Species Names
Genus and species name of sheep
What is Ovis aries
Cattle, horses, sheep and goats are plants eaters and classified as
Animal that contributes the most to the world's meat supply
What is pigs
Term for a young castrated goat
What is a wether
A nutrient that is dense in energy and can be found in a solid or liquid
What is fat/lipid
The part of the digestive tract of a horse where fermentation happens
What is cecum
Genus and species name of an Angus cow
What is Bos taurus
Foot and Mouth disease is unique to cloven-footed mammals that are classified as
What is artiodactyla
Animal that contributes the most to the world's milk supply
What is cattle
Term for a young castrated chicken
What is a capon
A nutrient that is made of amino acids and contains nitrogen
The part of the chicken digestive tract responsible for storage of food and some fermentation
What is the crop
Genus and species name of a chicken
Gallus domesticus
Organisms that have one simple stomach
What is monogastric or non-ruminant
Country that has the highest population of pigs
What is China
Term for a group of goats
What is a band
An inorganic, macro or micro nutrient
What is a mineral
Part of the chicken digestive tract that is responsible for grinding smaller particles
What is the gizzard
Common name for a mature male cat
What is a Tom
Organisms that have a multi-chambered stomach and chew their cud
What is ruminant or polygastric
State that ranks #1 in swine production
What is Iowa
Term for a group of chickens
What is a flock
An organic nutrient that is found in both fat soluble and water soluble forms
What is a vitamin
Where chemical digestion happens in a ruminant
What is the abomasum
Genus and species of the Brahman type cow
What is Bos indicus
Animals with non-cloven hooves (opposite of artiodactyla)
What is Perissodactyla
State that ranks #1 in beef cattle numbers/population
What is Texas
Term for a mature male swine
An organic nutrient containing C, H & O that is a major source of energy in livestock diets
What is a carbohydrate
The largest part of a ruminants chambered stomach where most of the microorganisms exist
What is the rumen
Genus and species name of the horse
What is Equus caballus
Tender meat from young cattle, harvested under 1 year of age
What is veal
State that ranks #1 in feedlot cattle
Term for a group of sheep
What is a flock
Animal feed classification which is considered high in energy and low in fiber, highly digestible
What is a concentrate
The control center of the ruminant digestive system that is also the hardware collector
What is the reticulum