Texas Livestock CDE Exam Questions with Correct Answers Already Passed
Which Medium Wool breed was developed in the U.S.
A. Montadale
B. Dorset
C. Southdown
D. Hampshire - Answers A. Montadale
Proteins produced by an animal's immune system in response to invasion by bacteria, viruses, or
parasites are:
A. vaccines
B. serums
C. toxoids
D. antibodies - Answers D. antibodies
Which information is NOT typically required for the registration of individual hogs
A. Number of treats
B. Date farrowed
C. Name of sire
D. Ear notches - Answers A. Number of Treats
Bacterial diseases that affects both sheep and goats when the animal has a wound. Symptoms include
stiffness, rigid jaw, and inability to eat
A. Blue tounge
B. Vibriosis
C. Enterotoxemia
D. Tetanus - Answers D. Tetanus
Which of the following breeds of cattle is NOT primarily white to gray in color
A. Charolais
B. Chianina
,C. Limousin
D. White Park - Answers C. Limousin
A swine nutritional health problem caused by lack of iron in the diet.
A. Anemia
B. Parakeratosis
C. Hypoglycemia
D. Rickets - Answers A. Anemia
A breed of cattle that originated in Scotland that has a smooth hair coat, black in color, polled, and is
one of the most popular breeds in the United States today:
A. Polled Hereford
B. Angus
C. Gelbvieh
D. Devon - Answers B. Angus
The leg and loin of a lamb are the primary wholesale meat cuts that come from the:
A. rack
B. foresaddle
C. chuck
D. hinsaddle - Answers D. hindsaddle
Which country accounts for the highest percent of the world cattle population?
A. Russia
B. India
C. Australia
D. USA - Answers B. India
Meat provides about what percent of the animal protein consumed in the world?
A. 0.55
B 0.35
,C. 0.9
D. 0.1 - Answers B. 0.35
The process of taking food nutrients through the intestinal wall is:
A. assimilation
B. regurgitation
C. mastication
D. absorption - Answers D. absorption
Which cattle problem is associated with nutritional health?
A. Ringworm
B. Warts
C. Bloat
D. Pinkeye - Answers C. Bloat
Which breed of medium wool sheep has the characteristics of white ears, face, nose, and legs?
A. Dorset
B. Hampshire
C. Southdown
D Shropshire - Answers A. Dorset
Which trait for swine has the lowest heritability estimate?
A Percent ham
B Litter size
C Loin muscle area
D Carcass Length - Answers B. Litter size
The ____________ breed of swine can be traced to the early 1700's?
A Berkshire
B Poland China
, C Duroc
D Hampshire - Answers A. Berkshire
Beef cattle categorized as American breeds have what breed as a genetic base?
A Brahman
B Shorthorn
C Hereford
D Angus - Answers A Brahman
The breed of cattle that was developed on the King Ranch in Texas and consists of 3/8 Brahman and 5/8
Shorthorn is called:
A Brangus
B Beefmaster
C Santa Gertrudis
D Shorthorn - Answers C Santa Gertrudis
The first American breed of beef cattle was the:
A Texas Longhorn
B Angus
C Santa Gertrudis
D Polled Hereford - Answers A Texas Longhorn
One common characteristic between Yorkshire, Landrace, and Chester Whites is:
A maternal qualities
B terminal qualities
C ear shape
D color - Answers D color
Sheep are a major enterprise in the _________ area of the United States.
A western
B eastern
Which Medium Wool breed was developed in the U.S.
A. Montadale
B. Dorset
C. Southdown
D. Hampshire - Answers A. Montadale
Proteins produced by an animal's immune system in response to invasion by bacteria, viruses, or
parasites are:
A. vaccines
B. serums
C. toxoids
D. antibodies - Answers D. antibodies
Which information is NOT typically required for the registration of individual hogs
A. Number of treats
B. Date farrowed
C. Name of sire
D. Ear notches - Answers A. Number of Treats
Bacterial diseases that affects both sheep and goats when the animal has a wound. Symptoms include
stiffness, rigid jaw, and inability to eat
A. Blue tounge
B. Vibriosis
C. Enterotoxemia
D. Tetanus - Answers D. Tetanus
Which of the following breeds of cattle is NOT primarily white to gray in color
A. Charolais
B. Chianina
,C. Limousin
D. White Park - Answers C. Limousin
A swine nutritional health problem caused by lack of iron in the diet.
A. Anemia
B. Parakeratosis
C. Hypoglycemia
D. Rickets - Answers A. Anemia
A breed of cattle that originated in Scotland that has a smooth hair coat, black in color, polled, and is
one of the most popular breeds in the United States today:
A. Polled Hereford
B. Angus
C. Gelbvieh
D. Devon - Answers B. Angus
The leg and loin of a lamb are the primary wholesale meat cuts that come from the:
A. rack
B. foresaddle
C. chuck
D. hinsaddle - Answers D. hindsaddle
Which country accounts for the highest percent of the world cattle population?
A. Russia
B. India
C. Australia
D. USA - Answers B. India
Meat provides about what percent of the animal protein consumed in the world?
A. 0.55
B 0.35
,C. 0.9
D. 0.1 - Answers B. 0.35
The process of taking food nutrients through the intestinal wall is:
A. assimilation
B. regurgitation
C. mastication
D. absorption - Answers D. absorption
Which cattle problem is associated with nutritional health?
A. Ringworm
B. Warts
C. Bloat
D. Pinkeye - Answers C. Bloat
Which breed of medium wool sheep has the characteristics of white ears, face, nose, and legs?
A. Dorset
B. Hampshire
C. Southdown
D Shropshire - Answers A. Dorset
Which trait for swine has the lowest heritability estimate?
A Percent ham
B Litter size
C Loin muscle area
D Carcass Length - Answers B. Litter size
The ____________ breed of swine can be traced to the early 1700's?
A Berkshire
B Poland China
, C Duroc
D Hampshire - Answers A. Berkshire
Beef cattle categorized as American breeds have what breed as a genetic base?
A Brahman
B Shorthorn
C Hereford
D Angus - Answers A Brahman
The breed of cattle that was developed on the King Ranch in Texas and consists of 3/8 Brahman and 5/8
Shorthorn is called:
A Brangus
B Beefmaster
C Santa Gertrudis
D Shorthorn - Answers C Santa Gertrudis
The first American breed of beef cattle was the:
A Texas Longhorn
B Angus
C Santa Gertrudis
D Polled Hereford - Answers A Texas Longhorn
One common characteristic between Yorkshire, Landrace, and Chester Whites is:
A maternal qualities
B terminal qualities
C ear shape
D color - Answers D color
Sheep are a major enterprise in the _________ area of the United States.
A western
B eastern
