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Common breeds of livestock

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What breed of cattle used for meat production are either solid red or solid black?

a)

Hereford

b)

Angus

c)

Jersey

d)

Ayrshire

2.

What are the main types of production in which livestock are used?

a)

meat

b)

dairy

c)

all of the above

d)

wool or hides

3.

Which breed of cattle is a staple in the dairy industry for its milk's nutritional value, despite producing very little milk?

a)

Hereford

b)

Boer

c)

Chester White

d)

Jersey

4.

What are swine most commonly produced for?

a)

dairy

b)

meat

c)

wool

d)

hides

5.

Which breed of swine has lots of lean muscle, and leaves very little waste after harvesting?

a)

Merino

b)

Angus

c)

Duroc

d)

Berkshire

6.

Which breed of dairy cattle is known for having "the ideal drinking milk?'

a)

Ayrshire

b)

Duroc

c)

Jersey

d)

Saanen

7.

What are cattle generally produced for?

a)

dairy

b)

meat

c)

both

d)

neither

8.

Which breed of dairy goat is solid white in color and is a popular breed in Switzerland?

a)

Suffolk

b)

Spanish

c)

Chester White

d)

Saanen

9.

Which well-muscled breed of meat sheep have jet black legs and faces?

a)

Suffolk

b)

Hampshire

c)

Black Angus

d)

Merino

10.

Which breed of wool sheep is considered to be the "backbone" of the American sheep industry?

a)

Antoinette

b)

Worstershire

c)

Rambouillet

d)

Marionette

11.

Which dark-reddish breed of meat cattle have white faces and are known for their foraging abilities?

a)

Thereford

b)

Hereford

c)

Hearsay

d)

Neither here not there...ford.

12.

Which breed of swine is black with six white markings and is known for its flavorful pork.

a)

Bilbo Baggins

b)

Berkshire

c)

Worstershire

d)

A1 sauce

13.

Which breed of meat goat has a white or paint body and a distinctive brown head?

a)

Hereford

b)

Boer

c)

Lawnmoer

d)

Spanish

14.

Which breed of swine has pink, lightly-colored skin which is easy to remove during the harvesting process?

a)

Berkshire

b)

Chester White

c)

Duroc

d)

Saanen

15.

What are sheep and goats mostly produced for?

a)

Meat

b)

Dairy

c)

Wool

d)

all of the above

16.

Which breed of meat goat's population is decreasing due to overuse of crossbreeding ?

a)

German

b)

Spanish

c)

Italian

d)

French

17.

Which breed of wool sheep, which has been refined in Australia, has the highest quality wool of any other breed?

a)

Merino

b)

Rambouillet

c)

Cappuccino

d)

Marina and the diamonds

18.

Which breed of dairy goat is the only breed of goat with erect ears and come in all colors and combinations of colors? Their milk is also very healthy compared to other goat milks.

a)

Himalayan

b)

Alpine

c)

Smoky

d)

Saanen

19.

Which dark-faced, hornless breed of meat sheep is known for their early maturity and lean mutton?

a)

Campfire

b)

Hampshire

c)

Lampquire

d)

Clampwire

20.

Which breed of meat cattle is this?

a)

Ayrshire

b)

Angus

c)

Jersey

d)

Hereford

21.

Which breed of meat sheep is this?

a)

Hampshire

b)

Rambouillet

c)

Merino

d)

Suffolk

22.

Which breed of meat goat is this?

a)

Spanish

b)

Boer

c)

Saanen

d)

Alpine

23.

Which breed of meat cattle is this?

a)

Ayrshire

b)

Jersey

c)

Hereford

d)

Angus

24.

Which breed of swine is this?

a)

Saanen

b)

Chester White

c)

Duroc

d)

Berkshire

25.

Which breed of swine is this?

a)

Alpine

b)

Duroc

c)

Chester White

d)

Berkshire