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A comprehensive list of questions and answers covering key concepts and terminology in animal science. It covers topics such as animal digestion, reproduction, domestication, and common animal breeds. A valuable resource for students preparing for exams or seeking to deepen their understanding of animal science principles.
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pg. 1 professoraxe
Mastication - Correct Answer-process of chewing Deglutition - Correct Answer-the act of swallowing Eructation - Correct Answer-Belching Removal of gas from the stomach via the esophagus Gestation - Correct Answer-The period when a female is pregnant Parturition - Correct Answer-the process of giving birth Coprophagy - Correct Answer-Eating feces Dystocia - Correct Answer-Difficult birth
pg. 2 professoraxe Estrus - Correct Answer-Period when female is receptive to male Estrous cycle - Correct Answer-Time from one estrus to the next Flushing - Correct Answer-Feeding extra feed to stimulate estrus and ovulation Feed efficiency - Correct Answer-Product (gain, milk, eggs, etc) per unit of feed Pica - Correct Answer-A craving for unnatural feedstuffs Palpation - Correct Answer-Physically touching and examining with hands Prehension - Correct Answer-act of seizing and grasping Swine Digestive System - Correct Answer--Similar to human
pg. 4 professoraxe Non-Food Uses of Animals - Correct Answer--Companionship
pg. 5 professoraxe Household % for Horses - Correct Answer-1.5% Global Pet Food Market Worth - Correct Answer-58.6 billion $ Domestic Animal - Correct Answer-Animal whose genetics is intentionally manipulated by humans Pet - Correct Answer-Animal kept for purposes other than utility (kept for its owner's pleasure) Companion Animals - Correct Answer-Animals to whom its owner has a strong emotional attachment and who has a strong emotional attachment to its owner Commensalism - Correct Answer-The relationship between two species in which one derives some benefits and the other is unaffected Mutualism (symbiosis) - Correct Answer-The relationship between two species where both benefit.
pg. 7 professoraxe are browsers 250 - 500 lbs Cria - Correct Answer-Term for baby South American Camelid Gestation Length of Camelids - Correct Answer- 335 - 350 days Term for Male Goat - Correct Answer-Buck Term for Female Goat - Correct Answer-Doe Term for Castrated Goat - Correct Answer-Wether Term for Young Goat - Correct Answer-Kid Project Goats - Correct Answer-Main purpose to produce show goats Outstanding male kids will be left intact... Commercial Goats - Correct Answer-Main goal is to produce meat kids for slaughter
pg. 8 professoraxe Purebred Goats - Correct Answer-Main goal to produce females and males for other producers Spanish (bush) Goat - Correct Answer-Mixed origin, all colors, sizes and shapes. Sometimes feral. Susceptible to being improved Nubian (Anglo-Nubian) - Correct Answer-All purpose/ mostly dairy English origin Big ears, any color Dairy Goat Breeds - Correct Answer-Alpines - Swiss Saanen - Swiss Toggenburg - Swiss La Mancha - American Boer Goat - Correct Answer-South African origin meet breed, excellent muscling Used to upgrade "bush" goats
pg. 10 professoraxe Hampshire Sheep - Correct Answer-Large frame sheep, black face sheep with no wool below eye, no wool below knee, moderate size ears, have wool cap Suffolk Sheep - Correct Answer-Large breed with no wool on head or legs, large ears, thin legs, black head/legs, Roman nose Shropshire sheep - Correct Answer-Mixture of breeds, wool cap and wool below eyes and sometimes extended onto cheek, wool on front and rear legs Southdown sheep - Correct Answer-Small ears, mousy color face, mousy brown colored lower legs, heavy wool on face, polled breed, except for nose. Katahdin sheep - Correct Answer-Small to medium frame, white in color, polled, hair instead of wool, high quality carcass Merino sheep - Correct Answer-Large frame, white fleece and face, lots of skin folds, horned, highest wool quality, fleece is very heavy, many other wool breeds developed using these
pg. 11 professoraxe Rambouillet sheep - Correct Answer-Moderate to large frame (taller than Merino), white fleece and face, horned, fleece extremely high quality, descendent of Merino genetics Meat Sheep - Correct Answer--Generally larger breeds, there are some smaller breed that are exceptions
pg. 13 professoraxe
pg. 14 professoraxe
