Midterm Exam CTEC 32 - Agri-Fishery

The process of adapting behavior of an animal to fit the needs of people.

• Breeding

• Domestication

• Selection

• Cross breeding

Which of the following statement is not TRUE about the human civilization and livestock history?

• Taming and raising animals supplied a surer source of food and clothing.

• Even before the human race learned to tame and raise animals, they are not dependent on hunting and wild plant for food and clothing.

• With the domestication of animals came the beginnings of a more settled way of life.

• A better food supply meant an increase in population.

A cattle bred which is known for its good heat resistance and good beef/meat at the same time.

• Brahman cattle

• Shorthorn cattle

• Santa Gertrudis cattle

• All of the above

Brahman cattle is a breed which is used to mate with another breed. The advantageous desirable traits of this breed needed for domestication is:

• Good meat

• Good resistance to heat

• Good resistance to cold

• Fast growing

This is the mating of animals of different breeds to corporate desirable traits to another and the main goal is to produce a breed with the combination of two desirable traits.

• Domestication

• Breeding

• Selection

• Cross breeding

It means to identify and use for breeding purposes those animals with traits which are considered to be desirable.

• Domestication

• Breeding

• Selection

• Cross breeding

The humped cattle found in tropical countries; more resistant to some diseases, parasites and heat than the other breed. 

• Sus vittatus

• Bos taurus

• Sus scrofa

• Bos indicus

A domesticated cattle which came from either the Aurochs (common in Europe) or Celtic Shorthorn (British).

• Sus vittatus

• Bos taurus

• Sus scrofa

• Bos indicus

In 1943, who is the man traveled in new world and during his second voyage he brought various types of animals?

• Hernando Desoto

• Christopher Columbus

• Cortez

• Captain John Smith and Lord Delaware

The first civilization of people to tame swine about 4900 BC.

• American 

• Spaniards

• Mexican

• Chinese