WorksheetsLivestock Judging Test Bank Part 2
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 55mins
Gilts selected for breeding should:
Come from small litters
Have poor udders
Have 6–7 functional teats per side
Be narrow at the chest floor
Leanest cuts can be evaluated using:
Weight alone
Ultrasound technology
Hair thickness
Tail setting
When ranking a swine class:
Place on type, structure, and muscling
Pick the cutest pig
Ignore performance data
Only evaluate from the front
Improper underline development:
Is irrelevant to sow productivity
Means high milk production
Negatively affects pig survival
Can’t be seen visually
Performance data considerations include:
Litter size, days to market, loin-eye area
Height and weight only
Ear width and snout length
Slope of rump only
A major predator of sheep in the U.S. is:
Bears
Foxes
Which of the following is a sign of poor animal structure?
Too much slope and uneven proportions
Correct body proportions
Proud head carriage
A common way to classify sheep is by:
Ear shape
Wool type
Hoof shape
Eye color
Sheep production in the U.S. is primarily:
Farm flocks in the South
Range flocks in the West
Indoor confinement in the Midwest
Feedlots only
Range production accounts for about:
10%
30%
50%
80%
Sheep make a good second farm enterprise because:
They require expensive facilities
They require little labor and low initial cost
They require excessive grain diets
They must be raised alone
The general build or overall appearance of the sheep is called:
Style
Type
Balance
Frame score
The only breed raised for fur in the U.S. is:
Merino
Cheviot
Karakul
Suffolk
The most common breed classification method is:
Country of origin
Carcass type
Wool type
Ear size
The pelt refers to:
Internal organs
The skin and fleece
Facial structure
Hooves
Sheep that stay together naturally show:
High aggression
Banding (flocking) instinct
Low flight zone
Poor herding skills
Staple in wool terminology refers to:
Wool fiber length
Wool color
Wool cleanliness
Wool elasticity
“Golden Fleece” refers to:
Cheviot fleece
Karakul fleece
Merino fleece
Dry lot fleece
Leading sheep-feeding states include:
Florida, Alabama, Georgia
Colorado, California, Texas, Wyoming
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland
New York and New Jersey
The Delaine Merino:
Has wrinkled skin
Is medium wool only
Grows poorly on range
Produces coarse fleece
Rambouillet sheep are:
Of English origin
Not used in crossbreeding
Popular in Western U.S.
Small-framed
Dorset sheep:
Hampshire sheep:
Are horned
Have black face and legs
Are poor for market lambs
Produce little muscle
Columbia sheep:
Are poorly adapted to Western range
Originated in the U.S.
Are horned only
Are fine wool only
Classifying wool types: Long wool breeds:
Used increase lambing percentages only
Used frequently for crossbreeding
Rare in the U.S.
Have low growth performance
When selecting a ram, choose one that:
Matches or improves traits in ewes
Looks best only in shows
Lacks muscle
Has steep rump
Native (farm flock) ewes compared to Western (range) ewes:
Produce more muscular lambs
Declining prolifically
Lower lamb crop
Better on range
Selecting ewes should consider:
Open-fleeced, coarse fibers
Age >6 years
Well-grown yearlings
Animals with bad udders
Sheep age can be determined by:
Horn curl
Permanent teeth in lower jaw
Sheep with heavy bone, muscle, and capacity are typically:
Wool breeds
Meat breeds
Fur breeds
Miniature breeds
The decline of small sheep enterprises is due to:
Increased sheep numbers
Predator problems, low wool price
High lamb pricing
Increased government incentives
Which is a Fine Wool breed?
Rambouillet
Cheviot
Hampshire
Karakul
A Medium Wool breed:
Cheviot
Lincoln
Karakul
Delaine Merino
Long wool breed:
Lincoln
Southdown
Finnsheep
Karakul
Crossbred wool breed:
Columbia
Karakul
Merino
Suffolk
Carpet wool breed:
Black-Faced Highland
Dorset
Southdown
Hampshire
Fur sheep:
Karakul
Shropshire
Merino
Dorset
A buck is:
An unbred female goat
A castrated male goat
An intact male goat
A young female goat
Goats are:
Monogastrics
Ruminants
Hind-gut fermenters
Simple-stomach browsers
The most important trait when evaluating breeding does is:
Color
Horn length
Soundness & structure
Tail set
Fiber goats are judged based on:
Color only
Body and fleece
Height only
Head shape only
Cashmere refers to:
Goat hair from Angoras only
Body and fleece
Height only
Head shape only
Mohair is produced by:
Alpine goats
Angora goats
Nubian goats
Nigerian Dwarf goats
Texas produces approximately what percent of U.S. mohair?
20%
40%
60%
90%
Browse refers to:
Grains fed to goats
Minerals in salt blocks
Twigs, shoots, leaves goats eat
Fiber collected from goats
Myotonic goats are known for:
Spasms causing temporary stiffness
Extreme horn length
High milk production
Being hornless
A female goat of any age:
Ewe
Sow
Doe
Heifer
Market goats deposit fat:
Over the ribs first
From front to rear first
Inside the body (internal) first
Evenly all over at the same time
Guardian animals for goats include all EXCEPT:
A. Donkeys
B. Great Pyrenees
Meat goats should show:
Light muscle
Thick muscle and wide base
Weak top and steep rump
Early finish and excess fat
A meat goat with good capacity shows:
Large barrel and depth of body
Short body and narrow top
Shallow chest floor
Fine bone and small rumen
Dairy goats should be selected based heavily on:
Milk production traits
Horn length
Hair color pattern
Number of kids born
The French Alpine goat is recognized for:
Long drooping ears
Good milk production, erect ears
Only red coloring
Fiber production only
The LaMancha breed:
Has long erect ears
Has tiny “elf” or “gopher” ears
Is black only
Is an angora goat
The Nubian breed is known for:
Very small size
Long drooping ears
Producing mohair
White-only coloration
The Saanen breed is known for:
Being the largest U.S. dairy breed
Producing cashmere
Being exclusively horned
Poor milk production
The Toggenburg breed coloration:
Solid white
Various patterns with facial stripes
Only black
Always has spots
Growing kids are usually weaned at:
Birth
2 months
1 year
8 months
Loose housing for dairy goats requires about:
5 sq ft per goat
10 sq ft per goat
30 sq ft per goat
No space required
Dairy goats are commonly milked:
Once per day
Twice daily at 12-hour intervals
Every two days
Only when needed
Meat goats in a judging class are typically:
Under 1 year old
3–4 years old
Retired dairy does
Newborn kids
A ranking of 2-4-1-3 means the most desirable animal is:
#1
#2
#3
#4
The topline of a meat goat should be:
Steep
Highly curved
Long and nearly level
Short and sloping
A kid is defined as:
Buck kids should be separated from does at:
Birth
2–3 months
8–12 months
Age doesn’t matter
The ranking portion of a livestock evaluation event students justify verbally is called:
Placings
Reasons
Debriefing
Performance notes
Most goats in the U.S. are:
Milk goats
Fiber goats
Meat goats
Dual purpose
Goat meat is:
High in fat and cholesterol
Low in fat and cholesterol
Not consumed in the world
Illegal in the U.S.
A thick fat cover in market goats indicates:
Ideal condition
Too fat
Not finished enough
Lean and efficient growth
Best browse plants for Angoras include:
Corn and wheat
Guajillo and live oak
Bermuda grass only
Only alfalfa hay
Indicators of soundness include:
Weak pasterns
Strong feet and legs
B. Strong feet and legs
The loin is located:
Between the shoulder and ribs
Between ribs and round
Around the brisket
In the lower leg
The round is found on the:
Forequarter
Hindquarter
Belly
Head
The brisket is located on the:
Top of the back
Lower chest
Hind leg
Rump
The ribeye area is measured at which rib?
1st rib
10th rib
12th–13th rib
6th rib
The shoulder wholesale cut of beef is known as:
Chuck
Loin
Round
Flank
The plate is located:
On the back near the loin
Along the belly
In the hind leg
On the head
Swine Anatomy & Cuts The most valuable primal cut on a hog:
Belly
Loin
Hock
Jowl
The Boston butt comes from the:
Ham region
Upper shoulder
Belly
Neck only
Swine Anatomy & Cuts The picnic shoulder is located:
Lower shoulder
Head
Ham
Belly
Swine Anatomy & Cuts The ham refers to:
Shoulder blade
Hind leg
Rib section
Snout area
Swine Anatomy & Cuts The spare ribs come from the:
Loin
Belly
Ham
Foot
The leg of lamb is the:
Foreleg
Hind leg
Belly cut
Rib section
The rack is the:
Shoulder section
Belly section
Rib section
Flank
The loin of lamb is located:
Behind the rack
In front of the leg
At the shoulder
Under the belly
A strong topline indicates:
Weak muscle structure
Good balance and muscling
Poor structural soundness
Poor market readiness
Finish in goats refers to:
Internal organ fat
Muscle score only
Coat condition
Bone thickness
Width between the hocks suggests:
Narrow muscle
Strong muscling
Lack of capacity
Structural unsoundness
Black cattle that are polled and known for carcass quality:
Hereford
Angus
Shorthorn
Charolais
White beef cattle with high feed efficiency:
A. Brahman
B. Simmental
C. Charolais
D. Angus
Beef breed with hump, loose skin, heat tolerance:
Brahman
Shorthorn
Simmental
Hereford
Sheep breed with a black face and legs:
Dorset
Hampshire
Rambouillet
Karakul
White hog with erect ears:
Yorkshire
Duroc
Hampshire
Chester White
Black hog with a white belt:
Hereford
Berkshire
Hampshire
Poland China
Red hog with forward-drooping ears:
Duroc
Pietrain
Chester White
Landrace
Dairy goat breed with "gopher ears":
(a)
Goat breed producing mohair:
Nigerian Dwarf
Boer
Angora
Nubian
Fur sheep used for pelts:
Suffolk
Columbia
Karakul
Cheviot
A hog that is narrow-based likely has:
Strong muscling
Weak muscling
Too much fat
High carcass cutout
A beef animal with a steep rump indicates:
Ideal muscle
Skeleton issues that reduce productivity
Strong maternal value
Better yield grade
