AAS 1
What is analgesia
Inability to feel pain
What is also known as vibrissae?
Whiskers
What is the region of the body towards the head?
Cranial
What is the most common place to put a tag that identifies an animal?
Ear
Teeth clipping is necessary in what animal?
Swine
What does "Caustic" mean?
Having the ability to destroy tissue
When should disinfectant be used?
before and after the procedure
Who is responsible for monitoring and controlling animal diseases?
APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
_____ are the basic structural and functional units of the animal body
Cells
A _____ contains genetic information for a particular amino acid
Codon
What type of tissue supports all the other types of tissue in the body and surrounds organs?
Connective tissue
which organ helps to detoxify blood and produce bile?
Liver
____ is the act of gathering feedstuffs and getting them into the digestive system
Prehension
What stomach has simple muscular folds?
Abomasum
The _____ is referred to as the blind pouch
Cecum
The ______ is a very specialized structure which is very high in tendons and muscles in poultry
Gizzard
____ and potassium are two main electrolytes that need to be balanced through the urinary system
Sodium
Heat lost due to sweat can account for ____ calories per gram of heat removed from the skin due to evaporation
540
What gland affects receptors in the body that control growth and directly influence bone growth
Thyroid
Human blood types and speckled chickens are examples of _____ in genetics.
Codominance
What breaks down the cellulose and hemicellulose in high-fibrous and roughage diet horses consume?
Microbes
What disease causes facial malformation?
Atrophic Rhinitis
In a static crossbreeding system, what is true regarding replacement females?
Purchased or produced in a separate population
Selection of which parent is more when a producer is developing a breeding program?
Sire selection
If you chose grading up as the method of breeding for your operation, what generation would you see the most evidence of improvement?
Fourth generation