Small/Comp
Specialty
Specialty
Cattle- Beef and Dairy
Swine
Poultry
Sheep/Goats
100
Name a type of specialty animal
Bees
Rabbits
Emu
100
Angus
100
What color is Hampshire pig/Color pattern?
Black with white/pink belt on shoulders.
100
What is the red, waxy cartilage growth on top of chicken's heads called?
Comb
100
What does a whether mean?
Castrated male sheep/goat
200
What is the main part of a cat's diet?
Protein
200
What color is cheese before being processed?
White
200
What is the most common breed of pig used throughout the world?
Yorkshire
200
Name the breed of chicken:
White feathers/body. Larger in size. Red comb and waddles.
Dual purpose
Leghorn
200
What breed of sheep does not have any wool on top of its head?
Suffolk
300
Name 2 jobs within the small animal industry.
Small/Companion Animal Vet
Small/Companion Animal Breeder
Groomer
Walker
Sitter
300
What are the 4 parts of the beef production in order?
Seedstock
Cow/Calf
Stock
Feedlot
300
What is one thing that can affect the federal price of meat?
Quality of Cut
Supply/Demand
Cost of Care
300
What is a vitamin and mineral needed for laying hens' diets?
Vitamin D and Calcium
300
Name a breed of dairy goat.
Toggenburg
LaMancha
Nubian
400
Name a benefit and a downside of the specialty animal industry.
Benefit- more profitable
Downside- Not common for vets, supplies
400
What is the benefit of Jersey cattle?
Negatives?
Higher butter fat and quality of milk.
Small cow and produces a low amount of milk.
400
What are the 4 parts of the pork industry in order?
Farrow to Wean
Feeder/Nursery
Finishing
Breeding Stock
400
What are the 4 parts of the poultry industry?
Hatchery
Pullet
Broiler
Laying Hen
400
Compare and contrast the social behaviors of sheep vs goats.
Goats- social needs at least one other animal. More friendly to humans.
Sheep- flock mentality. Less playful. Does not like human interaction.
500
Describe the needed aspects for a Small/Companion Animal Facility/Housing.
Enrichment
Access to food/water
Shelter/Bedding
500
Describe rBST and the controversy with it.
Hormone in bovine that produces milk. Used in the dairy industry to increase milk production.
Fearful of the affect of this hormone.
500
What is this? And describe why it is used? What is the controversy with it?
Farrowing Crate
To keep the sow from crushing her piglets.
Believed that it is cruel/should not be used.
500
Name two parts integral to a poultry facility and describe why it is needed.
Ventilation- keep manure and ammonia out of air.
Lights- increase egg production
500
Explain why goat is not as common in the US, but very common in Eastern countries.
Religion
Easier to raise
Cattle are not as accessible out there.