ANSC 1401 Exam 1 And 2 Study Guide
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Rank the following from first to last in the order of domestication - Answer 1. Dog
2. Sheep
3. Goats, Pigs, & Cattle
4. Chickens
5. Horses
Which of the following has the highest annual growth rate when considering world distribution
of
animals. - Answer Chickens
The International Agency concerned with communication of animal disease across trade
partners is the
FAO. - Answer False
Compared to the rest of the world the U.S. consumes more animal sourced energy and protein.
- Answer True
Which country leads the world per capita for red meat and poultry production? - Answer New
Zealand
What type of meat is the most widely consumed in the world? - Answer Pork
Which animal sources make up 96% of the worlds milk supply? - Answer Buffalo and Cow
Which country is the largest producer of table eggs? - Answer China
Match the term with the correct species.
Ewe -
Wether -
Gilt -
Barrow - - Answer Ovine female
Ovine male
,Porcine female
Porcine male
Match the term with the correct species
Pullet -
Queen -
Mare -
Stallion - - Answer Galliformes
Feline
Equine female
Equine male
A virus is a single-celled organism - Answer False
A disease agent is called an antigen. - Answer True
Vaccines are used as preventatives of disease to build immunity to an antigen. - Answer True
Which type of immunity is the first line of defense against an antigen? - Answer Innate
Castration - Answer Removal of the male testes
Spaying - Answer Removal of the female ovaries
Docking - Answer Removal of the tail
Donor - Answer Dam who's genetic offspring has been harvested
Recipient - Answer Female who receives another dam's genetic embryo
Clone - Answer An individual grown from a single somatic cell of its parent producing a
genetically identical
offspring
Estrous - Answer The entire reproductive cycle of the female
, Estrus - Answer The period of receptive mating activity in the female (aka "heat")
A female who is not yet cycling is in gestation - Answer False
The term "open" can have either positive or negative meaning depending on producer goals. -
Answer True
Which species has the longest gestation length? - Answer Equine
Which species does not have a "gestation" length? - Answer Galliformes
In large animal species, what is the correct presentation of the young during labor? - Answer
Anterior presentation
Colostrum contributes to passive immunity from the dam to the newborn offspring. - Answer
True
Only male livestock species have horns or scurs - Answer False
Roughages/Forages are only fermentable by grazing animals. - Answer True
In a production operation, a female which fails to re-breed is ____. Choose all that apply. -
Answer Open and Culled
In which species is P.S.E. a concern? - Answer Porcine
2. A good productive sow will typically return to estrus within ____ days of weaning. - Answer
8
A pig is harvested at approximately 6 months old and ____ lbs. - Answer 270
A sow will be allowed to lactate for ____ days before her piglets are weaned. - Answer 21
A sow will stay in estrus for ___ day(s) - Answer 2
Questions With 100%Actual Detailed
Answers 2026-2027 Updated.
Rank the following from first to last in the order of domestication - Answer 1. Dog
2. Sheep
3. Goats, Pigs, & Cattle
4. Chickens
5. Horses
Which of the following has the highest annual growth rate when considering world distribution
of
animals. - Answer Chickens
The International Agency concerned with communication of animal disease across trade
partners is the
FAO. - Answer False
Compared to the rest of the world the U.S. consumes more animal sourced energy and protein.
- Answer True
Which country leads the world per capita for red meat and poultry production? - Answer New
Zealand
What type of meat is the most widely consumed in the world? - Answer Pork
Which animal sources make up 96% of the worlds milk supply? - Answer Buffalo and Cow
Which country is the largest producer of table eggs? - Answer China
Match the term with the correct species.
Ewe -
Wether -
Gilt -
Barrow - - Answer Ovine female
Ovine male
,Porcine female
Porcine male
Match the term with the correct species
Pullet -
Queen -
Mare -
Stallion - - Answer Galliformes
Feline
Equine female
Equine male
A virus is a single-celled organism - Answer False
A disease agent is called an antigen. - Answer True
Vaccines are used as preventatives of disease to build immunity to an antigen. - Answer True
Which type of immunity is the first line of defense against an antigen? - Answer Innate
Castration - Answer Removal of the male testes
Spaying - Answer Removal of the female ovaries
Docking - Answer Removal of the tail
Donor - Answer Dam who's genetic offspring has been harvested
Recipient - Answer Female who receives another dam's genetic embryo
Clone - Answer An individual grown from a single somatic cell of its parent producing a
genetically identical
offspring
Estrous - Answer The entire reproductive cycle of the female
, Estrus - Answer The period of receptive mating activity in the female (aka "heat")
A female who is not yet cycling is in gestation - Answer False
The term "open" can have either positive or negative meaning depending on producer goals. -
Answer True
Which species has the longest gestation length? - Answer Equine
Which species does not have a "gestation" length? - Answer Galliformes
In large animal species, what is the correct presentation of the young during labor? - Answer
Anterior presentation
Colostrum contributes to passive immunity from the dam to the newborn offspring. - Answer
True
Only male livestock species have horns or scurs - Answer False
Roughages/Forages are only fermentable by grazing animals. - Answer True
In a production operation, a female which fails to re-breed is ____. Choose all that apply. -
Answer Open and Culled
In which species is P.S.E. a concern? - Answer Porcine
2. A good productive sow will typically return to estrus within ____ days of weaning. - Answer
8
A pig is harvested at approximately 6 months old and ____ lbs. - Answer 270
A sow will be allowed to lactate for ____ days before her piglets are weaned. - Answer 21
A sow will stay in estrus for ___ day(s) - Answer 2
