ANSC 1401 Lab Final Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
What causes meat to develop its cooked flavor? heat
Do breeds of cattle have an impact on meat flavor? yes
What are the 5 basic tastes? sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami
What factors go into calculating yield grades in cattle? muscling (REA), fat thickness, carcass
weight, KPH
What factor is most important in determining marbling? genetics
live weight x 1.1 cattle ribeye area
live weight x .02 sheep ribeye area
What two yield grades do most cattle harvested fall into? 2, 3
What are the 3 components of egg yolk? water, fat, protein
, What structure prevents the movement of the yolk inside the egg shell? chalaza
Is the air cell in an egg formed before or after being laid after
As birds age, what is the general trend in their housing environment? (light intensity,
temperature, exposure to light) decrease
Which type of head gate was used during the lab in the back of the arena? self catch
What is the proper site to give injection to cattle? neck
Which method of castration is used at the Texas Tech Research Farms Beef Center? banding
Why is the neck the common site for injections? no meat
What type of animals possess a population of microbial bacteria in their GI tract in order to aid in
the fermentation of cellulose? ruminants
What type of GI tract anatomy do horses have? hindgut fermenting
What type of GI Tract anatomy do cattle have? foregut fermenting (ruminant)
Correct Answers
What causes meat to develop its cooked flavor? heat
Do breeds of cattle have an impact on meat flavor? yes
What are the 5 basic tastes? sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami
What factors go into calculating yield grades in cattle? muscling (REA), fat thickness, carcass
weight, KPH
What factor is most important in determining marbling? genetics
live weight x 1.1 cattle ribeye area
live weight x .02 sheep ribeye area
What two yield grades do most cattle harvested fall into? 2, 3
What are the 3 components of egg yolk? water, fat, protein
, What structure prevents the movement of the yolk inside the egg shell? chalaza
Is the air cell in an egg formed before or after being laid after
As birds age, what is the general trend in their housing environment? (light intensity,
temperature, exposure to light) decrease
Which type of head gate was used during the lab in the back of the arena? self catch
What is the proper site to give injection to cattle? neck
Which method of castration is used at the Texas Tech Research Farms Beef Center? banding
Why is the neck the common site for injections? no meat
What type of animals possess a population of microbial bacteria in their GI tract in order to aid in
the fermentation of cellulose? ruminants
What type of GI tract anatomy do horses have? hindgut fermenting
What type of GI Tract anatomy do cattle have? foregut fermenting (ruminant)
