Slaughter
What is used to render animals unconscious?
Stun gun
What is the piece of skin attached to a chicken's head called?
Comb
what is the removal of testicles called?
Castration
Gestation period of swine
what is 3 months 3 weeks 3 days or 115 days
What is intramuscular fat called?
what is marbling
what is the removal of internal organs called?
Eviscerated
What are the Vibrissae also known as?
whiskers
what is the general term for giving birth
parturition
What is a ruminant stomach
what is a 4 chambered stomach
Scientific name for sheep
What is ovine?
what is the first cervical vertebrae called?
Atlas joint
What do we call the chest area of cattle
what is brisket
What uses purebred breeding stocks to crossbreed and produce commercial offsprings?
Cow/Calf
If we breed a homozygous Red Angus (rr) to a heterozygous Angus (Br) what % of the offspring should be red?
What is 50%
the carcass is ribbed between which two ribs on cattle?
12th and 13th
What shute support´s the animal's side, chest, belly
stunning shute
where is the most common place to put a tag which identifies an animal?
What is ear
Sheep have a _______ in-toxicity
what is copper
When blood enters the heart, it enters through the _______
what is the Right Atrium
What two breeds were crossed to make the Columbia sheep?
Rambouillet and Lincoln
Other than the jugular vein what artery is severed?
Carotid artery
What is the difference between cloven and uncloven hooves?
what is cloven is 2 "toes" and uncloven is one single hoof or toe
When we breed in order for offspring to out perform their parents
What is hybrid vigor
A lot of hormones are secreted in the Anterior Pituitary Gland. Where is this gland located
At the base of the brain under the hypothalamus
What does EPD stand for?
Expected Progeny Difference