ANSC 107 Exam 1 TAMU Test Questions
with All Solved Solutions 2026-2027
Edition.
Breed - Answer Animals of common origin having characteristics that distinguish them other
groups within the same species
Sire Breed - Answer Fast growing, muscular, late maturing, low milking
Maternal Breed - Answer Heavy milking, early maturing sexually, inherently fertile, small to
moderate size
Dual Purpose Breed - Answer Excel in sire and maternal characteristics
Useful to segregate breeds according to maturing rates can be an indicator of - Answer Frame
size at maturity, chronological age at maturity, leanness, marbling ability, muscling, fleshing
ability, fertility
Angus (cattle) - Answer Scotland, black, naturally polled, and moderate size
Hereford (cattle) - Answer England, red with white face, poorest marbling, cancer in the eye
easily because sunburn
Shorthorn (cattle) - Answer English, red, white, & roan, excellent milk production
Bos Indicus Breeds - Answer Eared cattle; long and floppy ears
Brahman (cattle) - Answer India, red & gray, heat tolerance, disease & insect resistance &
crossing ability, highest stress cattle
Brangus (cattle) - Answer U.S., 5/8 Angus and 3/8 Brahman, high energy, good mothers
Santa Gertrudis (cattle) - Answer U.S., 5/8 Shorthorn and 3/8 Brahman, developed on the King
Ranch in Kingsville, TX by Robert J. Kleberg, Santa Cruz composite
Beefmaster (cattle) - Answer U.S., 6 essentials: weight, conformation, fertility, hardiness,
disposition, and milking ability. No color pattern.
,Hardiness (cattle) - Answer They can survive anywhere
Charolais (cattle) - Answer France, large framed, off-white, heavy birth weights and large
mature size
Chianina (cattle) - Answer Italy, one of the world's oldest breeds. Traditionally short, straight
off-white hair coat. Now they are black and fluffy
Limousin (cattle) - Answer France, extremely lean, reddish gold
Texas Longhorn (cattle) - Answer Hobby breed
Ranking Breeds - Answer Hot & Humid, material traits, muscularity, marbling ability, cold
winters, rapid growth
Brown Swiss (cattle) - Answer Switzerland, large docile, brown to various shades, from light
brow with gray or silvery tones to very dark brown, lowest production dairy breed, have high
libido so they figure out when women are in heat
Holstein-Friesian (cattle) - Answer Netherlands, highest fluid milk production, dominant breed
of dairy cattle, black & white color pattern
Jersey (cattle) - Answer Isle of Jersey, small, buttermilk production, light tan to dark fawn
Swine Breeds - Answer Seedstock productions, commercial producers, corporate production
units
Seedstock Productions - Answer Producing genetics for commercial protection
Commercial Production - Answer Outcome is protein
Corporate Production Units - Answer Specific goals, guidelines, and restrictions
Swine Reproduction - Answer Fast turnover
Swine Association - Answer National Pork board (educate meat scientist)
, Landrace (hog) - Answer Denmark, most prolific swine breed that is longer than other breeds
because of an extra vertebrae (lots of offspring)
Yorkshire (hog) - Answer England, erect ears
Duroc (hog) - Answer Reddish brown with drooping ears, body looks like legs when shared but
still looks hairy
Hampshire (hog) - Answer U.S., black with a white belt around shoulders, pig
Pietrain (hog) - Answer Belgium, susceptible to stress, pale soft & exudative
Pale Soft and Exudative (PSE) - Answer Pale, low pH, low water capacity
Sheep Breeding - Answer Meat and wool
Merino (sheep) - Answer Spain, fleece comes into their face, most dominant breed in the
sheep industry
Rambouillet (sheep) - Answer France, dominant range ewe, open face
Dorset (sheep) - Answer England, breed out of season, mature early both sexually and
compositionally
Hampshire (sheep) - Answer England
Southdown (sheep) - Answer England, one of the oldest sheep breeds, incredible shape and
muscle
Suffolk (sheep) - Answer England, fine bone composition
Finnsheep (sheep) - Answer Finland, most noted for their incredible prolificacy, require
intensive management
Polypay (sheep) - Answer U.S., 6 goals in development stages, not common
with All Solved Solutions 2026-2027
Edition.
Breed - Answer Animals of common origin having characteristics that distinguish them other
groups within the same species
Sire Breed - Answer Fast growing, muscular, late maturing, low milking
Maternal Breed - Answer Heavy milking, early maturing sexually, inherently fertile, small to
moderate size
Dual Purpose Breed - Answer Excel in sire and maternal characteristics
Useful to segregate breeds according to maturing rates can be an indicator of - Answer Frame
size at maturity, chronological age at maturity, leanness, marbling ability, muscling, fleshing
ability, fertility
Angus (cattle) - Answer Scotland, black, naturally polled, and moderate size
Hereford (cattle) - Answer England, red with white face, poorest marbling, cancer in the eye
easily because sunburn
Shorthorn (cattle) - Answer English, red, white, & roan, excellent milk production
Bos Indicus Breeds - Answer Eared cattle; long and floppy ears
Brahman (cattle) - Answer India, red & gray, heat tolerance, disease & insect resistance &
crossing ability, highest stress cattle
Brangus (cattle) - Answer U.S., 5/8 Angus and 3/8 Brahman, high energy, good mothers
Santa Gertrudis (cattle) - Answer U.S., 5/8 Shorthorn and 3/8 Brahman, developed on the King
Ranch in Kingsville, TX by Robert J. Kleberg, Santa Cruz composite
Beefmaster (cattle) - Answer U.S., 6 essentials: weight, conformation, fertility, hardiness,
disposition, and milking ability. No color pattern.
,Hardiness (cattle) - Answer They can survive anywhere
Charolais (cattle) - Answer France, large framed, off-white, heavy birth weights and large
mature size
Chianina (cattle) - Answer Italy, one of the world's oldest breeds. Traditionally short, straight
off-white hair coat. Now they are black and fluffy
Limousin (cattle) - Answer France, extremely lean, reddish gold
Texas Longhorn (cattle) - Answer Hobby breed
Ranking Breeds - Answer Hot & Humid, material traits, muscularity, marbling ability, cold
winters, rapid growth
Brown Swiss (cattle) - Answer Switzerland, large docile, brown to various shades, from light
brow with gray or silvery tones to very dark brown, lowest production dairy breed, have high
libido so they figure out when women are in heat
Holstein-Friesian (cattle) - Answer Netherlands, highest fluid milk production, dominant breed
of dairy cattle, black & white color pattern
Jersey (cattle) - Answer Isle of Jersey, small, buttermilk production, light tan to dark fawn
Swine Breeds - Answer Seedstock productions, commercial producers, corporate production
units
Seedstock Productions - Answer Producing genetics for commercial protection
Commercial Production - Answer Outcome is protein
Corporate Production Units - Answer Specific goals, guidelines, and restrictions
Swine Reproduction - Answer Fast turnover
Swine Association - Answer National Pork board (educate meat scientist)
, Landrace (hog) - Answer Denmark, most prolific swine breed that is longer than other breeds
because of an extra vertebrae (lots of offspring)
Yorkshire (hog) - Answer England, erect ears
Duroc (hog) - Answer Reddish brown with drooping ears, body looks like legs when shared but
still looks hairy
Hampshire (hog) - Answer U.S., black with a white belt around shoulders, pig
Pietrain (hog) - Answer Belgium, susceptible to stress, pale soft & exudative
Pale Soft and Exudative (PSE) - Answer Pale, low pH, low water capacity
Sheep Breeding - Answer Meat and wool
Merino (sheep) - Answer Spain, fleece comes into their face, most dominant breed in the
sheep industry
Rambouillet (sheep) - Answer France, dominant range ewe, open face
Dorset (sheep) - Answer England, breed out of season, mature early both sexually and
compositionally
Hampshire (sheep) - Answer England
Southdown (sheep) - Answer England, one of the oldest sheep breeds, incredible shape and
muscle
Suffolk (sheep) - Answer England, fine bone composition
Finnsheep (sheep) - Answer Finland, most noted for their incredible prolificacy, require
intensive management
Polypay (sheep) - Answer U.S., 6 goals in development stages, not common
