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Animal Science EOP

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Kentucky, the number of dairy farms has been _____ for a number of years.

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

Stable

d)

Fluctuating

2.

Dairy cattle often are given supplemental feed according to their production. Modern technology may be used to provide for supplemental feed by use of..

a)

email

b)

ultrasound

c)

electronic identification

d)

global positioning satellite

3.

What method of identification is the least effective to prevent theft of livestock?

a)

Ear Tag

b)

Freeze Brand

c)

Tattoo

d)

Hot Iron Brand

4.

Dairy cows are normally milked at regular intervals _____ time(s) per day, seven days per week.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

5.

Which is the proper way to dry off a cow?

a)

Do not milk her out completely the last days

b)

Milk her out completely and use dry cow treatment

c)

Continue milking until she calves again

d)

Milk once a week for five weeks

6.

To minimize loss, round bales of hay should be

a)

stored outside in the elements

b)

stored under shelter

c)

chopped and stored in a grain bin

d)

stored in holding ponds to increase palatability

7.

In livestock ultrasound would not be used to

a)

determine pregnancy in sows

b)

measure backfat

c)

determine loin eye size

d)

estimate milk production

8.

Electronic identification would most effectively be used for

a)

monitoring animal health in real-time

b)

administering slow release hormones

c)

indicating supplemental feed needs of livestock

d)

alerting producers that an animal has been injured

9.

A farmer plans to build a feed bunk for his 45 dairy cows. He needs to provide 2 feet of bunk space for each cow. How many total feet of bunk space is needed?

a)

30 feet

b)

45 feet

c)

60 feet

d)

90 feet

10.

Which anatomical part is not part of the digestive system of the swine?

a)

Rumen

b)

Small Intestine

c)

Esophagus

d)

Colon

11.

The ruminant animal has _____ compartments of the stomach.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

The basic energy feed for swine is

a)

Barley

b)

Wheat

c)

Oats

d)

Corn

13.

What is the primary source of energy in poultry diets?

a)

Animal Fats

b)

Soybean Meal

c)

Corn

d)

Vegetable Fats

14.

Legumes are forages that include

a)

alfalfa, timothy, and wheat

b)

alfalfa, ladino (white) clover, and red clover

c)

fescue, timothy, and bluegrass

d)

red clover, fescue, and bluegrass

15.

Which of the following is an example of a lipid?

a)

Silage

b)

Soybeans

c)

Oats

d)

Corn Oil

16.

Younger livestock need _____ protein level when compared to an older animal of the same species.

a)

a lower

b)

a higher

c)

the same

d)

half the

17.

Based on size, a 1500 lb. dairy cow needs 30 pounds of hay to meet her dry matter intake requirement. Corn silage can be substituted at the rate of three pounds for each one pound of hay. How many pounds of silage should the cow be fed daily?

a)

10 pounds

b)

30 pounds

c)

45 pounds

d)

90 pounds

18.

A two thousand pound batch of feed that contains 80% shelled corn, 15% linseed oil meal, and 5% salt would have

a)

shell corn 800 lbs., linseed oil meal 150 lbs., salt 50 lbs

b)

shell corn 1600 lbs., linseed oil meal 150 lbs., salt 350 lbs

c)

shell corn 1600 lbs., linseed oil meal 150 lbs., salt 50 lbs

d)

shell corn 1600 lbs., linseed oil meal 300 lbs., salt 100 lbs

19.

Which anatomical part is not a part of the reproductive tract of the male?

a)

Testicle

b)

Seminiferous Tubes

c)

Uterus

d)

Vas Deferens

20.

Heifers should first calve when they are _____ year(s) old.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

If a heifer calved at 22 months of age, at what age did gestation begin?

a)

9 months

b)

11 months

c)

13 months

d)

15 months

22.

Parturition in a cow is referred to as

a)

Calving

b)

Lambing

c)

Foaling

d)

Farrowing

23.

The gestation period for a mare is

a)

144 days

b)

283 days

c)

336 days

d)

400 days

24.

The breeding of one recognized breed to another recognized breed is

a)

Inbreeding

b)

Grading Up

c)

Outcrossing

d)

Crossbreeding

25.

A male horse castrated before reaching sexual maturity is a

a)

Gilt

b)

Gelding

c)

Gilding

d)

Stallion

26.

Sow is to farrow as bitch is to:

a)

Pup

b)

Whelp

c)

Breed

d)

Birth

27.

Chordata most closely relates to:

a)

Warm-Blooded

b)

Cloven Hooves

c)

Carnivore

d)

Backbone

28.

Farrowing is the act of giving birth in

a)

Sheep

b)

Cattle

c)

Swine

d)

Horses

29.

A _____ is a young female swine.

a)

Guilt

b)

Gilt

c)

Sow

d)

Heifer

30.

An intact male hog is a

a)

Barrow

b)

Sow

c)

Gilt

d)

Boar