Animal ID Systems

NAIS was unsuccessful due to which of the following reasons?

• They did not provide a record of ownership to ranchers

• Identification equipment was too expensive for small producers

• Focused on tracking animals through slaughter process

• Lack of mating decisions for livestock owners

CVI is the acronym for which of the following?

• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection

• Certificate of Varied Identification

• Certification for Vet Insurance

• Certification and Veterinarian Identification

Which of the following is a disadvantage of ear tagging?

• Not weatherproof

• Hard to read

• Can be ripped from ear

• Expensive

In numbering system 2, which of the following is branded above the birth year?

• Animal weight

• Animal number

• Mother year

• Mother number

Where is the brand placed in hot iron and freeze branding?

• On the neck

• On the rump

• On the head

• On the back

In which of the following industries are neck chains most commonly used?

• Dairy cattle

• Horses

• Dairy goats

• Beef cattle

In freeze branding, the branding iron is chilled with which of the following?

• Liquid nitrogen

• Ice water

• Frozen salt

• Cooling compound

Which of the following is NOT an identification method commonly used for swine?

• Ear tag

• Tattoo

• Ear notch

• Retina scan

Ear tags are pierced between which of the following cartilage ribs of the ear?

• Second and third

• First and second

• Third and fourth

• Fourth and fifth

Which of the following is NOT included as an electronic identification method?

• Electronic ear tags

• Electronic collars

• Microchips or transponders

• Electronic nose prints