Animal Reproduction Quiz

What is castration?

• Removing the testicles of the female animals to prevent breeding

• Removing the testicles of the male animals to prevent breeding

• Removing the ovaries of the female animals to prevent breeding

• Removing the horns of the male animals to prevent breeding

What is colostrum?

• The milk produced by animals after they are weaned

• The first milk produced after a mammal gives birth that contains antibodies needed for immunity

• The milk produced by male animals

• The milk produced by female animals before giving birth

_____ is the union of the sperm and egg cells.

What is gestation?

• The period of time that milk is secreted by the mammary glands

• The release of the egg cell from the ovary

• The time an animal is pregnant

• The act of giving birth

_____ is the period of time that milk is secreted by the mammary glands.

What is ovulation?

• The process of removing the testicles of male animals

• The process of removing the ovaries of female animals

• The release of the egg cell from the ovary

• The union of the sperm and egg cells

What is parturition?

• The release of the egg cell from the ovary

• The time an animal is pregnant

• The period of time that milk is secreted by the mammary glands

• The act of giving birth

What is the term for giving birth in cattle?

• Farrowing

• Kidding

• Calving

• Lambing

The term for giving birth in goats is _____.

What is the term for giving birth in rabbits?

• Kindling

• Lambing

• Kidding

• Calving