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4H questions 2017-2021

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sudden death of heavily muscled hogs is referred to as:

a)

Porcine Stress Syndrome

b)

Mycoplasmal Pneumonia

c)

Porcine Circivirus

d)

Porcine Cardiac Complex

2.

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

a)

Rickets

b)

Parakeratosis

c)

Anemia

d)

Hypoglycemia

3.

Which vitamin do animals tend to produce enough of so that it does not need to be included as a specific nutrient in their rations?

a)

Vitamin D

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Vitamin A

d)

Vitamin E

4.

The removal of the testicles from a male animal is:

a)

dehorning

b)

castration

c)

vaccination

d)

insemination

5.

Which species of livestock reaches puberty based on the season and not age?

a)

Sheep

b)

Goats

c)

Cattle

d)

Swine

6.

The process of placing sperm in the female reproductive tract by some other means than natural mating is known as:

a)

pregnancy testing

b)

embryo transfer

c)

estrus synchronization

d)

artificial insemination

7.

The first breed of beef cattle imported to the United States in the late 1700's was the:

a)

Brahman

b)

Hereford

c)

Angus

d)

Shorthorn

8.

___ is a measure of the degree of difference between the offspring of a specific bull and the offspring of the average bull of the breed in the trait being measured

a)

EPD

b)

OSB

c)

MPV

d)

SPF

9.

The expected yield of a hog with a USDA quality grade of No. 1 is:

a)

52 to 54.4%

b)

57.4 to 60.3%

c)

60.4% or greater

d)

54.4 to 57.3%

10.

Sheep are a major enterprise in the ____________ area of the United States

a)

southern

b)

western

c)

northern

d)

eastern

11.

What is an infertile female calf born as a twin to a fertile male calf called?

a)

Freemartin

b)

Sex-limited

c)

Markhors

d)

Clone

12.

Fat present in muscle tissue is known as:

a)

condition

b)

tallow

c)

marbling

d)

finish

13.

Heifers most commonly reach puberty at the average age of:

a)

18 months

b)

12 months

c)

7 months

d)

4 months

14.

An animal that has extremely straight hind legs is best described as being:

a)

sound

b)

cow-hocked

c)

post-legged

d)

sickle-hocked

15.

Which fat-soluble vitamin is associated with bone development and calcium absorption?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin E

c)

Vitamin K

d)

Vitamin D

16.

Which amino acid listed is first limiting in swine rations?

a)

lysine

b)

glycine

c)

cystine

d)

proline

17.

What do Hampshires, Polands, and Berkshires have in common?

a)

origin

b)

popularity

c)

ear shape

d)

color

18.

How well an animal likes or accepts a feed is referred to as the:

a)

digestibility

b)

composition

c)

palatability

d)

balance

19.

Anthrax is a disease caused by bacteria that may remain in the soil for __ years or longer.

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40

20.

Which polled breed of cattle originated from horned cattle due to a genetic mutation?

a)

Red Poll

b)

Polled Hereford

c)

Red Angus

d)

Galloway

21.

Diseases caused by a virus or bacteria are classed as:

a)

physiological

b)

morphological

c)

nutritional

d)

pathogenic

22.

The rate or percentage of animals becoming pregnant.

a)

parturition

b)

breeding soundness

c)

conception rate

d)

hybrid vigor