ANSC 2050 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Ethology - Answers - study of animal behavior
Temperament - Answers - an animal's __________________ is one determinant of who it will react
during handling
Dominance - Answers - handlers can control animals more efficiently if they exert
___________________ onto the animal
Social ranking - Answers - animals within a herd have different...
Control - Answers - ____________ over an animal's movement is required for just about every
technique that a livestock producer performs
False - Answers - t/f one restraint method is appropriate for all management practices, regardless of
species
Balanced - Answers - restraint devices should support the animal in a ______________ position
False ; animals have *rights* - Answers - t/f: animal welfare means that animals, like humans, have
interests that cannot be sacrificed or traded away just because it might benefit others
Stress - Answers - reducing this in production of livestock increases productivity
True - Answers - t/f: social interaction plays a huge role in animal production
False - Answers - t/f: hormones are used in *poultry* to increase growth and profits
True - Answers - t/f: hogs will eliminate waste in definite areas of the pasture or pen
False - Answers - t/f: broiler chickens are a terminal cross that produces eggs
True - Answers - t/f: the US is the largest poultry meat-producing country in the world
False - Answers - t/f: Louisiana is one of the top 10 states for broiler production
Care soliciting behavior - Answers - which system of animal behavior refers to young crying for help
when distressed, disturbed, or hungry?
Lambing jugs - Answers - ewes and their newborn lambs are placed in _____________ in order to
encourage bonding
12-18 - Answers - on average, cattle defecate how many times per day?
, 300 - Answers - cattle, pigs, and sheep have a visual fiels in excess of _____________ degrees
Point of balance - Answers - when working with livestock, animals move forward when the handler
crosses the ______________ of each animal.
Genetics and previous experiences - Answers - temperament of an animal is related to what two things?
Chemical sedation - Answers - of the five types of animal restraint, which is the strongest method of
controlling the movement of an animal?
Stanchion - Answers - which of the following is not a component of a beef cattle working facility?
Flanking - Answers - which restraint method is most appropriate when processing newborn calves
Squeeze chute - Answers - which of the following is not a restraint method used with horses?
Squeeze chute - Answers - which restraint method is most appropriate for ear tagging a mature beef
cow?
Shrink - Answers - animals usually lose about 3% of their live weight when transported, this is called?
Rumping - Answers - this term refers to playing a sheep in the upright position in order to access the
animal's underside to perform various management practices
Stanchion - Answers - a ___________ is an appropriate restraint technique to use for milking, grooming,
and foot trimming on dairy goats
75 - Answers - when pigs are less than ________ lbs, restraining by hand is most efficient
Decreased egg quality - Answers - a decrease in dietary calcium in layer hens will result in?
Vertically integrated - Answers - the poultry industry is ______________________, which means that all
phases of production fall under the same ownership
Poultry - Answers - what is the largest animal agriculture industry in the state of Louisiana?
Foot baths, car washes, all in all out system - Answers - what are 3 biosecurity measures used on poultry
farms
Finisher - Answers - poultry are fed in three phases depending on age. What is the last feeding phase
called, where broilers are fed pellets from day 25 to slaughter?
25 - Answers - how many hours on average does it take for a hen to lay an egg
White leghorn - Answers - this breed of chicken is most commonly used for egg production
Molt - Answers - what is referred to as the period of egg laying rest in hens?
Ethology - Answers - study of animal behavior
Temperament - Answers - an animal's __________________ is one determinant of who it will react
during handling
Dominance - Answers - handlers can control animals more efficiently if they exert
___________________ onto the animal
Social ranking - Answers - animals within a herd have different...
Control - Answers - ____________ over an animal's movement is required for just about every
technique that a livestock producer performs
False - Answers - t/f one restraint method is appropriate for all management practices, regardless of
species
Balanced - Answers - restraint devices should support the animal in a ______________ position
False ; animals have *rights* - Answers - t/f: animal welfare means that animals, like humans, have
interests that cannot be sacrificed or traded away just because it might benefit others
Stress - Answers - reducing this in production of livestock increases productivity
True - Answers - t/f: social interaction plays a huge role in animal production
False - Answers - t/f: hormones are used in *poultry* to increase growth and profits
True - Answers - t/f: hogs will eliminate waste in definite areas of the pasture or pen
False - Answers - t/f: broiler chickens are a terminal cross that produces eggs
True - Answers - t/f: the US is the largest poultry meat-producing country in the world
False - Answers - t/f: Louisiana is one of the top 10 states for broiler production
Care soliciting behavior - Answers - which system of animal behavior refers to young crying for help
when distressed, disturbed, or hungry?
Lambing jugs - Answers - ewes and their newborn lambs are placed in _____________ in order to
encourage bonding
12-18 - Answers - on average, cattle defecate how many times per day?
, 300 - Answers - cattle, pigs, and sheep have a visual fiels in excess of _____________ degrees
Point of balance - Answers - when working with livestock, animals move forward when the handler
crosses the ______________ of each animal.
Genetics and previous experiences - Answers - temperament of an animal is related to what two things?
Chemical sedation - Answers - of the five types of animal restraint, which is the strongest method of
controlling the movement of an animal?
Stanchion - Answers - which of the following is not a component of a beef cattle working facility?
Flanking - Answers - which restraint method is most appropriate when processing newborn calves
Squeeze chute - Answers - which of the following is not a restraint method used with horses?
Squeeze chute - Answers - which restraint method is most appropriate for ear tagging a mature beef
cow?
Shrink - Answers - animals usually lose about 3% of their live weight when transported, this is called?
Rumping - Answers - this term refers to playing a sheep in the upright position in order to access the
animal's underside to perform various management practices
Stanchion - Answers - a ___________ is an appropriate restraint technique to use for milking, grooming,
and foot trimming on dairy goats
75 - Answers - when pigs are less than ________ lbs, restraining by hand is most efficient
Decreased egg quality - Answers - a decrease in dietary calcium in layer hens will result in?
Vertically integrated - Answers - the poultry industry is ______________________, which means that all
phases of production fall under the same ownership
Poultry - Answers - what is the largest animal agriculture industry in the state of Louisiana?
Foot baths, car washes, all in all out system - Answers - what are 3 biosecurity measures used on poultry
farms
Finisher - Answers - poultry are fed in three phases depending on age. What is the last feeding phase
called, where broilers are fed pellets from day 25 to slaughter?
25 - Answers - how many hours on average does it take for a hen to lay an egg
White leghorn - Answers - this breed of chicken is most commonly used for egg production
Molt - Answers - what is referred to as the period of egg laying rest in hens?
