ANSC 1011 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A.
Which 2 feed ingredients are most commonly fed to swine and poultry?
Corn and soybean meal
Oats and cottonseed meal
Corn silage and hay
Corn and soybean meal
Commercial pigs in the U.S. are normally weaned at 21 days
14 days
56 days
21 days
42 days
21 days
What is the name of a castrated male pig?
Barrow
Tom
Capon
Steer
Wether
Barrow
Pigs usually reach ideal market size at
280 lbs and 1 year of age
200 lbs and 3 months of age
,350 lbs and 6 months of age
280 lbs and 6 months of age
280 lbs and 6 months of age
Which of the following milking procedures has been proven to be most effective
in preventing mastitis?
Washing the udder with lots of water
Checking the foremilk
Dipping the teats with an approved teat dip
Providing a stress free environment
All of the above
Dipping the teats with an approved teat dip
This breed is a native of South Africa, prolific, has good mothering ability, good
carcass quality, and is considered to be the "Gold Standard" for meat goats
Spanish-Brush
Myotonic
Boer
Saanan
Angora
Boer
The swine industry is the largest money-generating commodity in all of
agriculture in the U.S.
False
What does "ad libitum" mean?
Animals have only a limited amount of feed
Animals have unlimited feed availability and can eat as much as they want
Animals are fed once per day
,Animals have unlimited feed availability and can eat as much as they want
The average lactation length of a dairy cow in the U.S. is
205 days
365 days
114 days
305 days
305 days
Which of the following is not an important meat breed of sheep?
Suffolk
Dorset
Delaine-Merino
Hampshire
None of these
Delaine-Merino
Which breed of sheep has a natural resilience to parasites?
Katahdin
Rambouillet
Hampshire
Suffolk
Gulf Coast Native
Gulf Coast Native
For gilts to farrow by the time they are 1 year of age, they should be bred
24 months of age
8 months of age
11 months of age
, 8 months of age
Which hormones are primarily responsible for mammary duct and alveolar
development?
Oxytocin and growth hormone
Growth hormone and cortisol
Estrogen and oxytocin
Estrogen and progesterone
Estrogen and progesterone
A high proportion of the diet of sheep and goats (as much as 75%-90%) is usually
which type of feed?
Vitamin and mineral supplements
Forages
Corn and soybean meal
Forages
What are the goals when going through the process of dehorning cattle?
The procedure is done in a humane manner
The person doing the procedure is not harmed or put at risk of injury
the procedure causes the least amount of pain possible to the animal
All of the above
All of the above
Horse markings are always ___ in color
Gray
Bay
AND ANSWERS RATED A.
Which 2 feed ingredients are most commonly fed to swine and poultry?
Corn and soybean meal
Oats and cottonseed meal
Corn silage and hay
Corn and soybean meal
Commercial pigs in the U.S. are normally weaned at 21 days
14 days
56 days
21 days
42 days
21 days
What is the name of a castrated male pig?
Barrow
Tom
Capon
Steer
Wether
Barrow
Pigs usually reach ideal market size at
280 lbs and 1 year of age
200 lbs and 3 months of age
,350 lbs and 6 months of age
280 lbs and 6 months of age
280 lbs and 6 months of age
Which of the following milking procedures has been proven to be most effective
in preventing mastitis?
Washing the udder with lots of water
Checking the foremilk
Dipping the teats with an approved teat dip
Providing a stress free environment
All of the above
Dipping the teats with an approved teat dip
This breed is a native of South Africa, prolific, has good mothering ability, good
carcass quality, and is considered to be the "Gold Standard" for meat goats
Spanish-Brush
Myotonic
Boer
Saanan
Angora
Boer
The swine industry is the largest money-generating commodity in all of
agriculture in the U.S.
False
What does "ad libitum" mean?
Animals have only a limited amount of feed
Animals have unlimited feed availability and can eat as much as they want
Animals are fed once per day
,Animals have unlimited feed availability and can eat as much as they want
The average lactation length of a dairy cow in the U.S. is
205 days
365 days
114 days
305 days
305 days
Which of the following is not an important meat breed of sheep?
Suffolk
Dorset
Delaine-Merino
Hampshire
None of these
Delaine-Merino
Which breed of sheep has a natural resilience to parasites?
Katahdin
Rambouillet
Hampshire
Suffolk
Gulf Coast Native
Gulf Coast Native
For gilts to farrow by the time they are 1 year of age, they should be bred
24 months of age
8 months of age
11 months of age
, 8 months of age
Which hormones are primarily responsible for mammary duct and alveolar
development?
Oxytocin and growth hormone
Growth hormone and cortisol
Estrogen and oxytocin
Estrogen and progesterone
Estrogen and progesterone
A high proportion of the diet of sheep and goats (as much as 75%-90%) is usually
which type of feed?
Vitamin and mineral supplements
Forages
Corn and soybean meal
Forages
What are the goals when going through the process of dehorning cattle?
The procedure is done in a humane manner
The person doing the procedure is not harmed or put at risk of injury
the procedure causes the least amount of pain possible to the animal
All of the above
All of the above
Horse markings are always ___ in color
Gray
Bay
