Livestock CDE Q 151 - 175

Modern domestic cattle evolved from what single early ancestor?

• Aurochs
• Bos indicus
• Buffalo
• Bos taurus

The average dressing percentage of a steer grading choice is:

• 0.51
• 0.62
• 0.7
• 0.43

What area of livestock production is the major issue of animal rights organizations?

• confinement
• reproduction
• health
• nutrition

Which of the following is NOT required on a feed tag?

• price per CWT
• guaranteed analysis
• active drug ingredient
• ingredients

The largest compartment of the ruminant stomach for a mature grazing cow is called the:

• reticulum
• omasum
• abomasums
• rumen

In swine, a male that has been castrated before reaching sexual maturity is called a:

• wether
• stag
• boar
• barrow

Which state produces the most hogs?

• Iowa
• Illinois
• Texas
• Oklahoma

Which breed of swine is considered the oldest?

• Yorkshire
• Chester White
• Hampshire
• Berkshire

Helminths are of major economic importance to the livestock industry in regard to the management of: 

• disease
• external parasites
• internal parasites
• viruses

What is a free-roaming "wild" animal that was once domesticated called?

• feral
• stag
• boar
• buck