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WorksheetsAnimal Science Breeds and Terminology
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Dairy Cattle is known for it black and white markings?
a)
Jersey
b)
Angus
c)
Guernsey
d)
Holstein
2.
Which English beef cattle breed is known for its excellent meat quality?
a)
Brangus
b)
Brahman
c)
Angus
d)
Hereford
3.
Why did we import exotic breeds?
a)
Muscling and heat tolerance
b)
Leaner meat and faster growing calves
c)
Stronger and heat tolerance
4.
Why did we develop the American Breed?
a)
More muscling
b)
better breeding
c)
withstand heat and resist disease
d)
Withstand cold and have juicer meat
5.
Name this breed:
a)
Brangus
b)
Brahman
c)
Hereford
d)
Duroc
6.
What breed is known for its high meat quality, red color, and white face?
a)
Hereford
b)
Yorkshire
c)
Jersey
d)
Angus
7.
What is an example of an American breed?
a)
Fangus
b)
Yorkshire
c)
Brangus
d)
Ayrshire
8.
How do pig producers increase hybrid vigor?
a)
Cross purebred boars to purebred sows
b)
Cross purebred sows to hybrid boars
c)
Cross purebred boars to crossbred sows
d)
Cross crossbred boars to crossbred sows
9.
The main reason we want hybrid vigor is to:
a)
Decrease sales in swine
b)
Increase disease in swine
c)
Make a uniform product
d)
Improve genetic makeup of swine
10.
What do you call a mature male horse?
a)
Gelding
b)
Mare
c)
Stallion
d)
Colt
11.
Name this male sheep:
a)
Ram
b)
Ewe
c)
Lamb
d)
Wether
12.
The term that refers to a young female swine:
a)
Sow
b)
Gilt
c)
Ewe
d)
Filly
13.
A mature female cattle:
a)
Cow
b)
Heifer
c)
Bull
d)
Calf
14.
A castrated male cattle:
a)
Cow
b)
Bull
c)
Steer
d)
Gelding
15.
Name this breed of swine:
a)
Hampshire
b)
Duroc
c)
Yorkshire
d)
Hereford
16.
Name this breed of Swine:
a)
Yorkshire
b)
Hampshire
c)
Duroc
d)
American Landrace
17.
Name this breed of Swine:
a)
Landrace
b)
Yorkshire
c)
Duroc
d)
Hampshire
18.
What is an example of hybrid vigor in our production of swine?
a)
Leaner meat and more muscling
b)
Fattier meat and better tasting
c)
More marbling in meat and fattier meat
d)
Greener and meaner
19.
A newborn horse is termed:
a)
Calf
b)
Foal
c)
Colt
d)
Filly
20.
Why type of cattle is this?
a)
Boar
b)
Steer
c)
Bull
d)
Cow
21.
90% of commercially raised turkeys are what breed?
a)
White Leghorn
b)
Rhode Island Red
c)
Broad-Breasted White
d)
Plymouth Rock
22.
What type of chickens do we use as layers and are white bodied with red combs?
a)
White Leghorn
b)
Rhode Island Red
c)
Broad-Breasted White
d)
Plymouth Rock
23.
Looking at the image, you could determine that this is a breed of:
a)
Chicken
b)
Turkey
c)
Pheasant
d)
Crow
24.
What part of the chicken do we use to determine the color of the eggs?
a)
Ear lobe
b)
Waddle
c)
Comb
d)
Beak
25.
Looking at the picture, what color will the egg most likely be?
a)
Red
b)
Brown
c)
White
d)
Light Blue
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