U.S. Meat Animal Research Center

How many breeding seasons are involved in the cattle operation?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• One

How many steps are included in the scientific method?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 6

Crops that are produced at the research center include hays for grazing, alfalfa and __________.

• A. Corn

• B. Grain sorghum

• C. Wheat

• D. Barley

The funding for research comes from________?

• A. Congress and livestock sales

• B. Donations

• C. Individual state governments

• D. producers and the Senate

The annual operating budget for the research center is just under

• A. $10 million

• B. $24 million

• C. $50 million

• D. $30 million

A pasture-based management system is one in which sheep are kept in pens or barns, are aided in lambing and fed daily.

• True

• False

The ruminant stomach has four compartments including the rumen, reticulum, omasum and large intestine.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a research project of the swine division

• A. Litter size

• B. Uterine capacity

• C. Birthrate

• D. Weight gain

________ is a rare human pathogen which kills about 50 people per year and sickens about 60,000 people per year

• A. Salmonella

• B. Vibrio poisoning

• C. E. Coli

• D. Botulism

Marbling is the fat within the muscle which increases tenderness.

• True

• False