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Animal Science Midterm

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Male cattle castrated before puberty is called a __________.

a)

Bull

b)

Cow

c)

Heifer

d)

Steer

2.

Which definition best describes a commodity?

a)

Products that are only sold.

b)

Products that are only bought.

c)

Products that are bought or sold.

d)

Products that are produced only for the US.

3.

Which animal commodity does Kentucky rank in the top 10 for production?

a)

Cattle

b)

Poultry

c)

Sheep

d)

Swine

4.

Kentucky is the largest producer of this animal commodity east of the Mississippi River?

a)

Cattle

b)

Poultry

c)

Sheep

d)

Swine

5.

How did the book The Jungle change the meat industry?

a)

Decreased the amount of inspections needed for meat and meat products.

b)

Decreased the amount of workers needed for meat and meat products.

c)

Increased the amount of workers needed for meat and meat products.

d)

Increased the amount of inspections needed for meat and meat products.

6.

What is the step in the slaughter process where the meat is cut into wholesale and retail cuts?

a)

Fabrication

b)

Stunning

c)

Bleeding

d)

Transportation

7.

What term is used to describe a young female swine species?

a)

Sow

b)

Boar

c)

Gilt

d)

Cow

8.

What is the term used to describe parturition in equine?

a)

Foaling

b)

Farrowing

c)

Calving

d)

Kidding

9.

What is the latin term used to describe cattle?

a)

Bovine

b)

Ovine

c)

Swine

d)

Equine

10.

What is the latin term used to describe sheep?

a)

Bovine

b)

Ovine

c)

Swine

d)

Equine

11.

An animal that has an enlarged cecum that allows them to digest roughages is which type of digestive system?

a)

Avian

b)

Monogastric

c)

Pseudoruminant

d)

Ruminant

12.

The seeds and grains of a plant that are fed to animals are called what?

a)

Concentrates

b)

Feed Additives

c)

Roughages

d)

Supplements

13.

A part of an animal’s diet that helps to fill in the gaps missed by roughages and/or concentrates or that can help make feed more palatable are called?

a)

Concentrates

b)

Feed Additives

c)

Roughages

d)

Supplements

14.

What are the four compartments of the ruminant stomach in the order that they occur?

a)

Rumen, Omasum, Abomasum, Reticulum

b)

Rumen, Abomasum, Omasum, Reticulum

c)

Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum

d)

Rumen, Reticulum, Abomasum, Omasum

15.

The nutrient required by animals to complete a task or to provide them with energy is?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Water

16.

Which of the following is not a function of feed?

a)

Growth

b)

Work

c)

Muscle

d)

Reproduction

17.

Which of the following is not a forage that is used in pasture for livestock?

a)

Annual Lespedeza

b)

KY Bluegrass

c)

Indian Grass

d)

Timothy

18.

Which of the following is a legume that is used in pasture for livestock?

a)

Smooth Bromegrass

b)

Garrison Grass

c)

Eastern Gamagrass

d)

Alfalfa

19.

The maximum number of animals that a pasture can support is called?

a)

Feed Rate

b)

Stocking Rate

c)

Animal Rate

d)

Pasture Rate

20.

Which of the following reasons would not be important to know based on the maximum number of animals a pasture can support?

a)

To reduce overgrazing on the pasture

b)

To not under feed animals while grazing

c)

So that you do not deplete all the nutrients from the soil

d)

To ensure that a profit is being made off of the pasture.

21.

In which part of the female reproductive anatomy is the fetus developed in?

a)

Uterus

b)

Vagina

c)

Ovary

d)

Fallopian Tube

22.

What hormone does the male produce?

a)

Estrogen

b)

Testosterone

c)

Progesterone

d)

Oxytocin

23.

What part of the male reproductive system stores sperm?

a)

Testitcles

b)

Vas Deferens

c)

Epididymis

d)

Scrotum

24.

This part of the female reproductive system helps to protect the uterus from infection and keep the baby in the uterus until birth?

a)

Cervix

b)

Vagina

c)

Vulva

d)

Uterus

25.

The term given to animal’s length of pregnancy is?

a)

Lactation

b)

Gestation

c)

Fertilization

d)

Ovulation

26.

When looking at the family history of a purebred offspring what term refers to the father?

a)

Sire

b)

Dam

c)

Grand Sire

d)

Grand Dam

27.

When a female is having difficulty giving birth this is called?

a)

Prolapse

b)

Dysfunction

c)

Dystocia

d)

Labor

28.

How long is a cow’s gestation length?

a)

5-6 months

b)

9 months

c)

11 months

d)

3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days

29.

What is the gestation length for sheep and goats?

a)

5-6 months

b)

9 months

c)

11 months

d)

3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days

30.

Which of the following is not a reason why reproductive failure occurs?

a)

Cysts

b)

Cryptorchidism

c)

Ovulation

d)

Body Condition Score

31.

When breeding a purebred sire to a commercial dam, which breeding system is this referring to?

a)

Linebreeding

b)

Inbreeding

c)

Purebred Breeding

d)

Grading Up

32.

Which of the following is not a way to detect if a female is in heat?

a)

K-mar Heat Detectors

b)

Raddle Marks

c)

Standing Heat

d)

Spotting

33.

When a female animal has pushed too hard or been under distress during labor what can happen to the uterus?

a)

Prolapse

b)

Dysfunction

c)

Dysctocia

d)

Nothing

34.

When breeding closely related animals to one another, like Dam to offspring or Sire to offspring, which type of breeding system is this referring to?

a)

Linebreeding

b)

Inbreeding

c)

Purebred Breeding

d)

Grading Up

35.

When breeding two animals of different breeds what type of breeding system is this referring to?

a)

Purebred breeding

b)

Crossbreeding

c)

Grading Up

d)

Inbreeding