Livestock Area Exam 2017

If fishmeal is included in a swine ration, it is used mainly to increase_____________.

• Energy
• Protein
• Fat
• Calories

Alfalfa meal is never used in ____________ rations for swine.

• Breeding
• Farrowing
• Finishing
• Starter

Boars should be a minimum of __________ months of age when first used for breeding.

• 7.5
• 8 ½
• 9 ½
• 10 ½

The term Finish refers to the amount of ____________ on a hog.

• Muscle
• Bone
• Fat
• Hair

When evaluating underlines in Gilts there should be a minimum of ___ teats per side.

• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

This swine breed was developed in Indiana.

• Hampshire
• Yorkshire
• Spotted
• Poland China

The Chinese Hogs that have been imported to the USA have_______________.

• Slower rates of growth
• Lower feed efficiency
• Poorer Carcass Characteristics
• All of the above

The leading states in the U.S. for number of sheep and lambs on feed are:

• California, Colorado, Texas, Wyoming
• Colorado, Texas, Utah, Nebraska
• Texas, Wyoming, South Dakota, New Mexico
• California, Oregon, Idaho, Texas

Medium wool breeds are:

• Southdown, Columbia, Moreno, Romney
• Cheviot, Oxford, Shropshire
• .Hampshire, Suffolk, Dorset
• Cheviot, Oxford, Shropshire, Hampshire, Suffolk, Dorset

Classes of sheep include:

• Fine wool, Medium wool, Carpet wool
• Long wool, Fur sheep, Hair sheep
• Carpet wool, Rug wool, Natural wool
• Fine wool, Medium wool, Carpet wool, Long wool, Fur sheep, Hair sheep