ANSC 1401 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TIP
✔✔Which of the following describes a young female bovine? - ✔✔Heifer
✔✔A group of sheep is called - ✔✔Flock
✔✔A ___ is an organic nutrient that is found in both fat soluble and water soluble forms
- ✔✔Vitamin
✔✔A ___ is a nutrient that is a dense energy source, can be solid or liquid - ✔✔Fat
✔✔A ___ protein is comprised of amino acids & contains nitrogen - ✔✔Protein
✔✔A ___ is an inorganic nutrient, either macro or micro depending on amount needed -
✔✔Mineral
✔✔Organic nutrient (containing C, H, & O) that is a major source of energy in livestock
diets - ✔✔Carbohydrate
✔✔Which of the following vitamins is responsible for eyes and visual pigments - ✔✔A
✔✔A deficiency of which mineral causes white muscle disease? - ✔✔Selenium
✔✔Which of the following animal feed classification is considered high in energy, low in
fiber and highly digestible (80-90%) - ✔✔Concentrates
✔✔Which part of the digestive tract of a horse is responsible for fermentation? -
✔✔Cecum
✔✔Which part of the chicken digestive tract is responsible for storage of food and some
fermentation? - ✔✔Crop
✔✔Which part of the chicken digestive tract is responsible for grinding smaller
particles? - ✔✔Gizzard
✔✔Animals will die quickly from the lack of which nutrient? - ✔✔Water
✔✔Tender meat from young cattle that are harvested under 1 year of age is called -
✔✔Veal
, ✔✔Which is NOT a benefit of including rumensin to a feed ration for growing a steer? -
✔✔Increase marbling
✔✔The common name of a mature male cat is a - ✔✔Tom
✔✔A nonessential nutrient for a ruminant animal would be fatty acids - ✔✔Vitamin C,
Vitamin B, or Fatty Acids
✔✔which of the following is NOT classified as a monogastric - ✔✔Cow
✔✔which product is harvested at the highest percent moisture - ✔✔Corn Silage
✔✔Animal products contribute a higher percentage of protein in the human diet than
plant products (true/false) - ✔✔False
✔✔Concentrates are generally lower in energy than roughages (true/false) - ✔✔False
✔✔The formula to crude protein of a feed is CP= grams of nitrogen x 7.50 - ✔✔False
✔✔Tall Fescue grass is sometimes problematic if grazed during the warm months due
to the presence of a fungus called endophyte (true/false) - ✔✔True
✔✔Roughages are digested more rapidly than concentrate feeds (true/false) - ✔✔False
✔✔The gestation length for a mare is approximately - ✔✔336 Days
✔✔The normal length of estrus for a sow is approximately - ✔✔60 hrs
✔✔leydig cells housed in between the seminiferous tubules of the testes are
responsible for - ✔✔Testosterone Production
✔✔The length of estrus for a cow is usually - ✔✔18 hrs
✔✔The gestation length for a ewe is approximately - ✔✔147 days
✔✔which hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary and triggers ovulation &
development of the corpus luteum? - ✔✔LH ( Luteinizing Hormone)
✔✔The ____ in the hen reproductive tract is responsible for formation of the shell and
shell pigment - ✔✔Uterus
✔✔A normal gestation length for a cow is - ✔✔285 days
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TIP
✔✔Which of the following describes a young female bovine? - ✔✔Heifer
✔✔A group of sheep is called - ✔✔Flock
✔✔A ___ is an organic nutrient that is found in both fat soluble and water soluble forms
- ✔✔Vitamin
✔✔A ___ is a nutrient that is a dense energy source, can be solid or liquid - ✔✔Fat
✔✔A ___ protein is comprised of amino acids & contains nitrogen - ✔✔Protein
✔✔A ___ is an inorganic nutrient, either macro or micro depending on amount needed -
✔✔Mineral
✔✔Organic nutrient (containing C, H, & O) that is a major source of energy in livestock
diets - ✔✔Carbohydrate
✔✔Which of the following vitamins is responsible for eyes and visual pigments - ✔✔A
✔✔A deficiency of which mineral causes white muscle disease? - ✔✔Selenium
✔✔Which of the following animal feed classification is considered high in energy, low in
fiber and highly digestible (80-90%) - ✔✔Concentrates
✔✔Which part of the digestive tract of a horse is responsible for fermentation? -
✔✔Cecum
✔✔Which part of the chicken digestive tract is responsible for storage of food and some
fermentation? - ✔✔Crop
✔✔Which part of the chicken digestive tract is responsible for grinding smaller
particles? - ✔✔Gizzard
✔✔Animals will die quickly from the lack of which nutrient? - ✔✔Water
✔✔Tender meat from young cattle that are harvested under 1 year of age is called -
✔✔Veal
, ✔✔Which is NOT a benefit of including rumensin to a feed ration for growing a steer? -
✔✔Increase marbling
✔✔The common name of a mature male cat is a - ✔✔Tom
✔✔A nonessential nutrient for a ruminant animal would be fatty acids - ✔✔Vitamin C,
Vitamin B, or Fatty Acids
✔✔which of the following is NOT classified as a monogastric - ✔✔Cow
✔✔which product is harvested at the highest percent moisture - ✔✔Corn Silage
✔✔Animal products contribute a higher percentage of protein in the human diet than
plant products (true/false) - ✔✔False
✔✔Concentrates are generally lower in energy than roughages (true/false) - ✔✔False
✔✔The formula to crude protein of a feed is CP= grams of nitrogen x 7.50 - ✔✔False
✔✔Tall Fescue grass is sometimes problematic if grazed during the warm months due
to the presence of a fungus called endophyte (true/false) - ✔✔True
✔✔Roughages are digested more rapidly than concentrate feeds (true/false) - ✔✔False
✔✔The gestation length for a mare is approximately - ✔✔336 Days
✔✔The normal length of estrus for a sow is approximately - ✔✔60 hrs
✔✔leydig cells housed in between the seminiferous tubules of the testes are
responsible for - ✔✔Testosterone Production
✔✔The length of estrus for a cow is usually - ✔✔18 hrs
✔✔The gestation length for a ewe is approximately - ✔✔147 days
✔✔which hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary and triggers ovulation &
development of the corpus luteum? - ✔✔LH ( Luteinizing Hormone)
✔✔The ____ in the hen reproductive tract is responsible for formation of the shell and
shell pigment - ✔✔Uterus
✔✔A normal gestation length for a cow is - ✔✔285 days
