TAMU ANSC 107 Test/Quiz #1 Questions
with All Solved Solutions 2026-2027
Edition.
Ad Libitum - Answer -Allowing animals to eat all they want at all times.
-Lots of weight gain in short amount of time. (AKA freshman year)
-Exception are horses.
Compensatory Growth - Answer Increased growth rate in response to previous
undernourishment.
Calorie - Answer Amount of energy needed to raise temperature 1 gram of water 1 degree C
kilocalorie (kcal) - Answer A quantity of heat equal to 1,000 calories. Used to measure the
energy content of food, it is usually called a "Calorie."
Concentrate - Answer A feed that is high in energy, low in fiber content, and highly digestible
TDN - Answer Total Digestible Nutrients
Roughage - Answer A feed that is high in fiber, low in digestible nutrients, and low in energy.
Such feeds as hay, straw, silage, and pasture are examples.
Feeder - Answer Animals which need no further feeding prior to slaughter.
Fill - Answer The contents of the digestive tract
Carcass Merit - Answer -The value of a carcass for consumption
-Value of the carcass depends on the consumer
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 select and remove weak or inferior members from.
Fertility - Answer The capacity to initiate, sustain, and support reproduction
Libido - Answer -Sex drive of the male
-May appear to be a minor problem, but can be a major one for production
Haploid - Answer An organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes.
Artificial Insemination (AI) - Answer Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means
Embryo Transfer (ET) - Answer -The process by which an egg that has been fertilized artificially
is transferred into a recipient female's uterus
-Old technology, but much more effective today
Clone - Answer An organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was
produced
Estrus or Heat - Answer The period of mating activity in the female
Estrus Synchronization - Answer Controlling the estrous cycle so that a high percentage of the
females in the herd express estrus at the same time.
Gestation Period - Answer The length of time between fertilization and birth.
Equine Gestation Length - Answer 340 days
Bovine Gestation Length - Answer 283 days
Porcine Gestation Length - Answer 113 days
Ovine Gestation Length - Answer 147 days
Caprine Gestation Length - Answer 147 days
Dystocia - Answer Difficult birth
with All Solved Solutions 2026-2027
Edition.
Ad Libitum - Answer -Allowing animals to eat all they want at all times.
-Lots of weight gain in short amount of time. (AKA freshman year)
-Exception are horses.
Compensatory Growth - Answer Increased growth rate in response to previous
undernourishment.
Calorie - Answer Amount of energy needed to raise temperature 1 gram of water 1 degree C
kilocalorie (kcal) - Answer A quantity of heat equal to 1,000 calories. Used to measure the
energy content of food, it is usually called a "Calorie."
Concentrate - Answer A feed that is high in energy, low in fiber content, and highly digestible
TDN - Answer Total Digestible Nutrients
Roughage - Answer A feed that is high in fiber, low in digestible nutrients, and low in energy.
Such feeds as hay, straw, silage, and pasture are examples.
Feeder - Answer Animals which need no further feeding prior to slaughter.
Fill - Answer The contents of the digestive tract
Carcass Merit - Answer -The value of a carcass for consumption
-Value of the carcass depends on the consumer
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 select and remove weak or inferior members from.
Fertility - Answer The capacity to initiate, sustain, and support reproduction
Libido - Answer -Sex drive of the male
-May appear to be a minor problem, but can be a major one for production
Haploid - Answer An organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes.
Artificial Insemination (AI) - Answer Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means
Embryo Transfer (ET) - Answer -The process by which an egg that has been fertilized artificially
is transferred into a recipient female's uterus
-Old technology, but much more effective today
Clone - Answer An organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was
produced
Estrus or Heat - Answer The period of mating activity in the female
Estrus Synchronization - Answer Controlling the estrous cycle so that a high percentage of the
females in the herd express estrus at the same time.
Gestation Period - Answer The length of time between fertilization and birth.
Equine Gestation Length - Answer 340 days
Bovine Gestation Length - Answer 283 days
Porcine Gestation Length - Answer 113 days
Ovine Gestation Length - Answer 147 days
Caprine Gestation Length - Answer 147 days
Dystocia - Answer Difficult birth
