ICEV ANIMAL SCIENCE CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following defines animal by products? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅animal products used as
ingredients in non-meat products
When compared to cow's milk, goat's milk is which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅more
easily digested by humans
Difficulty giving birth in cattle is referred to as which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Dystocia
EPD stand for which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Expected Progency Difference
Which of the following breeding systems is designed to maximize hybrid vigor and produce replacement
females through the rotation of different sire breeds? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Rotational crossbreeding
Intramuscular fat is more commonly referred to as which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Marbling
Ear tags are most often placed in which of the following parts of the animal? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Auricle
In what molecule are genes located? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DNA
What is a common way to reference the gestation length of swine? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Three
months, three weeks and three days
Which of the following is NOT a fat soluble vitamin? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Vitamin C
Soybean meal and cottonseed meal are usually fed to provide which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Protein
, Which of the following is an injection given under the skin? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Subcutaneous
Vibrissae is the scientific term for which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Whiskers
Which of the following digestive tract diseases most commonly affects horses? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Colic
Which of the following species is NOT considered an ungulate? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Chicken
The traditional weaning age of lambs is which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Three months
Which of the following swine operations farrows out and then sells the piglets at weaning? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Farrow-to-nursery
Which of the following methods of castration can only be used on swine? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Surgical
A sheep younger than one year of age is known as which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Lamb
Which of the following types of syringes deliver large doses repeatedly? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Automatic
What is the primary goal of seedstock producers? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To produce breeding stock
for purebred or commercial operations
Toe-punching is an identification method used for which of the following species? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Chicken
ANSWERS
Which of the following defines animal by products? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅animal products used as
ingredients in non-meat products
When compared to cow's milk, goat's milk is which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅more
easily digested by humans
Difficulty giving birth in cattle is referred to as which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Dystocia
EPD stand for which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Expected Progency Difference
Which of the following breeding systems is designed to maximize hybrid vigor and produce replacement
females through the rotation of different sire breeds? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Rotational crossbreeding
Intramuscular fat is more commonly referred to as which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Marbling
Ear tags are most often placed in which of the following parts of the animal? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Auricle
In what molecule are genes located? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DNA
What is a common way to reference the gestation length of swine? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Three
months, three weeks and three days
Which of the following is NOT a fat soluble vitamin? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Vitamin C
Soybean meal and cottonseed meal are usually fed to provide which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Protein
, Which of the following is an injection given under the skin? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Subcutaneous
Vibrissae is the scientific term for which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Whiskers
Which of the following digestive tract diseases most commonly affects horses? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Colic
Which of the following species is NOT considered an ungulate? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Chicken
The traditional weaning age of lambs is which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Three months
Which of the following swine operations farrows out and then sells the piglets at weaning? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Farrow-to-nursery
Which of the following methods of castration can only be used on swine? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Surgical
A sheep younger than one year of age is known as which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Lamb
Which of the following types of syringes deliver large doses repeatedly? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Automatic
What is the primary goal of seedstock producers? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To produce breeding stock
for purebred or commercial operations
Toe-punching is an identification method used for which of the following species? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Chicken
