District XI Livestock Selection General Knowledge Test Part 2

Sheep rations typically consist of 80 to 90 percent :

_ is a common method of feeding salt & mineral to livestock where animals have access to the supplement at any time.

Which common breed of swine was imported to the US from Denmark?

After birth females from which animals will produce milk?

External fat on a lamb carcass is measured

The class of sheep that are evaluated more on the quality of their fleece than other sheep are known as

feeder calves classed as yearlings usually weigh

Where is the shell put on the egg?

What is periodontitis?

Fall lamb in requires ___ grain to maintain the ewes that spring lambing.

Brisket disease affects the ____ in cattle

Morphological defects in livestock are caused by:

The physical appearance of an animal is known as:

What breed of cattle used in the United States came from Australia

How often should eggs be turned in an incubator?

The most common classification of sheep is by:

In confinement hog housing, ____ controls are the most important consideration

The percentage of agriculture-related jobs in the total workforce is...

The Polled Hereford originated in which state?

______ lambing is a system that produces three lamb crops in two years

Swine are in the class of animals that consume both plants and meat known as:

Cattle in a feedlot are fed a diet high in ____ in an effort to fatten them

What is Paylean?

Cattle can generally lose from 1 to 5 percent of their weight. The loss of weight that occurs when cattle are moved is:

Feed costs are what percent of the total cost of producing milk?

When animals band together in a herd or flock the behavior is known as:

The venereal form of what disease produces symptoms of infertility, abortion, and irregular heat periods?

The number of careers available to those interested in agriculture number more than.

When elevating swine performance data, litter weights are adjusted to a standard of how many days?

The secretion and production of milk in sheep, cattle and swine is known as:

What percent of the dry matter in the dairy ration should come from roughages?

A medication sprayed directly into the animal's nostrils is called a _____ injection

What breed is known as the mothering breed?

What is the most important nutrient in a swine ration

Foot rot is a _____ disease.

Two factors that have a major influence on profitability in swine production are:

a swine disease causing degeneration of the turbinate bones in the snout and the twisting of the snout is:

Who in a wild horse herd makes the decisions?