ICEV ANIMAL SCIENCE CERTIFICATION 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Picture of the pig (face forward)....The picture below illustrates which of the following
litter and pig number? - ✔✔2 - 12
✔✔What is the chicken's organ of prehension? - ✔✔Beak
✔✔Which of the following types of medicines are NOT generally given orally? -
✔✔Vaccines
✔✔Which of the following terms is used to define the cyclic period of sexual receptivity
in mammals? - ✔✔Estrus
✔✔Which of the following is required of sheep to be sold at federally approved
interstate livestock auction? - ✔✔scrapies tag
✔✔Which of the following is a side-effect of docking a lamb's tail too short? - ✔✔rectal
prolapse
✔✔At what age should a calf be weaned? - ✔✔eight to ten months of age
✔✔Which of the following best describes the phrase, "The knee is proximal to the
ankle." - ✔✔The knee is near the ankle.
✔✔A female pig which has yet to have a litter is referred to as which of the following? -
✔✔Gilt
✔✔When sows and gilts are ready to give birth, they are often placed in which of the
following? - ✔✔Farrowing crates
✔✔Which of the following dehorning methods is NOT preferred for cattle two months of
age or younger? - ✔✔Scoop dehorner
✔✔What is the fiber produced from the undercoat of a goat's pelt? - ✔✔Cashmere
✔✔Habronemia primarily affects which species? - ✔✔Horse
✔✔Which of the following minerals should be fed in larger amounts? - ✔✔Calcium
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a determining factor when determining the yield grade
of a carcass? - ✔✔Maturity
, ✔✔Which of the following chromosome pairs would a normal female duck have? -
✔✔ZW
✔✔Which of the following parasites are also called blood worms? - ✔✔Strongyles
✔✔What is the correct term for a castrated bull? - ✔✔Steer
✔✔A mixture of feedstuffs used to supply nutrients to an animal is known as which of
the following? - ✔✔Diet
✔✔The removal of wool around the dock and mammary glands is known as which of
the following? - ✔✔Tagging
✔✔Controlled Intravaginal Drug Release (CIDRs) devices release which of the following
hormones in the bloodstreams of the females in an effort to synchronize estrus? -
✔✔Progesterone
✔✔Which terms is used to define the process which brings about the similarities and
differences between parents and offspring? - ✔✔Heredity
✔✔In reference to needles, gauge means which of the following? - ✔✔diameter of the
needle
✔✔What is the term used when a sow or gilt gives birth to a litter of piglets? -
✔✔Farrowing
✔✔Which of the following is the most common and abundant cereal grain? - ✔✔Corn
✔✔Fat rendered from pork carcasses is known as which of the following? - ✔✔Lard
✔✔Depredation is the death of livestock due to which of the following? - ✔✔Predators
✔✔Which of the following species would NOT have a reticular groove? - ✔✔Horse
✔✔Which of the following parasites live in the bile duct of the host? - ✔✔Liver flukes
✔✔Diarrhea, straining, loss of appetite and fever are symptoms common with which of
the following disease? - ✔✔Coccidiosis
✔✔Fats and oils contain how many times more energy than carbohydrates? - ✔✔2.25
✔✔What species is a boar? - ✔✔swine
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Picture of the pig (face forward)....The picture below illustrates which of the following
litter and pig number? - ✔✔2 - 12
✔✔What is the chicken's organ of prehension? - ✔✔Beak
✔✔Which of the following types of medicines are NOT generally given orally? -
✔✔Vaccines
✔✔Which of the following terms is used to define the cyclic period of sexual receptivity
in mammals? - ✔✔Estrus
✔✔Which of the following is required of sheep to be sold at federally approved
interstate livestock auction? - ✔✔scrapies tag
✔✔Which of the following is a side-effect of docking a lamb's tail too short? - ✔✔rectal
prolapse
✔✔At what age should a calf be weaned? - ✔✔eight to ten months of age
✔✔Which of the following best describes the phrase, "The knee is proximal to the
ankle." - ✔✔The knee is near the ankle.
✔✔A female pig which has yet to have a litter is referred to as which of the following? -
✔✔Gilt
✔✔When sows and gilts are ready to give birth, they are often placed in which of the
following? - ✔✔Farrowing crates
✔✔Which of the following dehorning methods is NOT preferred for cattle two months of
age or younger? - ✔✔Scoop dehorner
✔✔What is the fiber produced from the undercoat of a goat's pelt? - ✔✔Cashmere
✔✔Habronemia primarily affects which species? - ✔✔Horse
✔✔Which of the following minerals should be fed in larger amounts? - ✔✔Calcium
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a determining factor when determining the yield grade
of a carcass? - ✔✔Maturity
, ✔✔Which of the following chromosome pairs would a normal female duck have? -
✔✔ZW
✔✔Which of the following parasites are also called blood worms? - ✔✔Strongyles
✔✔What is the correct term for a castrated bull? - ✔✔Steer
✔✔A mixture of feedstuffs used to supply nutrients to an animal is known as which of
the following? - ✔✔Diet
✔✔The removal of wool around the dock and mammary glands is known as which of
the following? - ✔✔Tagging
✔✔Controlled Intravaginal Drug Release (CIDRs) devices release which of the following
hormones in the bloodstreams of the females in an effort to synchronize estrus? -
✔✔Progesterone
✔✔Which terms is used to define the process which brings about the similarities and
differences between parents and offspring? - ✔✔Heredity
✔✔In reference to needles, gauge means which of the following? - ✔✔diameter of the
needle
✔✔What is the term used when a sow or gilt gives birth to a litter of piglets? -
✔✔Farrowing
✔✔Which of the following is the most common and abundant cereal grain? - ✔✔Corn
✔✔Fat rendered from pork carcasses is known as which of the following? - ✔✔Lard
✔✔Depredation is the death of livestock due to which of the following? - ✔✔Predators
✔✔Which of the following species would NOT have a reticular groove? - ✔✔Horse
✔✔Which of the following parasites live in the bile duct of the host? - ✔✔Liver flukes
✔✔Diarrhea, straining, loss of appetite and fever are symptoms common with which of
the following disease? - ✔✔Coccidiosis
✔✔Fats and oils contain how many times more energy than carbohydrates? - ✔✔2.25
✔✔What species is a boar? - ✔✔swine
