ADVS 1110 Midterm EXAM WITH ANSWERS

ADVS 1110 Midterm EXAM WITH |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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What do the following acronyms stand for as they relate to
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animal agriculture? |\ |\




EPD
USDA
TMR
CAFO
AI
AQHA
PETA
DVM
BSE - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔EPD - Expected Progeny Difference
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USDA - United States Dept. of Ag
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TMR - Total Mixed Ration
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CAFO - Confined Animal Feeding Operation
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AI - Artificial Insemination
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AQHA- American Quarter Horse Association
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PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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DVM - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
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BSE- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
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,What percent of food produced for human consumption in the
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U.S. is wasted? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10%
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How many fluid ounces are in one quart? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔32


What percent of the world's population consumes agricultural
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products? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔50% |\ |\ |\ |\




What is the meaning of the word anthropogenic? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The impact of man on nature |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Equus Caballus - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Horse
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Bos Taurus - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cow
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Ovis Aries - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sheep
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Sus scroga domesticus - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Pig
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A given dairy cow consumes 40 pounds of corn silage as part of
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her daily ration. The silage is 67% water. How many pounds of
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dry matter is this cow getting from silage? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔13.2

, At the meat case in the grocery store there is chicken that is
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labelled "fresh". What does that mean? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Fresh means that it was living a couple of days ago. It is the
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most recent chicken that was killed and processed.
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Urea and ammonia are examples of non-protein nitrogen that
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may be included in the ration of ruminants. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔True
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Meadows are not suitable for growing cultivated crops because
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the ground water it too close to the surface. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔True |\




The percent of populations economically active in agriculture for
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the US and the world are: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1% and 37%
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respectively


What kind of corn plant is relatively new and was developed as a
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silage corn? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Brown midrib corn
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The 3 missions of land-grant universities are: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Teaching, research, extension |\ |\ |\




Barley straw and baled corn stalks are generally considered agri-
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industrial by-products. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False|\ |\ |\ |\ |\