WorksheetsVTA155 Midterm review
Total questions: 89
Worksheet time: 45mins
What is the term for a mature, female pig?
Boar
Sow
Barrow
Gilt
What is a hen
A hen is a type of ovine.
What is an ewe
A type of poultry bird.
What is the act of giving birth to a pig called?
Calving
Foaling
Farrowing
Kidding
Which term describes a castrated male pig?
Boar
Sow
Barrow
Gilt
What is the term for birthing a bovine?
Farrowing
Calving
Foaling
Kidding
What does the term "ungulate" describe?
A mammal with hooves
A bird with feathers
A fish with scales
A reptile with scales
What is a hotshot used for?
To milk cows
To restrain goats
To encourage bovines to move forward
To feed pigs
What is the term for a young, female pig who has not produced a litter of piglets?
Sow
Gilt
Barrow
Boar
What is the act of birthing a horse called?
Farrowing
Calving
Foaling
Kidding
What is a stanchion used for?
To milk cows
To restrain goats or sheep for medical procedures or milking
To feed pigs
To encourage bovines to move forward
How should baby pigs be restrained?
By one leg
By the tail
By holding at least two legs
By the ears
How is the digestive system of pigs classified?
Ruminant
Monogastric
Polygastric
Avian
Cows mostly kick
Cows mostly kick directly back.
Cows mostly kick forward
Cows mostly kick to the side.
What is a wether
A male turkey
A male swine
A male goat
A female goat
How do pigs mainly protect themselves?
By kicking
By biting
By running
By hiding
What is the typical range for pig litter sizes?
1 to 5
5 to 10
7 to 12
10 to 15
What is a common problem in newborn piglets?
Hyperthermia
Hypothermia
Dehydration
Malnutrition
What is the approximate gestation period for pigs?
2 months, 2 weeks, and 2 days
3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days
4 months, 4 weeks, and 4 days
5 months, 5 weeks, and 5 days
From which side are horses trained to be approached?
Right side
Left side
Front side
Back side
What is a 'Pullet'?
A mature male chicken
A young hen, less than 1 year of age
A castrated male chicken
A mature female chicken
Cattle are more likely to walk towards a chute if people are standing on the other side.
True
False
Safe chicken restraint
Hold the chicken by hugging its chest and wings tightly.
Gently holding the wings down and controlling the head, neck and feet
What is the function of the gizzard in chickens?
To store food temporarily
To break down food into smaller units
To absorb nutrients
To produce digestive enzymes
What is the role of the ceca in chickens?
To store food temporarily
To break down undigested food
To absorb nutrients
To produce digestive enzymes
What is the function of the cloaca in birds?
It is where the digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems meet.
It is the external opening that passes waste to the outside.
It is a part of the kidney that filters waste from blood.
It is a gland that forms the eggshell.
What is the role of the vent in birds?
It filters waste from blood.
It is the external opening that passes waste to the outside.
It is where the egg white is formed.
It is where the sperm is delivered to the hen.
How many kidneys and ureters are present in the bird urinary system?
1 kidney and 1 ureter
2 kidneys and 1 ureter
2 kidneys and 2 ureters
1 kidney and 2 ureters
What is the function of the papilla in a rooster's cloaca?
It filters waste from blood.
It forms the eggshell.
It delivers sperm to the hen.
It creates the egg white.
Where does the egg white formation begin in a bird's reproductive system?
Infundibulum
Magnum
Isthmus
Vagina
What is the term "poultry" used to refer to?
Domestic fowl raised for meat
Wild birds
Birds of prey
Migratory birds
What is a doe?
A female goat
An adult female sheep
A female cattle before calving
A female horse under 4 years old
What is a heifer?
A female goat
An adult female sheep
A female cattle before calving
A female horse under 4 years old
What is a mare?
A female goat
An adult female sheep
A female horse under 4 years old
A female horse over 4 years old
A horse that flicks his ears back and forth is
What does it indicate if a horse is constantly flicking their ears back and forth?
The horse is happy.
The horse is annoyed.
The horse is hungry.
The horse is tired.
What is an intact adult male horse called?
Bull
Ram
Stallion
Boar
Which of the following is an intact male bovine?
Rooster
Bull
Billy
Ram
What is an intact adult male sheep called?
Ram
Stallion
Boar
Billy
What is a boar?
Which animal is referred to as an intact adult goat?
Boar
Billy
Rooster
Bull
What is an intact male swine called?
Ram
Stallion
Boar
Rooster
Which of the following is an intact male chicken?
Bull
Ram
Billy
Rooster
Sheep, goats and cows are all
Ruminants
Monogastric
Hind gut fermenters
Double stomached
What are the four compartments of the ruminant stomach?
What are the four parts of the ruminate stomach?
Rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum
Rumen, reticulum, omasum, duodenum
Rumen, reticulum, omasum, jejunum
Rumen, reticulum, omasum, ileum
Where are the bovine blind spots located?
Directly in front and behind them
To the sides
Above and below them
Only behind them
What are the most common medical procedures performed on piglets?
Tail docking, clipping needle teeth, ear notching
Tail docking, nail trimming, brushing
Clipping needle teeth, brushing teeth, flossing teeth
Ear notching, grooming, tail docking
What will a spooked horse do if given the option?
Fight
Run away
Stand still
Lie down
What do horses do to swat insects away?
Flick their ears
Flick their tail
Stomp their feet
Shake their head
For what purposes are sheep farmed?
Meat and wool
Milk and wool
Meat and milk
Wool and leather
What is the digestive process that occurs in the rumen of a cow called?
Digestion
Fermentation
Absorption
Metabolism
What is the primary diet of sheep?
Grains and hay
Roughages and grains
Roughages and hay
Grains and silage
What is the term for a castrated male pig?
Boar
Barrow
Gilt
Sow
What is the primary purpose of a farrowing crate?
To transport pigs
To protect piglets from being crushed by the sow
To house adult pigs
To feed pigs
What is the gestation period of a cow?
3 months
6 months
9 months
12 months
What is the primary purpose of a rooster in a flock?
To protect the flock
To lay eggs
To produce milk
To provide wool
What is the term for a young female horse?
Filly
Colt
Mare
Foal
What is a mare?
A cow that is not pregnant.
What is a barrow
A female horse
A male horse that has not been castrated
A male turkey that has been castrated
A male pig that has been neutered/castrated
What is a capon
What is a gelding
What is an Ox
A sheep that is pregnant
A horse that is used for breeding purposes
An ox is a domesticated bovine that has been castrated
A type of duck that has been castrated
What is a steer?
What are the four parts of a ruminant stomach?
When a piglet is born at a farm, usually these procedures are done to identify the piglets and prevent them from hurting each other.
Train them not to bite each other using treats.
Clipping needle teeth, notching the ear, and docking the tail
Tattooing them on the belly, notching their hoof, and docking their ears
Giving them each a different color harness and putting a cone on them
A horses natural instinct in a stressful situation is to
Fight
Flight
Fawn
Freeze
Most sheep are bred for
Wool and meat
Milk
Pets
Mohair
Plant matter ferments in which part of the ruminant digestive track
Cecum
Rumen
Hind gut
Omasum
What is a duckling?
What is a Jake?
A young turkey
A sow
A ovine
A caprine
What is a sow?
What is a kid?
A kid is an adult donkey.
A kid is an adult male horse.
A kid is a young goat.
A kid is a young goose.
What is a lamb?
What is a poultry tom?
What is a gobbler?
What is a kid?
A kid is a young chicken.
A kid is a baby cow
A kid is a young goat.
What is farrowing?
What is calving?
Calving is the act of a bovine giving birth to a calf.
What is foaling?
What is lambing?
What is kidding?
Term for parturition for goats
Kidding is when a chicken is laying an egg
Kidding is when an equine patient is giving birth
Horses eat a lot of ______ from their environment.
Fruits
Carrots
Forages
Vitamins
What is a rump sit?
A restraint technique for horses where they are positioned on their bottom
A restraint technique for turkeys.
A restraint technique for sheep where they are positioned on their bottom.
What is a hog snare used for?
A hog snare is used for capturing pigs.
Foals should be restrained
With the mare
A large dog with one arm around the neck and one arm holding their rump
Using the rump sit technique
With a hog snare
A donkey belongs to what animal group?
Caprine
Equine
Bovine
Poultry
A hotshot is used to
Emit a small electrical current to shock a cow and encourage them to move away
Restrain the legs of cows so they cannot move forward
Squeeze the cow so they cannot move
Snare the cattles nose so they do not move
Most horses are trained to walk on
Stalks and hobbles
A halter and lead rope
A harness and leash
A collar and leash
