If a beef cattle farmer needs a dry roughage to provide some energy and high fiber, which of these materials should be selected?

Which class nutrients not only provides material for the growth of bones, teeth and tissue, but also regulates many of the vital chemical processes of the body?

Which feed nutrient supplies material to build body tissues such as muscles, skin and hair?

The nutrient class supplied to livestock and poultry in liquid form is:

Marbling in beef is an example of which feed nutrient function?

Which feed nutrient has the primary function of providing energy for body cells?

The nutrient that makes up from 40 to 80 percent of an animal’s body is:

Which nutrient is found in the largest quantities in livestock feed?

Which class of nutrients is designated by different letters such as A, B, D, E and K and helps regulate many of the body’s functions?

A beef cattle farmer who needs a dry roughage to provide some energy and high fiber should use:

The major sources of fats and oils in animal feeds are:

The nutrient that helps dissolve other nutrients and carry them to different parts of the animal’s body is:

The most certain source to prevent a mineral deficiency in animal feed is:

The best ingredient to improve palatability and reduce dust that a beef cattle farmer can mix with his cattle feed is:

Which nutrients, found in unknown or varying amounts in many different feed materials, are included in commercial animal feed premixes to supply adequate amounts?

The most commonly used grain to provide carbohydrates for animal feeds in the United States is:

Extra carbohydrates are stored in the body of livestock as:

Most plant protein sources have the plant name in front of the word:

The nutrient that is usually supplied to animals separate from other nutrients is:

If a livestock farmer wishes to add an animal protein source that as a high percent protein to his/her feed mix, he/she should use:

The class of nutrients made up of amino acids is:

Inorganic compounds needed in small amounts in livestock feed are:

Simple carbohydrates come from corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, and sorghum which are:

The class of nutrients that has 2.25 times the energy value of carbohydrates and also carries a certain group of vitamins is:

Organic compounds needed in small amounts for the nutrition of livestock are:

The best plant protein source for a livestock farmer to mix with his/her feed is:

The ration function that includes making milk and eggs is:

The part of the ruminant’s digestive system where partially digested feed is mixed with pancreatic juice, bile, and intestinal juice is the:

When ruminants eat, the liquid part of their feed goes into the:

When one looks at the digestive system of a mature cow and inspects the stomach, the compartment that appears to be much larger than the other compartments is the:

The two parts that make up about 85% of the four-part ruminant stomach are the:

When the digestive system of a rooster is inspected, the enlarged sac-like structure with feed in it that one sees is the:

When the digestive system of a hog is inspected, the opening on the end farthest from the mouth is the:

To help it function properly, a chicken gizzard usually contains:

When the digestive system of a mature cow is inspected, the tube-like structure that one sees connecting the mouth to the stomach is the:

The function of the crop in poultry digestion is:

When the digestive system of a hog is observed, the dark brown organ beneath the stomach is the:

What part of the nonruminant digestive system receives, churns, and mixes the feed and adds gastric juice to help in the digestive process?

The main function of the esophagus is to:

The end of the digestive system for livestock where the undigested part of the feed is passed out of the animal’s body is the:

The part of a chicken’s digestive system that connects the mouth to the crop is the:

Most food nutrients used by nonruminants such as swine are absorbed from the:

The poultry digestive system has several special parts because poultry have no:

When the digestive system of a hen is inspected, the muscled, purplish colored organ that one sees is the:

The large part of a ruminant’s stomach that uses bacterial action to change large amounts of roughage into amino acids needed by the animal is the:

The main function of the large intestine is to:

The part of a ruminant’s stomach that is the true stomach where gastric juice acts on the feed is the:

The digestive system begins at the mouth where food:

The part of the poultry digestive system where both feces and urine pass out of the body is the:

The part of the poultry digestive system that crushes feed particles and mixes them with digestive juices is the:

The main function of the liver is to:

On a reproductive tract removed from a slaughtered sow, the part that is a thick-walled structure made up of several folds and rings of muscular tissue that is the neck of the uterus is the:

The female livestock reproductive part that carries eggs from the ovary to the uterus is the:

The uterus is the part of the livestock reproductive system where the:

The part of the livestock female reproductive system that is between the infundibulum and the uterus and is also called the fallopian tube is the:

The period of time an animal is pregnant is:

On a reproductive tract removed from a slaughtered female cow, the outside opening made up of folds of skin is the:

In the female reproductive system, the funnel-shaped end of each oviduct that is located just below the ovary is the:

The female livestock reproductive part that receives the penis and semen at breeding, allows the fetus to pass through at birth, and serves as a passageway for expelling urine is the:

The part of a sow’s reproductive system also known as the womb is the:

The external opening to the reproductive system of a cow is the:

In the female reproductive system, the neck of the uterus that separates the uterus from the vagina is the:

On a reproductive tract removed from a slaughtered sow, the organ with two branched horn-shaped attachments that was inside the body is the:

The function of a cow’s ovaries is to:

The part of the female reproductive system that picks up the eggs at ovulation and directs them into the oviduct is the:

The part of the female reproductive system that serves as a passageway for semen to go from the vagina to the uterus and also seals the uterus during pregnancy is the:

In mammals such as cattle and swine, the act of giving birth is known as:

The part of the livestock female reproductive system that connects the vulva to the cervix is the:

The time period that a female animal is receptive to breeding is:

The milk produced the first few days after a mammal gives birth is:

In beef cattle, the normal position of a calf at birth is:

The birthing process begins when the increased estrogen causes the muscles to contract in the:

The period of time that milk is secreted by the mammary glands is:

The male livestock reproductive part where sperm are stored while they mature is the:

On a reproductive tract removed from a slaughtered bull, the two oval-shaped meaty structures inside the sac or pouch are the:

The function of the scrotum in the male reproductive system is to:

The male reproductive parts that produce sperm and the male sex hormone are the:

Which group of male reproductive glands includes seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and Cowper’s gland?

The male livestock reproductive part that is covered by the sheath is the:

The parts of the male reproductive system that are removed through surgical castration to keep males from breeding are the:

The male livestock reproductive part that is a long, coiled tube connected to each testicle is the:

The process of removing the testicles of a male animal is:

On a reproductive tract removed from a slaughtered bull, the sac or pouch that holds the two oval-shaped meaty structures is the:

The part of the bull’s reproductive system that is inside the scrotum is the:

On a reproductive tract removed from a slaughtered barrow, the skin that covers the penis is the:

The function of the sheath on male livestock is to:

The male livestock reproductive part that has the dual function of passing urine from the body and depositing semen in the female reproductive system is the:

When a rooster mates with a hen, semen is deposited by the male into the female's

The incubation period for chicken eggs is:

How many functioning ovaries are in mature female poultry?

The "thick white" and two shell membranes are joined with the yolk to form the egg in the hen’s:

On a male reproductive tract from a slaughtered rooster, the two parts that are located in the abdominal cavity with one on each side of the backbone are the:

In a female reproductive tract from a slaughtered egg-laying hen, the part where yellow, round egg yolks of different sizes are attached is the:

Which male reproductive part is found in poultry but not in livestock?

In poultry reproduction, fertilization takes place in the:

Although poultry eggs are used as food by humans, the original function of eggs is:

A major difference between the reproductive systems of livestock and poultry is that the:

The male poultry part that puts the sperm into the hen’s reproductive tract is the:

The outside opening to the poultry reproductive tract is the:

The infundibulum, magnum, isthmus, uterus, and vagina are the five parts of the female poultry’s:

After the poultry egg is completely formed, it moves to the vagina for a short time until it exits the female’s body through the:

On poultry, both the male and the female reproductive tracts have a part just inside the vent called the:

In poultry eggs, the ovum is called the:

In addition to producing ova, the ovary in female poultry also produces:

If the heritability estimate for number of pigs farrowed is 10%, percent lean cuts is 35%, birth weight is 20% and backfat thickness is 45%, which trait can be improved the fastest through selective breeding?

If the heritability estimate for fat thickness is 40%, calf weaning weight is 25%, loin eye area is 70%, and rate of gain is 50%, which trait can be improved the fastest through selective breeding?

The body of an animal is made up of millions of tiny structural units called:

Compared to heritability estimates for yield grade, retail yield, and rate of gain in beef cattle, the heritability estimates for traits related to reproduction are:

The first stage of mitosis is:

Compared to heritability estimates for muscle, length, and fat traits in swine, the heritability estimates for traits related to reproduction are:

The mitochondrion of the cell converts energy stored as glucose into:

The production of ovum is called:

The type of cell division that increases the total number of cells and results in the animal’s growth is:

Located on chromosomes, the complex molecules that control the characteristics that are inherited from parents are called:

The site of protein synthesis inside the cell is the:

In general, heritability estimates for beef cattle compared to swine are:

The part of an animal cell that gives the cell the ability to grow, to digest food, and to divide is the:

After cell division by meiosis, the number of chromosomes each egg or sperm has is: