Agriculture Quiz

The use of liquid nitrogen for storage of semen and embryos.

• cryopreservation

• hydroponics

• genetic manipulation

• cloning

The most common parasites affecting beef cattle are:

• ticks

• flies

• liver flukes

• roundworms

The Pork Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act of 1985 established an assessment of ____ per $100 value of pork sold in the United States

• $1.00

• 60 cents

• 40 cents

• 75 cents

The removal of the testicles from a male animal is:

• dehorning

• vaccination

• insemination

• castration

When animals band together in a herd or flock, the behavior is known as:

• allelomimetic

• investigative

• agonistic

• gregarious

Which breed of beef cattle imported from France was originally used as draft animals?

• Chianina

• Brangus

• Maine-Anjou

• Hereford

The first milk produced by a cow after giving birth is known as:

• lactose

• skim milk

• buttermilk

• colostrum

A swine nutritional health problem caused by lack of iron in the diet.

• Rickets

• Parakeratosis

• Hypoglycemia

• Anemia

Subcutaneous injections are given:

• in the ear

• under the skin

• orally

• in the muscle

The age of the beef animal and the amount of marbling in the carcass affect the

• dressing percentage

• yield grade

• hot carcass weight

• quality grade