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Livestock Breeds and Terms

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a)

Holstein

b)

Brahman

c)

Angus

d)

Hereford

2.

a)

Holstein

b)

Brahman

c)

Angus

d)

Hereford

3.

a)

Charalois

b)

Gelbvieh

c)

Limousin

d)

Simmental

4.

a)

Charolaise

b)

Gelbvieh

c)

Limousin

d)

Simmental

5.

a)

Charolaise

b)

Gelbvieh

c)

Limousin

d)

Simmental

6.

a)

Chester White

b)

Landrace

c)

Hampshire

d)

Duroc

7.

a)

Chester White

b)

Landrace

c)

Hampshire

d)

Duroc

8.

a)

Chester White

b)

Landrace

c)

Hampshire

d)

Duroc

9.

a)

Duroc

b)

Landrace

c)

Hereford

d)

Yorkshire

10.

a)

Boer

b)

Nubian

c)

Hampshire

d)

Bantam

11.

a)

Boer

b)

Nubian

c)

Hampshire

d)

Bantam

12.

a)

Clydesdale

b)

Paint

c)

Arabian

d)

Yorkshire

13.

a)

Jersey Giant

b)

Leghorn

c)

Rhode Island Red

d)

Silkie

14.

a)

Jersey Giant

b)

Leghorn

c)

Rhode Island Red

d)

Silkie

15.
Name this breed
a)
Angus
b)
Charolais
c)
Simmental
d)
Red Angus
16.
Name this breed
a)
Berkshire
b)
Hampshire
c)
Yorkshire
d)
Chester White
17.
Name this breed
a)
Charolais
b)
Simmental
c)
Angus
d)
Hereford
18.
Name this breed
a)
Dorset
b)
Southdown
c)
Rambouillet 
d)
Hampshire
19.
Name this breed
a)
Hampshire
b)
Suffolk
c)
Dorset
d)
Southdown
20.
Name this breed
a)
Shorthorn
b)
Simmental
c)
Limousin
d)
Red Angus
21.
Name this breed
a)
Southdown
b)
Dorset
c)
Hampshire
d)
Rambouillet
22.
Name this breed
a)
Suffolk
b)
Hampshire
c)
Dorset
d)
Rambouillet
23.
Name this breed
a)
Thoroughbred
b)
Arabian
c)
Shetland Pony
d)
Quarter Horse
24.

Which is a Hampshire?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Which breed is an Angus?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Which breed is a Brahman?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

Which breed is a Hereford?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Which one is a Hampshire?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Which one is a Suffolk?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

What cut is this?

a)

Round

b)

Brisket

c)

Chuck

d)

Ribs

31.

What is this cut called?

a)

Plate

b)

Ribs

c)

Flank

d)

Brisket

32.

What is this cut called?

a)

Flank

b)

Loin

c)

Round

d)

Brisket

33.

Which animal does pork come from?

a)

Sheep

b)

Cattle

c)

Chickens

d)

Pigs

34.

What is the meat from cattle called?

a)

Mutton

b)

Venison

c)

Beef

d)

Chevon

35.

What type of pig breeds produce offspring with quality carcasses?

a)

Sire Breeds

b)

Mother Breeds

c)

Slaughter Breeds

d)

Feeder Breeds

36.

what is a porcine?

a)

pig species

b)

horse species

c)

cow species

d)

chicken species

37.

what is a bull?

a)

female pig

b)

male pig

c)

male cow

d)

female cow

38.

Crossbreeding is:

a)

Mating of animals of two different breeds

b)

Mating two animals across the road from each other

c)

Mating registered animals to get a purebred animal

d)

Genetic engineering

39.

If you were to take a registered Angus breed Cow and mate it with a registered Hereford Bull, what type of breeding would that be?

a)

Straightbreeding

b)

Crossbreeding

c)

Inbreeding

d)

Outcrossing

40.

The mating of an animal to its relative is called

a)

Crossbreeding

b)

Hybrid crossing

c)

Grading up

d)

Inbreeding

41.

Name this Breed

a)

Yorkshire

b)

Duroc

c)

Berkshire

d)

Hampshire

42.

What breed of cattle is black in color, polled, and originated in England?

a)

Angus

b)

Charolais

c)

Hereford

d)

Brahman

43.

What animal does LAMB or MUTTON come from?

a)

cattle

b)

pigs

c)

lamb and sheep

d)

chicken, turkey, and other birds

44.

What are mother breeds of pigs known for?

a)

large litters

b)

quality carcasses (meat)

45.

What are sire breeds of pigs known for?

a)

large litters

b)

quality carcasses (meat)

46.
Castrated male swine
a)
Gilt
b)
Barrow
c)
Calf
d)
Bull
47.
Castrated male cattle
a)
Boar
b)
Wether
c)
Heifer
d)
Steer
48.
Adult male horse
a)
Stallion
b)
Equine
c)
Mare
d)
Steer
49.
Adult female cattle
a)
Sow
b)
Wether
c)
Cow
d)
Gilt
50.
Immature female swine
a)
Ewe
b)
Gilt
c)
Piglet
d)
Cow
51.
Immature female cattle
a)
Heifer
b)
Sow
c)
Cow
d)
Mare
52.
Giving birth in pigs
a)
calving
b)
farrowing
c)
foaling
d)
pigleting
53.
Adult male cattle- not castrated
a)
Cow
b)
Bull
c)
Boar
d)
Gilt
54.
Adult male swine- not castrated
a)
Boar
b)
Wether
c)
Steer
d)
Pork
55.
Adult male sheep- not castrated
a)
Lamb
b)
Barrow
c)
Bull
d)
Ram
56.
Castrated male sheep
a)
Barrow
b)
Gelding
c)
Wether
d)
Ewe
57.
Mature female sheep
a)
Ewe
b)
Gilt
c)
Ram
d)
Sow
58.
Mature female horse
a)
Mare
b)
Cow
c)
Heifer
d)
Gilt
59.
Giving birth in cattle
a)
farrowing
b)
calving
c)
foaling
d)
lambing
60.

Name this Breed

a)

Alpine

b)

Boer

c)

LaMancha

d)

Pygmy

61.

Name this Breed

a)

Katahdin

b)

Hampshire

c)

Suffolk

d)

Dorper

62.

Name this Breed

a)

Cornish Cross

b)

Leghorns

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Orpington

63.

SWINE: Known as the "Mother Breed" this breed was developed in England and they have erect ears.

a)

Yorkshire

b)

Landrace

c)

Chester White

d)

Hampshire

64.
Developed in Denmark this pig breed had large lop ears that are know for their mothering ability.
a)
Landrace
b)
Yorkshire
c)
Chester White
d)
Duroc
65.

Which one is a Berkshire?

a)
b)
c)
d)
66.

Hampshire

a)
b)
c)
d)
67.

Yorkshire

a)
b)
c)
d)
68.
a)

Standardbred

b)

Paint

c)

Palomino

d)

Appaloosa

69.
a)

Paint

b)

Quarterhorse

c)

Palomino

d)

Mustang

70.

What is the term for a sheep giving birth?

a)

Calving

b)

Lambing

c)

Farrowing

d)

Foaling

71.

What is the term for a mature female horse?

a)

Colt

b)

Filly

c)

Stallion

d)

Mare

72.

What is the term for a young male pig?

a)

Boar

b)

Shoat

c)

Sow

d)

Barrow

73.

What is the term for a horse giving birth?

a)

Farrowing

b)

Foaling

c)

Calving

d)

Laying

74.

What is the term for a castrated male pig?

a)

Gelding

b)

Capon

c)

Barrow

d)

Steer

75.

What is the term for a baby horse?

a)

Foal

b)

Colt

c)

Filly

d)

Mare

76.

Dam

a)

female parent

b)

male parent

c)

the process of separation of young animals from their mothers when they are no longer dependent upon them for survival

d)

a male animal that has not been castrated and is capable of breeding

77.

Sire

a)

female parent

b)

male parent

c)

a male animal that has not been castrated and is capable of breeding

d)

a male animal that has been castrated and is no longer capable of breeding

78.

Weaning

a)

male parent

b)

female parent

c)

the process of separation of young animals from their mothers when they are no longer dependent upon them for survival

d)

a male animal that has not been castrated and is capable of breeding

79.

Bovine

a)

scientific name for cattle or bison

b)

scientific name for sheep

c)

scientific name for swine

d)

scientific name for goats

80.

Classification of cattle from Europe

a)

Bos Taurus

b)

Bos Indicus

c)

Bossy McBosserton

d)

Bos Indicataurus ... Rex

81.

Classification of cattle from India, etc.

a)

Bos Indicus

b)

Bos Taurus

c)

Bos C. McBosserton

d)

Bos Indicutaurus Indicator

82.

What is the name of a baby goat?

a)

Lamb

b)

Duckling

c)

Gilt

d)

wether

e)

kid

83.

Female bovine that has not given birth

a)

Calf

b)

Steer

c)

Bull

d)

Heifer

84.

Castrated male horse

a)

Mare

b)

Stallion

c)

Gelding

d)

Colt

85.

Young female horse

a)

Filly

b)

Heifer

c)

Mare

d)

Gelding

86.

Young male horse

a)

Filly

b)

Colt

c)

Stallion

d)

Mare

87.

Mature male sheep

a)

Wether

b)

Ram

c)

Ewe

d)

Lamb

88.

Mature male goat or rabbit

a)

Doe

b)

Chick

c)

Buck

d)

Ram

89.

Mature female goat or rabbit

a)

Buck

b)

Doe

c)

Kid

d)

Pullet

90.

Which wholesale cut is #2?

a)

Ribs

b)

Chuck

c)

Plate

d)

Round

e)

Loin

91.

This breed was developed at Key Ranch and have a red coat.

a)

Brangus

b)

Brahman

c)

Santa Gertrudis

d)

Hereford

92.

Which one is the Santa Gertrudis?

a)
b)
c)
d)
93.

Name this Breed

a)

Brahman

b)

Angus

c)

Shorthorn

d)

Beefmaster

94.

The Charlais breed originated from France.

a)

True

b)

False

95.

This breed is considered one of the oldest and originated from Switzerland.

a)

Simmental

b)

Brangus

c)

Chianina

d)

Red Angus

96.
a)

Clydesdale Draft

b)

Paint

c)

Pinto

d)

Quarterhorse

97.

What breed of dairy goat is this?


Grand Champion: SGCH WOEST-HOEVE FB JELLIE

a)

Toggenburg

b)

Nubian

c)

grade

d)

sable

e)

LaMancha

98.

What breed is this?

a)

Boer

b)

Nubian

c)

Lamancha

d)

Angora

99.

Originated in South Africa, used for meat

a)

boer

b)

angora

c)

pygmy

d)

lamancha

100.
The process of a goat giving birth
a)
Goating
b)
Kidding
c)
Welping
d)
Foaling