NCLCA Livestock Eval Cert Practice Exam 2

Which of the following breeds is represented in the following image?

• Brahman

• Angus

• Shorthorn

• Beefmaster

Which of the following breeds is represented in the following image?

• Hampshire

• Suffolk

• Southdown

• Columbia

Which breed of goat is a true meat goat?

• Cashmere

• Nubian

• Toggenburg

• Boer Goat

Which of the following is the measure of how inbred an animal is?

• Hybrid vigor

• Breeding value

• Inbreeding depression

• Inbreeding coefficient

Which of the following breeding systems is designed to take advantage of both hybrid vigor and breeding value?

• Crossbreeding

• Linebreeding

• Inbreeding

• Straightbreeding

If Gilt A has a -2.0 Days EPD and Gilt B has a 2.0 Days EPD, then Gilt B is expected to have offspring which should reach 205 pounds 4 days faster than Gilt A.

• True

• False

Match the each EPD factor with the correct species to which each applies. Answers can be used more than once. Cattle; Sheep; Swine

• Number Born Alive: Swine

• Ribeye Area: Cattle

• Yearling Weight: Cattle

• Maternal Milk + Growth: Sheep

• Pounds of Lean: Swine

Which of the following lists the selection criteria from greatest to least importance for evaluating market steers?

• Muscle, structural correctness, performance, balance and correctness of finish

• Muscle, correctness of finish, structural correctness, balance and performance

• Correctness of finish, muscle, balance, performance and structural correctness

• Balance, structural correctness, correctness of finish, performance and muscle

Which of the following is NOT a component of determining volume in breeding heifers?

• Longer bodied

• Depth of body

• Shape of rib

• Length from hooks to pins

Which of the following lists the selection criteria from greatest to least importance for evaluating breeding cattle?

• Balance, performance, muscle, sex character, structural correctness and body volume

• Structural correctness, body volume, sex character, muscle, performance and balance

• Structural correctness, body volume, muscle, performance, balance and sex character

• Body volume, structural correctness, muscle, performance, balance and sex character