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49 Cards in this Set
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1. What type of livestock has North American origin?
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Turkey
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2. From what region of the world were chickens domesticated?
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Southeast Asia
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3. Based on farmgate value, which segment of the poultry industry generates the largest income?
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Broilers
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4. A minor poultry product is Squab. What type of bird produces squab?
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Pigeons
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5. During early production of poultry, which segment was the most important?
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a. Chicken eggs (not turkey eggs or either meat)
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6. Chicken Meat production (Broilers) is found primarily in what region of the US
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Southeast
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7. Turkeys were domesticated by which civilization of the world?
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Aztecs
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8. What is vertical integration?
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a. The production company owns or contracts most or all of the businesses
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9. James Dryden.. What important work did he do?
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a. Used genetic selection to improve egg number
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10. Sexual maturity marks the beginning of estrus cycling in the following livestock except:
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a. Chickens (marks for Beef Cattle, sheep, Goats)
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11. Which of the following is correct concerning turkey breeding?
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Breeders use Artificial Insemination
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12. Milk is perishable.. Early method to store liquid milk over long term, still used today?
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Condensed Milk
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13. What does the Milk Test determine?
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Levels of fat and protein
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14. Milk production numbers are based on a milking schedule of how many days?
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305 days
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16. During the lactation cycle, the body weight of the diary cow:
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Declines early and increases late in the cycle
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17. Why does most of the US dairy industry not use seasonal dairying?
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No milk production during part of the year
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18. Which type of dairy milking parlor design is most efficient in modern dairying?
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Rotary
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19. What is the “letdown” response in dairy cattle?
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The beginning of milk flow
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20. First calf heifers are usually first to be milked during a milking session – Why?
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First time milkers have lower possibility of mastitis
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21. For the best efficiency of a diary operation the first lactation cycle should begin when the heifers are at what age?
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24 months
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22. The number of times that cows are milked daily is generally determined by:
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The business model of the operation
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23. A castrated male pig is called a:
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Barrow
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24. What are three imp’t things to remember about the environment in the farrowing room?
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Warm, Dry, and Draft Free
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25. Swine were first domesticated from wild pigs found in which region of the world?
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Southeast Asia
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26. The razorback in the Southern US is an example of what type of livestock type of animal?
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Feral pigs found in North America
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27. How long after weaning will it take for a sow to show signs of heat?
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3-7 days
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28. The gestation length for swine is how long?
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3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days
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29. Which of the following is true about the US swine industry?
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All of the above: (Most pigs are grown on large farms with >5000 produced annually, most swine farms are small producing <100 annually, the number of farms is decreasing)
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30. In normal swine management weaning of piglets occurs ______ after a sow farrows?
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2-5 weeks
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31. “Ringing” in swine is done to _______?
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prevent rooting
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32. Which of the following horse breeds are not considered “hotblooded”
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Clydesdales
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33. What event reduced the need for horses?
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Development of the car, truck, and tractor
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34. Where did the original domestication of the horse occur?
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Mongolia
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35. In horses, a “hand” refers to:
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A unit of measure to determine height
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36. What is the most common color in horses?
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Sorrel or Chestnut
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37. What is a pony?
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A small horse
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38. What determines whether a female horse is a filly or a mare?
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Age
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39. Where did the Indian tribes of the North American West get their horses?
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Feral horses brought from Spain by the Spanish explorers
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40. Which of the following are considered “foundation breeds” for horses?
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Arabians and Thoroughbreds
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41. To identify pigs in a litter the producer uses which of the following methods.
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Ear notches
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42. Early in swine production, the primary product of interest from swine was _____.
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Lard
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43. Boar odor is:
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Off smelling meat from processed intact male hogs
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44. When breeding pigs with live cover, what problem(s) may be encountered if pen breeding is used?
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All (Unknown date of pregnancy, reduced litter size, over breeding)
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45. What advantages do traditional livestock producers have over non-traditional production?
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All (Est. market streams, current acceptance by consumers, research base to draw from)
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46. Which of the following is not usually a primary consideration of most niche market consumers?
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Price
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47. Which of the following management methods could make a traditional animal product into a non-traditional animal product?
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All (Organic production, Free range production, kosher processing methods)
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48. The swine and poultry industries use a practice called phase feeding. Which of the following statements most correctly defines phase feeding?
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Animals are fed variable diets at different times during the grow cycle
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49. Which of the following species that we discussed has the lowest normal fecundity?
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Cattle
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50. In marketing non-traditional animal food products to US consumers it is important to realize that:
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Both B&C (most Americans shop based on price, most Americans do not like to try new food items)
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