NESA Quixbowl Practice UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What does BCS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Body condition Score
What does EBV stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Estimated breeding value
What does EPD stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Expected progeny difference
What does the CMT stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - California Mastitis Test
What are the two hormones released by the pituitary in response to GnRH? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
What is mastication? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chewing
What does BAR stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bright Alert Responsive
What is rumination? - CORRECT ANSWER - Regurgitation and chewing of cud
What is eructation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Burping (releasing of gasses, typically those
produced by the rumen)
What is dry matter? - CORRECT ANSWER - Feed with all the moisture removed
How many seconds is accepted for capillary refill? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 to 2
seconds
,What is a Gilt? - CORRECT ANSWER - Young Female Pig
What is a Barrow? - CORRECT ANSWER - Castrated Male Pig
What is the term for that system of classifying and identifying organisms-introduces by Swedish
scientists Carolus Linnaeus in 1758 - CORRECT ANSWER - Taxonomy
What is the cross of a mare and a jack? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mule
What is the cross of a jinny and a stallion? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hinny
What type of cattle does the scientific name Bob Indicus refer to? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Heat tolerant breeds, from Southeast Asia, brahman or zebu
What is the scientific name of a sheep? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ovis Aries
What species does Capra hircus refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Goats
What is the scientific name of a Pig? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sus scrofa domesticus
Define Fermentation - CORRECT ANSWER - Enzymatic breakdown of energy rich
compounds in an anaerobic environment
What stomach chamber is referred to as the true stomach? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Abomasum
What percentage protein must a protein supplement consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER -
20%
, Define TMR - CORRECT ANSWER - Total Mixed Ration
Name an example of an animal with hypsodont teeth - CORRECT ANSWER - Horse,
Ruminant (check), boars (canines), rodents
How meat dogs are kept as pets in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - 77 million
How many cats are kept as pets in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - 86 million
What percentage of lost dogs that arrive to shelters are reunited with their families? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 20%
In relation to aquaculture, what is milt? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fish Sperm
In relation to aquaculture, what does the term spawning refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Deposition of eggs
In relation to aquaculture, what is a fry? - CORRECT ANSWER - Juvenile fish, yolk sac
almost disappeared
What is the order of the gastrointestinal tract in ruminants? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Mouth > esophagus > reticulum > rumen > omasum > abomasum> small intestine (duodenum,
jejunum, ileum) > large intestine > rectum > anus
What are the three sections of the small intestines in order? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
What is the functional unit of the kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nephron
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What does BCS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Body condition Score
What does EBV stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Estimated breeding value
What does EPD stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Expected progeny difference
What does the CMT stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - California Mastitis Test
What are the two hormones released by the pituitary in response to GnRH? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
What is mastication? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chewing
What does BAR stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bright Alert Responsive
What is rumination? - CORRECT ANSWER - Regurgitation and chewing of cud
What is eructation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Burping (releasing of gasses, typically those
produced by the rumen)
What is dry matter? - CORRECT ANSWER - Feed with all the moisture removed
How many seconds is accepted for capillary refill? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 to 2
seconds
,What is a Gilt? - CORRECT ANSWER - Young Female Pig
What is a Barrow? - CORRECT ANSWER - Castrated Male Pig
What is the term for that system of classifying and identifying organisms-introduces by Swedish
scientists Carolus Linnaeus in 1758 - CORRECT ANSWER - Taxonomy
What is the cross of a mare and a jack? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mule
What is the cross of a jinny and a stallion? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hinny
What type of cattle does the scientific name Bob Indicus refer to? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Heat tolerant breeds, from Southeast Asia, brahman or zebu
What is the scientific name of a sheep? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ovis Aries
What species does Capra hircus refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Goats
What is the scientific name of a Pig? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sus scrofa domesticus
Define Fermentation - CORRECT ANSWER - Enzymatic breakdown of energy rich
compounds in an anaerobic environment
What stomach chamber is referred to as the true stomach? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Abomasum
What percentage protein must a protein supplement consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER -
20%
, Define TMR - CORRECT ANSWER - Total Mixed Ration
Name an example of an animal with hypsodont teeth - CORRECT ANSWER - Horse,
Ruminant (check), boars (canines), rodents
How meat dogs are kept as pets in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - 77 million
How many cats are kept as pets in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - 86 million
What percentage of lost dogs that arrive to shelters are reunited with their families? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 20%
In relation to aquaculture, what is milt? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fish Sperm
In relation to aquaculture, what does the term spawning refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Deposition of eggs
In relation to aquaculture, what is a fry? - CORRECT ANSWER - Juvenile fish, yolk sac
almost disappeared
What is the order of the gastrointestinal tract in ruminants? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Mouth > esophagus > reticulum > rumen > omasum > abomasum> small intestine (duodenum,
jejunum, ileum) > large intestine > rectum > anus
What are the three sections of the small intestines in order? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
What is the functional unit of the kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nephron
