAnswerBrucellosis
TheBleadingBstateBforBsheepBproductionBis:B-BAnswerTexas
TheBAmericanBMerinoBbreedBofBsheepBisBclassifiedBasBa:B-BAnswerFineBWoolBBreed
WhichBbreedBofBsheepBwasBdevelopedBinBFrance?B-BAnswerRambouillet
BackfatBofBlambsBshouldBmeasureB0.15BtoB0.20BinchesBatBthe:B-BAnswer12thBRib
TheBgestationBtimeBforBsheepBis:B-BAnswer148Bdays
TheBvisibleBsignBofBestrusBinBewesBisBprimarily:B-
BAnswerNone,BsheepBdoBnotBshowBanyBvisibleBsigns
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBqualityBgradesBisBusedBforBlambsBandByearlings,BbutBnotBforBslaughte
rBsheep?B-BAnswerPrime
WhichBisBNOTBcorrectBaboutBlivestockBclassifiedBasBmammals?B-
BAnswerThreeBchamberedBheart
WhichBofBtheBstatesBlistedBhasBtheBhighestBtotalBofBcashBreceiptsBfromBlivestock?B-
BAnswerCalifornia
WhichBboneBisBaBpartBofBtheBpelvicBlimbBinBtheBskeletalBsystemBofBlivestock?B-BAnswerTibia
VertebraBbonesBareBclassifiedBas:B-BAnswerIrregular
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
TheBtestesBproduceBspermBcellsBandBtheBmaleBsexBhormone:B-BAnswertestosterone
TheBageBatBwhichBanBanimalBreachesBsexualBmaturityBis:B-BAnswerpuberty
CattleBandBsheepBbothBhaveBmultipleBstomachsBreferredBtoBasBa(n):B-BAnswerruminant
WhenBanimalsBbandBtogetherBinBaBherdBorBaBflock,BthisBbehaviorBisBknownBas:B-
BAnswergregarious
WhatBareaBofBlivestockBproductionBisBtheBmajorBconcernBofBanimalBrightsBorganizations?B-
BAnswerconfinement
TheBphysicalBappearanceBofBanBanimalBisBknownBas:B-BAnswerphenotype
ThisBdiseaseBcanBoccurBinBtwoBforms,BcecaeBandBintestinal:B-BAnswerCoccidiosis
SymptomsBofBthisBconditionBareBswollenBabdomenBonBtheBleftBside,BlaboredBbreathing,BandB
profuseBsalivation:B-BAnswerBloat
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBvitaminsBisBconsideredBwater-soluble?B-BAnswerVitaminBB
WhichBproteinBconcentrateBisBlimitedBtoBuseBbyBruminants?B-BAnswerurea
SheepBrationsBtypicallyBconsistBofB80BtoB90Bpercent:B-BAnswerroughage
Ideally,BdesirableBmarketBlambsBweighBbetween:B-BAnswer120-135Bpounds
Generally,BinBmarketBanimals,BtheBleanerBtheBanimalBis:B-
BAnswertheBlowerBtheBnumericalByieldBgrade
,ToBmeetBstapleBrequirements,BaBfine-woolBfleeceBshouldBhaveBaBstapleBlengthBof:B-
BAnswer2.75BinchesBorBlonger
ThisBisBtheBmostBpopularBfine-woolBbreedBofBsheepBinBtheBU.S.:B-BAnswerRambouillet
ThisBbreedBofBsheepBoriginatedBinBsouthernBEnglandBandBoftenBhasBaBlambBcropBofB150Bper
centBorBbetter.B-BAnswerSuffolk
AdministeringBaBmedicalBagentBtoBlivestockBthatBrequiresBplacementBintoBtheBskinBisBa(n)B__
__________Binjection.B-BAnswerintradermal
TheBfirstBmilkBproducedBbyBaBeweBafterBparturitionBisBcalled:B-BAnswercolostrum
AnotherBnameBforBtraceBmineralsBwouldBbe:B-BAnswersolubleBminerals
TheseBareBorganicBcompoundsBneededBinBsmallBamountsBthatBfunctionBinBgrowth,Bmaintenan
ce,Breproduction,BandBlactation:B-BAnswervitamins
WaterBconstitutesBapproximatelyBwhatBpercentBofBanBanimal'sBbody?B-BAnswer75%
ThisBbreedBoriginatedBinBsouthernBEnglandBandBwasBusedBinBtheBformationBofBmostBmedium
BwoolBbreeds.B-BAnswerSouthdown
WhatBisBtheBbasicBproteinBsourceBusedBinBmostBlivestockBrations?B-BAnswersoybeanBmeal
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBbreedsBofBewesBisBaBnon-seasonalBbreeder?B-BAnswerDorset
TheBpracticeBofBfeedingBaBrationBforBtenBdaysBtoBtwoBweeksBbeforeBbreedingBandBtwoBweek
sBafterBbreedingBthatBcausesBaBeweBtoBgainBrapidlyBisBknownBas:B-BAnswerFlushing
TheBtypeBofBmuscleBcomposingBmostBofBtheBmeatB(flesh)BinBfarmBanimals:B-
BAnswerStriatedBinvoluntary
,WhichBtypeBofBbreedingBsystemBcanBproduceBhardier,BvigorousBlambsBwithBmoreBrapidBgains
?B-BAnswerCrossbreeding
WhichBclassBofBsheepBisBnotedBforBproducingBaBfleece,BmediumBinBfirmnessBandBinBlength?B
-BAnswerMediumBWoodBBreeds
TheBfollowingBspecificBtermBrefersBtoBshearingBaroundBtheBudder,BbetweenBtheBlegs,BandBaro
undBtheBdock:B-BAnswerTagging
ThisBisBtheBlargestBcompartmentBofBaBruminantBstomach:B-BAnswerRumen
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBcalledBtheBtrueBstomachBofBaBruminant?B-BAnswerAbomasum
MostBfoodBnutrientsBusedBbyBtheBanimalBareBabsorbedBfromBthe:B-BAnswerSmallBIntestine
WhatBorganBinBtheBanimal'sBbodyBproducesBbile?B-BAnswerLiver
DuringBmetabolism,BtheBprocessBthatBprovidesBenergyBforBanimalsBisBcalled:B-
BAnswerOxidation
WhatBareBtheBmainBenergyBnutrientsBfoundBinBanimalBrations?B-BAnswerCarbohydrates
WhatBcomponentBofBaBfeedBrationBcontainsBnoBcarbonBandBisBclassifiedBasBinorganic?B-
BAnswerMinerals
WhichBhormoneBimplantBhasBbeenBapprovedBforBuseBwithBfeedlotBlambs?B-BAnswerRalgro
WhatBisBtheBfirstBstepBinBbalancingBaBrationBforBcattle,Bsheep,BorBswine?B-
BAnswerIdentifyBtheBage,Bweight,BandBfunctionBofBtheBanimal(s)BbeingBfed
ABnutritionalBproblemBwhereBrapidBfermentationBinBtheBrumen,BcausingBtooBmuchBgasBbeing
Bproduced,BisBcalled:B-BAnswerBloat
, TheBtimeBduringBwhichBanBanimalBisBpregnantBis:B-BAnswerGestation
WhatBisBtheBperiodBofBtimeBwhenBaBfemaleBwillBacceptBtheBmaleBforBbreeding?B-
BAnswerestrus
EarlyBabortionsBduringBtheBgestationBperiodBcanBbeBcausedBby:B-BAnswerBrucellosis
TheBleadingBstateBforBsheepBproductionBis:B-BAnswerTexas
TheBAmericanBMerinoBbreedBofBsheepBisBclassifiedBasBa:B-BAnswerFineBWoolBBreed
WhichBbreedBofBsheepBwasBdevelopedBinBFrance?B-BAnswerRambouillet
BackfatBofBlambsBshouldBmeasureB0.15BtoB0.20BinchesBatBthe:B-BAnswer12thBRib
TheBgestationBtimeBforBsheepBis:B-BAnswer148Bdays
TheBvisibleBsignBofBestrusBinBewesBisBprimarily:B-
BAnswerNone,BsheepBdoBnotBshowBanyBvisibleBsigns
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBqualityBgradesBisBusedBforBlambsBandByearlings,BbutBnotBforBslaughte
rBsheep?B-BAnswerPrime
WhichBisBNOTBcorrectBaboutBlivestockBclassifiedBasBmammals?B-
BAnswerThreeBchamberedBheart
WhichBofBtheBstatesBlistedBhasBtheBhighestBtotalBofBcashBreceiptsBfromBlivestock?B-
BAnswerCalifornia
WhichBboneBisBaBpartBofBtheBpelvicBlimbBinBtheBskeletalBsystemBofBlivestock?B-BAnswerTibia
VertebraBbonesBareBclassifiedBas:B-BAnswerIrregular