Genetics
Breeding & Reproduction
Common diseases or parasites
Management Practices
Wild Card
100
A __________ is a four-box model which can be used to express the percent chance of gene pairs occurring.
Punnett Square
100
What is the first step in developing a breeding program?
Setting Goals
100
A principle in a prevention protocol
Record keeping
100
Generally, about how much time does it take for livestock animals to become comfortable in a situation?
20 to 30 minutes
100
Many animal and zoonotic diseases can be transmitted through direct contact. Which of the following is a good management practice for limiting the spread of disease through direct contact transmission?
Separate infected animals from healthy animals
200
Outward appearance alleles give to different animals
Phenotype
200
Selection of which parent is more important when a producer is developing a breeding program?
Sire selection
200
___________ parasites live in the blood, tissues or gastro-intestinal tract of an animal’s body.
Internal
200
_____________ is the mother’s first milk and contains the antibodies necessary for the piglets’ health.
Colostrum
200
Total energy provided by feed
Gross Energy
300
Traits that are controlled by one gene pair
Simply inherited traits
300
What method of breeding can increase conception rates by five to ten percent?
Hand mating
300
A piece of genetic code protected by a coating of protein
Virus
300
____________ are a number estimate of breeding potential for characteristics, such as gain, muscling and maternal and carcass traits.
EPDs
300
Name that tool
Burdizzo
400
Unlinked gene pairs separate independently of other genes
Law of Independent Assortment
400
Larry is a producer and wants to save time when planning his artificial insemination program. He is able to control the ovulation in all his female recipients. This process is referred to as __________
Estrus synchronization
400
The __________ Division in the USDA’s Bureau of Animal Industry was developed in 1886.
zoological
400
________ is known as removing the wool around the dock and mammary glands.
Tagging
400
Which mineral is needed for the production of enzymes responsible for the metabolism of proteins and fats?
Managnese
500
What type of dominance would a roan steer which shows equal parts of the dominant and recessive gene traits of red and white coat color have?
Incomplete Dominance
500
The corpora lutea (CL) indicates...
that the female has ovulated and is ready to be bred
500
Ben’s cows came into contact with deer which had ticks, this is an example of which of the following transmission methods?
Vector-borne
500
_______ is a breed of goat that is a seasonal breeders and tends to have single kid crops
Angora goats
500
Javier works in a livestock production operation where they create their own rations. The ration they selected to feed includes large amounts of roughages, therefore, the mixer requires more time to reach uniformity. Which mixer types is Javier using?
Vertical screw mixer