ANSC 107 Exam 1 TAMU - Questions and Answers Fully Solved Latest Update 2025
Breed - Answers Animals of common origin having characteristics that distinguish them other groups
within the same species
Sire Breed - Answers Fast growing, muscular, late maturing, low milking
Maternal Breed - Answers Heavy milking, early maturing sexually, inherently fertile, small to moderate
size
Dual Purpose Breed - Answers Excel in sire and maternal characteristics
Useful to segregate breeds according to maturing rates can be an indicator of - Answers Frame size at
maturity, chronological age at maturity, leanness, marbling ability, muscling, fleshing ability, fertility
Angus (cattle) - Answers Scotland, black, naturally polled, and moderate size
Hereford (cattle) - Answers England, red with white face, poorest marbling, cancer in the eye easily
because sunburn
Shorthorn (cattle) - Answers English, red, white, & roan, excellent milk production
Bos Indicus Breeds - Answers Eared cattle; long and floppy ears
Brahman (cattle) - Answers India, red & gray, heat tolerance, disease & insect resistance & crossing
ability, highest stress cattle
Brangus (cattle) - Answers U.S., 5/8 Angus and 3/8 Brahman, high energy, good mothers
Santa Gertrudis (cattle) - Answers 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) - Answers U.S., 6 essentials: weight, conformation, fertility, hardiness, disposition,
and milking ability. No color pattern.
Hardiness (cattle) - Answers They can survive anywhere
Charolais (cattle) - Answers France, large framed, off-white, heavy birth weights and large mature size
Chianina (cattle) - Answers Italy, one of the world's oldest breeds. Traditionally short, straight off-white
hair coat. Now they are black and fluffy
Limousin (cattle) - Answers France, extremely lean, reddish gold
Texas Longhorn (cattle) - Answers Hobby breed
Ranking Breeds - Answers Hot & Humid, material traits, muscularity, marbling ability, cold winters, rapid
growth
, Brown Swiss (cattle) - Answers 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) - Answers Netherlands, highest fluid milk production, dominant breed of dairy
cattle, black & white color pattern
Jersey (cattle) - Answers Isle of Jersey, small, buttermilk production, light tan to dark fawn
Swine Breeds - Answers Seedstock productions, commercial producers, corporate production units
Seedstock Productions - Answers Producing genetics for commercial protection
Commercial Production - Answers Outcome is protein
Corporate Production Units - Answers Specific goals, guidelines, and restrictions
Swine Reproduction - Answers Fast turnover
Swine Association - Answers National Pork board (educate meat scientist)
Landrace (hog) - Answers Denmark, most prolific swine breed that is longer than other breeds because
of an extra vertebrae (lots of offspring)
Yorkshire (hog) - Answers England, erect ears
Duroc (hog) - Answers Reddish brown with drooping ears, body looks like legs when shared but still
looks hairy
Hampshire (hog) - Answers U.S., black with a white belt around shoulders, pig
Pietrain (hog) - Answers Belgium, susceptible to stress, pale soft & exudative
Pale Soft and Exudative (PSE) - Answers Pale, low pH, low water capacity
Sheep Breeding - Answers Meat and wool
Merino (sheep) - Answers Spain, fleece comes into their face, most dominant breed in the sheep
industry
Rambouillet (sheep) - Answers France, dominant range ewe, open face
Dorset (sheep) - Answers England, breed out of season, mature early both sexually and compositionally
Hampshire (sheep) - Answers England
Southdown (sheep) - Answers England, one of the oldest sheep breeds, incredible shape and muscle
Suffolk (sheep) - Answers England, fine bone composition
Breed - Answers Animals of common origin having characteristics that distinguish them other groups
within the same species
Sire Breed - Answers Fast growing, muscular, late maturing, low milking
Maternal Breed - Answers Heavy milking, early maturing sexually, inherently fertile, small to moderate
size
Dual Purpose Breed - Answers Excel in sire and maternal characteristics
Useful to segregate breeds according to maturing rates can be an indicator of - Answers Frame size at
maturity, chronological age at maturity, leanness, marbling ability, muscling, fleshing ability, fertility
Angus (cattle) - Answers Scotland, black, naturally polled, and moderate size
Hereford (cattle) - Answers England, red with white face, poorest marbling, cancer in the eye easily
because sunburn
Shorthorn (cattle) - Answers English, red, white, & roan, excellent milk production
Bos Indicus Breeds - Answers Eared cattle; long and floppy ears
Brahman (cattle) - Answers India, red & gray, heat tolerance, disease & insect resistance & crossing
ability, highest stress cattle
Brangus (cattle) - Answers U.S., 5/8 Angus and 3/8 Brahman, high energy, good mothers
Santa Gertrudis (cattle) - Answers 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) - Answers U.S., 6 essentials: weight, conformation, fertility, hardiness, disposition,
and milking ability. No color pattern.
Hardiness (cattle) - Answers They can survive anywhere
Charolais (cattle) - Answers France, large framed, off-white, heavy birth weights and large mature size
Chianina (cattle) - Answers Italy, one of the world's oldest breeds. Traditionally short, straight off-white
hair coat. Now they are black and fluffy
Limousin (cattle) - Answers France, extremely lean, reddish gold
Texas Longhorn (cattle) - Answers Hobby breed
Ranking Breeds - Answers Hot & Humid, material traits, muscularity, marbling ability, cold winters, rapid
growth
, Brown Swiss (cattle) - Answers 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) - Answers Netherlands, highest fluid milk production, dominant breed of dairy
cattle, black & white color pattern
Jersey (cattle) - Answers Isle of Jersey, small, buttermilk production, light tan to dark fawn
Swine Breeds - Answers Seedstock productions, commercial producers, corporate production units
Seedstock Productions - Answers Producing genetics for commercial protection
Commercial Production - Answers Outcome is protein
Corporate Production Units - Answers Specific goals, guidelines, and restrictions
Swine Reproduction - Answers Fast turnover
Swine Association - Answers National Pork board (educate meat scientist)
Landrace (hog) - Answers Denmark, most prolific swine breed that is longer than other breeds because
of an extra vertebrae (lots of offspring)
Yorkshire (hog) - Answers England, erect ears
Duroc (hog) - Answers Reddish brown with drooping ears, body looks like legs when shared but still
looks hairy
Hampshire (hog) - Answers U.S., black with a white belt around shoulders, pig
Pietrain (hog) - Answers Belgium, susceptible to stress, pale soft & exudative
Pale Soft and Exudative (PSE) - Answers Pale, low pH, low water capacity
Sheep Breeding - Answers Meat and wool
Merino (sheep) - Answers Spain, fleece comes into their face, most dominant breed in the sheep
industry
Rambouillet (sheep) - Answers France, dominant range ewe, open face
Dorset (sheep) - Answers England, breed out of season, mature early both sexually and compositionally
Hampshire (sheep) - Answers England
Southdown (sheep) - Answers England, one of the oldest sheep breeds, incredible shape and muscle
Suffolk (sheep) - Answers England, fine bone composition
