Careers
Manages the daily operation of a livestock farm
Herd/Farm Manager
TRUE OR FALSE:
Genetic engineering in animals is a newer process that is not as well-developed yet as it is in plants
True
Broilers are a type of chicken that are most often used for...
meat production
Carbohydrates are mainly used in livestock rations to supply:
energy
what is a monogastric animal?
animal that has one stomach compartment
A trained individual employed by regulatory authorities to inspect all meats as they pass through a slaughter facility or packing plant
Meat Inspector
What are the 2 DNA Base Pairings
A-T (adenine / Thymine)
G-C (Guanine / Cytosine)
A breed of cattle that is red with a white face and raised primarily for beef production is:
Hereford
The main function of protein in livestock feeds is to:
build muscle
What animal is NOT a ruminant animal?
cow
pig
sheep
pig
Cares for and manages animals during their stay at a hospital
animal technician
The tendency of female sheep to have twins is due to the...
DNA Base pairings
What is the major use for the Broad-Breasted White?
commercial turkey production
Green pasture and hay in the livestock diet are the major sources of:
roughages
In the digestive system of poultry, feed is crushed and mixed with digestive juices in the...
gizzard
A person certified to artificially breed livestock
artificial breeding technician
Biotechnologically-produced BST given in supplemental doses to dairy cows to increase...
milk production
American breeds developed by crossing the Braham from India with English breeds are bred to:
increase tolerance
Calcium is most important for the development of egg shells and is supplied in:
ground limestone
Why do you need to carefully monitor the fish in a cage-culture system?
the fish cannot escape stressful water conditions by moving to other parts of the pond.
Responsible for shoeing and caring for horses feet
Which might be a potential benefit of cloning animals for production purposes?
To produce uniform products such as chicken drumsticks
The best way to improve hybrid vigor (muscle) in swine production is to cross:
purebred boars to crossbred sows.
Poultry rations must be high in food value since chickens have no true stomach and:
they can only store small amounts of food at a time
At how many parts per million of dissolved oxygen do most fish become stressed enough to die from other causes?
3