ANSC 107: Exam 1 Questions with
Already Solved Solutions 2026-2027
Updated.
Ad Libitum - Answer allowing animals to eat all they want at all times
Compensatory Growth - Answer increased growth rate in response to previous
undernourishment
calorie - Answer the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1
degree
Kilocalorie - Answer 1,000 calories
Concentrate - Answer a feed that is high in energy, low in fiber content, and highly digestible
T.D.N - Answer Includes the total amount of digestible protein, nitrogen-free extract, fiber, and
fat all added together. Approximates energy content.
Roughage - Answer a feed that is high in fiber, low in digestible nutrients, and low in energy.
Ex. hay, straw, pasture, silage.
Feeder - Answer animal which need no further feeding prior to slaughter
1. What are the leading states in sheep and goat production?
2. Leading country? - Answer Texas, California, Wyoming
China
Fill - Answer the contents of the digestive tract
Carcass Merit - Answer the value of a carcass for consumption
Dark Cutter - Answer color of the lean in the carcass. Has a dark appearance usually caused by
stress to the animal prior to slaughter
,Contemporary Group - Answer a set of animals of the same sex and breed that have been
raised under similar environmental and management conditions
Cull - Answer to eliminate from the breeding population
A.I. - Answer artificial insemination
E.T. - Answer embryo transfer
Clone - Answer an individual grown from a single somatic cell of its parent and genetically
identical to it
Estrus - Answer the period of mating activity in the female (ovulating)
Estrous - Answer The entire "cycle."
Time from one heat period to the next
Estrus Synchronization - Answer controlling the estrous cycle so that a high percentage of the
females in the herd estrus estrus at the same time
Gestation Period - Answer term of pregnancy
Equine Gestation - Answer 340 days
Bovine Gestation - Answer 283 days
Porcine Gestation - Answer 113 days
Ovine and Caprine Gestation - Answer 147 days
Dystocia - Answer difficult birth
Colostrum - Answer the first milk given by the female following delivery of her young. Contains
high levels of antibodies which are absorbed by the young for quick immunity
Lactation Period - Answer period that a female produces milk
, Dry - Answer refers to the non-lactating female
Weaning - Answer taking a young animal from it's dam
Anestrous Period - Answer the time when a female is not in estrus. The non-breeding season
Open - Answer refers to a non-pregnant female
DHIA - Answer Dairy Herd Improvement Association. keeps records on dairy herds
Scurs - Answer small hornlike tissue attached to the skin of polled or dehorned animals
Castration - Answer removing the testicles
Spaying - Answer the removal of the ovaries form the female reproductive tract (most often
done in cats and dogs)
T/F: There is more variation between breeds than within breeds - Answer False: There is more
variation within breed than between breeds. (generally true, but some breeds have distinct
advantages in specific traits that set them apart from the others).
Climate
Forage supply
Specific Production Goals - Answer What are factors that influence breeding?
Breed - Answer animals having a common origin and characteristic that distinguish them from
other groups within the same species
Caprine - Answer refers to goats
Ovine - Answer refers to sheep
Bull - Answer male cattle of breeding age
Cow - Answer mature female cattle
Already Solved Solutions 2026-2027
Updated.
Ad Libitum - Answer allowing animals to eat all they want at all times
Compensatory Growth - Answer increased growth rate in response to previous
undernourishment
calorie - Answer the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1
degree
Kilocalorie - Answer 1,000 calories
Concentrate - Answer a feed that is high in energy, low in fiber content, and highly digestible
T.D.N - Answer Includes the total amount of digestible protein, nitrogen-free extract, fiber, and
fat all added together. Approximates energy content.
Roughage - Answer a feed that is high in fiber, low in digestible nutrients, and low in energy.
Ex. hay, straw, pasture, silage.
Feeder - Answer animal which need no further feeding prior to slaughter
1. What are the leading states in sheep and goat production?
2. Leading country? - Answer Texas, California, Wyoming
China
Fill - Answer the contents of the digestive tract
Carcass Merit - Answer the value of a carcass for consumption
Dark Cutter - Answer color of the lean in the carcass. Has a dark appearance usually caused by
stress to the animal prior to slaughter
,Contemporary Group - Answer a set of animals of the same sex and breed that have been
raised under similar environmental and management conditions
Cull - Answer to eliminate from the breeding population
A.I. - Answer artificial insemination
E.T. - Answer embryo transfer
Clone - Answer an individual grown from a single somatic cell of its parent and genetically
identical to it
Estrus - Answer the period of mating activity in the female (ovulating)
Estrous - Answer The entire "cycle."
Time from one heat period to the next
Estrus Synchronization - Answer controlling the estrous cycle so that a high percentage of the
females in the herd estrus estrus at the same time
Gestation Period - Answer term of pregnancy
Equine Gestation - Answer 340 days
Bovine Gestation - Answer 283 days
Porcine Gestation - Answer 113 days
Ovine and Caprine Gestation - Answer 147 days
Dystocia - Answer difficult birth
Colostrum - Answer the first milk given by the female following delivery of her young. Contains
high levels of antibodies which are absorbed by the young for quick immunity
Lactation Period - Answer period that a female produces milk
, Dry - Answer refers to the non-lactating female
Weaning - Answer taking a young animal from it's dam
Anestrous Period - Answer the time when a female is not in estrus. The non-breeding season
Open - Answer refers to a non-pregnant female
DHIA - Answer Dairy Herd Improvement Association. keeps records on dairy herds
Scurs - Answer small hornlike tissue attached to the skin of polled or dehorned animals
Castration - Answer removing the testicles
Spaying - Answer the removal of the ovaries form the female reproductive tract (most often
done in cats and dogs)
T/F: There is more variation between breeds than within breeds - Answer False: There is more
variation within breed than between breeds. (generally true, but some breeds have distinct
advantages in specific traits that set them apart from the others).
Climate
Forage supply
Specific Production Goals - Answer What are factors that influence breeding?
Breed - Answer animals having a common origin and characteristic that distinguish them from
other groups within the same species
Caprine - Answer refers to goats
Ovine - Answer refers to sheep
Bull - Answer male cattle of breeding age
Cow - Answer mature female cattle
