T/F : It is common practice in the U.S. to inject growth hormones
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into the breasts of broiler chickens. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔False
Approximately how much heavier are broiler chickens today at |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
harvest then they were in 1955? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3 lbs
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heavier
Which is the most commonly used breed of chicken for egg
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production in the U.S.? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔White Leghorn |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
T/F : The mothering behavior in hens where they are choosing to
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sit on the eggs and incubate them is referred to as broody. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True |\ |\
T/F : Sizes of eggs are classified according to minimum net
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weight expressed in the individual egg. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔False
Which breed of sheep did Dr. Page refer to as the "King" of the
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terminal sire breeds - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Suffolk
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Producers on enterprises with more than 10 goats generally|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
report that their goats are used for: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Meat
,What predator kills the greatest percentage of sheep in Utah and
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across the U.S.? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Coyote
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If you are operating on BLM rangeland and are allowed to run
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150 cow calf pairs for a month. If you were to run the animal unit
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equivalent of sheep, how many sheep would you be able to have
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based on the class discussion? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔750
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Sheep
Fine wool breeds of sheep : - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Merino,
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Rambouillet
Which dairy goat breed was used at USU to create the genetically
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altered "Spider Goats" that we talked about in class? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Saanen |\
What type of fibers can be found within a sheep fleece? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Wool, kemp, hair |\ |\ |\ |\
Which country is the leader in total cattle numbers? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔India |\
Which Country is the leader in total beef production? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔United States |\ |\
Which best defines a stocker operation? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Adds weight to weaned calves before finishing
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,Which of the following British breeds is the most popular in the
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United States? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Angus
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Continental breeds were introduced into crossbreeding programs
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to: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Increase heterosis, increase muscle
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growth, increase size of calves
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T/F : We find more cattle in states like New Mexico and Utah
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because we need less acres per cow compared to states like
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Kentucky or Florida. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False
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T/F : The "Beef Cycle" we discussed in class is a 10 year cycle,
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with 5 years of growth followed by 5 years of decreased cattle
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numbers. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True |\ |\ |\ |\
T/F : The three largest beef packing plants in the U.S. harvest
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approximately 75% of all cattle in the U.S. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔True
Which is the best breed of cattle? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It
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depends
Approximately how long does it take for milk let down after a calf
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stimulates the teats of a mother cow? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1
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minute
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, ----- is the primary hormone responsible for milk letdown, it is
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produced by the posterior pituitary and carried to the all parts of
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the body through the ----- system. The target tissue is smooth
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muscle cells that surround alveoli in the mammary gland. This
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hormone is a muscle ----- - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Oxytocin,
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circulatory, contractor |\
T/F : Milk is a poor source of iron and vitamin C as it has very
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little, if any. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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There are approximately how many alveoli in 1 cubic inch of
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mammary secretory tissue. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1 million
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T/F : Cotyledonary, Diffuse, Discoid, and Zonary all describe
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types of placentation. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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T/F : Homogenization takes part of the fat out of milk thereby
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keeping it from rising to the top. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False
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T/F : Pasteurization heats milk to a temperature that kills all
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bacteria in the milk. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False
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T/F : The process of milk letdown is a neurohormonal response to
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proper stimuli because it involves both the nervous system and
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hormones. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True |\ |\ |\ |\
T/F : During the past 10-15 years, per capita fluid milk
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consumption has remained the same with cheese consumption |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\