Livestock skillathon - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

______ is a measure of the degree of difference between the offspring of a specific bull and the offspring of the average bull of the breed in the trait being measured. A. EPD B. OSB C. MPV D. SPF - Answer-A. EPD A castrated male goat is known as a A. Steer B. Barrow C. Buck D. Wether - Answer-D. Wether A complex protein produced by living cells that causes changes in other substances in the body without being changed itself and without becoming a part of the product is a(n) A. Enzy...

Angora - white with pink skin and long curly hair which stops at the knee; faces have short white hair; horned - both sexes Angus - All black, Certified Angus Beef, Scotland, good marbling Berkshire - have black coats, white feet and legs, a white stripe on the face and a white tip on the tail lack of white on one or more of the points is tolerated for registration face should be broad and slightly dished; snout should be somewhat short; medium dish of face is desired, enough to lend bree...

A blade chop comes from wholesale cut on a lamb carcass? A) Shoulder B) Loin C) Rib D) Leg - A. Loin A body condition score of 8 points means a beef cow is: A) Obese B) Powerful C) Quite thin D) Slightly over conditioned - A. Obese Cattle grubs are part of the life cycle of what insect? A) Heel fly B) Deer fly C) Black fly D) Don't fly - A. Heel fly Cottonseed Meal contains about ____ percent protein. A) 10 B) 20 C) 30 D) 40 - D. 40 Ear notching in swine is done to identify: A) The...

Amount of time that must pass after the medication is administered before harvest. - Withdrawal Time Define therapeutic as it applies to animal health? - Treating an animal with a diagnosed illness. How do we avoid bruising in meat? - Handle animals calmly, avoid hitting animals, don't use electric prods, tap animals on the lower value cuts How long do livestock producers need to keep VFD records? - Two years How long should we isolate new livestock brought to the farm? - At least 30 days...

A hair sheep breed developed in the United States - Katahdin A prominent strong head with brown eyes and a gentle appearance. Nose with a gentle curve, wide nostrils, and well-formed mouth with well-opposed jaws. Body should be boldly three dimensional: long, deep, wide - Boer Although not a popular breed in the US, this breed is unique because the fleece of is carried in heavy locks that are often twisted into a spiral near the end - Lincoln Black and white, developed in US, noted for rap...