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Livestock Terminology, Classification, & Gestation

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term used for a young female

bovine?

a)

Cow

b)

Heifer

c)

Steer

d)

Bull

2.

What do you call a mature intact male cattle?

a)

Bullock

b)

Steer

c)

Bull

d)

Calf

3.

What is a castrated male cattle called?

a)

Bull

b)

Bullock

c)

Steer

d)

Heifer

4.

What is a young female swine called?

a)

Sow

b)

Gilt

c)

Shoat

d)

Barrow

5.

What term is used to refer to a mature intact male swine?

a)

Gilt

b)

Barrow

c)

Boar

d)

Piglet

6.

What is the genus name for domestic swine?

a)

Canis

b)

Felis

c)

Sus

d)

Equus

7.

What is the term for a castrated male swine?

a)

Shoat

b)

Boar

c)

Sow

d)

Barrow

8.

What is a young female horse called?

a)

Mare

b)

Filly

c)

Colt

d)

Gelding

9.

What term is used for a mature intact male horse?

a)

Foal

b)

Gelding

c)

Stallion

d)

Mare

10.

What is the term for a castrated male horse?

a)

Colt

b)

Stallion

c)

Gelding

d)

Foal

11.

What is the genus name for horses?

a)

Canis

b)

Felis

c)

Equus

d)

Bovis

12.

What is a young female chicken called?

a)

Hen

b)

Pullet

c)

Chick

d)

Capon

13.

What is the term used for a mature intact male chicken?

a)

Cockerel

b)

Capon

c)

Rooster

d)

Chick

14.

What is a castrated male chicken known as?

a)

Rooster

b)

Cockerel

c)

Pullet

d)

Capon

15.

What are the two primary types of products obtained from chickens?

a)

Meat, Eggs

b)

Eggs, Wool

c)

Meat, Milk

d)

Milk, Wool

16.

What is a newborn sheep called?

a)

Ewe

b)

Ram

c)

Wether

d)

Lamb

17.

What is the term used for a young female sheep?

a)

Ewe Lamb

b)

Ram Lamb

c)

Wether

d)

Ewe

18.

What is an adult female sheep known as?

a)

Ram

b)

Wether

c)

Ewe

d)

Lamb

19.

What do you call a young male sheep?

a)

Ewe

b)

Ram

c)

Wether

d)

Ram Lamb

20.

What is a mature intact male sheep called?

a)

Ewe Lamb

b)

Wether

c)

Ram

d)

Lamb

21.

What is the term for a castrated male sheep?

a)

Ewe

b)

Ram Lamb

c)

Wether

d)

Ram

22.

What is the genus name for sheep?

a)

Capra

b)

Bos

c)

Ovis

d)

Equus

23.

What is a young female goat called?

a)

Doe

b)

Buckling

c)

Doeling

d)

Wether

24.

What is the term used for a mature intact male goat?

a)

Buck

b)

Wether

c)

Doeling

d)

Kid

25.

What is a castrated male goat referred to as?

a)

Buckling

b)

Doe

c)

Wether

d)

Kid

26.

Which of the following is not a purpose for which goats are typically raised?

a)

Meat

b)

Diary

c)

Wool

d)

Transportation

27.
Meat that we get from Swine? 
a)
Pork
b)
Beef
c)
Poultry
d)
Lamb
28.
Meat that we get from Cattle? 
a)
Pork
b)
Beef
c)
Mutton
d)
Chicken
29.
A female swine who HAS given birth:
a)
Heifer
b)
Barrow
c)
Sow
d)
Gelding
30.
A young/baby horse:
a)
Foal
b)
Stallion
c)
Kid
d)
Calf
31.
A female swine who has NOT given birth:
a)
Boar
b)
Doe
c)
Gilt
d)
Sow
32.
Term for a female Horse who has given birth.
a)
Filly
b)
Foal
c)
Doe
d)
Mare
33.
An Intact male swine....
a)
Gelding
b)
Sow
c)
Ram
d)
Boar
34.
What do all of these have in common? Bull, Boar, Stallion, Ram, Buck, Rooster
a)
They are castrated males
b)
They are immature females
c)
They are young
d)
They are intact males
35.
What is a female cattle that has NOT given birth?
a)
Gilt
b)
Nanny
c)
Doe
d)
Heifer
36.
Mature female goat that has kidded 
a)
Nanny
b)
Doe kid
c)
Ewe
d)
Ewe lamb
37.
Offspring of poultry
a)
Calf 
b)
Piglet
c)
Kid
d)
Chick
38.
Offspring of goats
a)
Lamb
b)
Kid
c)
Calf
d)
Piglet
39.
Mature female poultry
a)
Pullet
b)
Capon
c)
Hen
d)
Sow
40.
Newborn Horse
a)
Filly
b)
Foal
c)
Colt
d)
Calf
41.
Offspring of cattle
a)
Calf
b)
Kid
c)
Lamb
d)
Heifer
42.

newborn pig

a)

gilt

b)

piggy

c)

piglet

d)

barrow

43.

birthing process for pigs

a)

pigging

b)

sowing

c)

pigleting

d)

farrowing

44.

birthing process for cattle

a)

cowing

b)

heifering

c)

birthing

d)

calving

45.

birthing process for chickens

a)

laying

b)

egging

c)

calving

d)

birthing

46.

immature female goat

a)

doe

b)

ewe

c)

wether

d)

barrow

47.

birthing process for goats

a)

lambing

b)

kidding

c)

goating

d)

baaing

48.

newborn sheep

a)

lamb

b)

kid

c)

sheep

d)

ewe

49.

birthing process for sheep

a)

lambing

b)

kidding

c)

sheeping

d)

baaaaaaaaing

50.

birthing process for horses

a)

foaling

b)

horsing

c)

fillying

d)

neighing

51.

Latin name for pigs

a)

porcine

b)

bovine

c)

ovine

d)

caprine

52.

Latin term for cattle

a)

bovine

b)

porcine

c)

equine

d)

ovine

53.

latin term for horse

a)

equine

b)

avian

c)

caprine

d)

ovine

54.

latin name for goat

a)

caprine

b)

ovine

c)

bovine

d)

equine

55.

latin name for sheep

a)

ovine

b)

caprine

c)

bovine

d)

equine

56.

latin name for chicken

a)

avian

b)

ovine

c)

caprine

d)

bovine

57.

What is the equine gestation period?

a)

340 days

b)

11 months

c)

250 days

d)

9 months

58.

How long is the bovine gestation period?

a)

283 days

b)

3 months 3 weeks 3 days

c)

184 days

d)

5 months

59.

How long is the porcine gestation period?

a)

3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days

b)

113 days

c)

8 months

d)

159 days

60.

How long is the ovine gestation period?

a)

3 months

b)

239 days

c)

4 months

d)

147 days

61.

How long is the caprine gestation period?

a)

9 months

b)

183 days

c)

147 days

d)

3 months

62.

How long does it take for chicks to hatch?

a)

32 days

b)

28 days

c)

21 days

d)

19 days

63.

How long does it take for turkeys to hatch

a)

20 days

b)

36 days

c)

28 days

d)

22 days

64.

Which of the following is a male hormone in animals?

a)

estrogen

b)

progesterone

c)

testosterone

d)

luteinizing hormone (LH)

65.
Male reproductive cell
a)

oocyte

b)

sperm

c)

testosterone

66.
The female reproductive cell
a)
ovum
b)
ovary
c)
vagina
d)
uterus
67.

The primary female hormone is ...

a)

Testosterone

b)

Estrogen

c)

Progesterone

d)

FSH

68.

What Beef Breed is this?

a)

Beefmaster

b)

Brahman

c)

Angus

d)

Shorthorn

69.

What Dairy breed is this?

a)

Holstein

b)

Jersery

c)

Gurnsey

d)

Brown Swiss

70.

How long is the lactation period for cows?

a)

30 Days

b)

60 Days

c)

9 Months

d)

3 Months

71.

What Swine breed is this?

a)

Yorkshire

b)

Hampshire

c)

Duroc

d)

Piggy

72.

How many eggs do layers lay in a day?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

73.

What is the name for chickens raised for meat production?

a)

Tenders

b)

Broilers

c)

Meaties

d)

Chickens

74.

What is the Horse breed shown?

a)

Quarter Horse

b)

Arabian

c)

Clydesdale

d)

Appaloosa

75.

Classification of cattle from India, etc.

a)

Bos Indicus

b)

Bos Taurus

c)

Bos C. McBosserton

d)

Bos Indicutaurus Indicator

76.

Classification of cattle from Europe

a)

Bos Taurus

b)

Bos Indicus

c)

Bossy McBosserton

d)

Bos Indicataurus ... Rex

77.

Heifer

a)

a female bovine that has not had a calf - aged between six months and three years old

b)

a castrated male bovine more than one year old

c)

a female bovine that has had a calf, or is more than three years old

d)

scientific name which refers to cattle or buffalo

78.

Group of sheep

a)

Flock

b)

Herd

c)

Litter

d)

Group

79.

Male Turkey

a)

Tom

b)

Tim

c)

Hen

d)

Poult

80.
Livestock are usually farm animals that are kept, raised, used, and/or bought and sold by people.
a)
True
b)
False
81.
________________ is the science and business of producing domestic livestock species, including but not limited to beef cattle, dairy cattle, horses, poultry, sheep, swine, and companion animals. 
a)
Pet science
b)
Crop science
c)
Animal science
d)
Livestock science
82.

Examples of LIVESTOCK include horses, donkeys, cattle, sheep, and pigs to name a few.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

What is a piglet?

a)

a male pig

b)

a female pig

c)

a baby pig

d)

a miniature pig

84.

Which animal is a sow?

a)
b)
c)
d)
85.

What is this baby called?

a)

chicken

b)

kid

c)

calf

d)

cub

86.

What is this?

a)

kid

b)

foal

c)

piglet

d)

calf

87.

Who are they?

a)

foal and kid

b)

mare and foal

c)

stallion and mare

d)

pig and goat

88.

What is the baby sheep called?

a)

sheepling

b)

sheep-kid

c)

lamb

d)

lamming

89.

Who is this handsome fellow?

a)

hog

b)

bull

c)

hen

d)

rooster

90.
What is the name of this farm animal?
a)
horse
b)
goat
c)
cow
91.
What is the following animal? 
a)
Boar
b)
Piglet
c)
Goat
d)
Cat
92.
What is the following animal? 
a)
Hen
b)
Chicken
c)
Sow
d)
Pigeon
93.

bringing animals under the control of humans

a)

exotic animal

b)

companion animal

c)

captive animal

d)

domestication

94.

What would the scientific name of this organism be?

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Crocodila

Family: Alligatoridae

Genus: Alligator

species: mississippiensis

a)

alligator Mississippiensis

b)

Crocodila chordata

c)

Alligator mississippiensis

d)

Reptilia crocodila

95.

Binomial Nomenclature takes which two taxons to name a species?

a)

Genus and Kingdom

b)

Phylum and Class

c)

Family and class

d)

Genus and species

96.

What is the Scientific Name of the Horse?

a)

Sus scrofa

b)

Capra hircus

c)

Equus asinus

d)

Equus caballus

97.

What is the Scientific name of the Sheep?

a)

Meleagris gallopavo

b)

Ovis aries

c)

Capra hircus

d)

Bos taurus

98.

What is the Scientific name of the domestic Pig?

a)

Anas platyrhyncha

b)

Ovis aries

c)

Bos indicus

d)

Sus scrofa

99.

What is the Scientific name of the Chicken?

a)

Struthia camelus

b)

Gallus domesticus

c)

Meleagris gallopavo

d)

Anas platyrhyncha

100.

What is the Scientific name of the domestic Turkey?

a)

Struthia camelus

b)

Gallus domesticus

c)

Meleagris gallopavo

d)

Anas platyrhyncha

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