Livestock Skill a Thon Practice Test

The most prevalent fine-wool breed of sheep in the United States is:

• Rambouillet

• Leicester

• Columbia

• Hampshire

This breed of cattle was developed on the King Ranch in Texas and consists of 3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Shorthorn:

• Limousin

• Shorthorn

• Santa Gertrudis

• Brangus

What is an animal resulting from the mating of two different breeds?

• purebred

• inbred

• crossbred

• feral

What country produces the most swine?

• United States

• Germany

• Russia

• China

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

• stag

• feral

• buck

• boar

Which breed of swine does not have a predominant red color?

• Hereford

• Tamworth

• Poland China

• Duroc

___________ animal is one that is of a particular breed.

• crossbred

• purebred

• linebred

• outcrossed

A nutritional problem characterized by a swollen abdomen on the left side, labored breathing, profuse salivation, groaning, lack of appetite, and stiffness.

• bloat

• founder

• colic

• anemia

Pigs must be ear notched for _____________, which is necessary for good record keeping.

• vaccination

• identification

• sexing

• grouping

The biggest problem of raising sheep is the loss caused by:

• external parasites

• Blue Tongue

• Overeating disease

• internal parasites