Ag exam 2024

Raising livestock in confinement increases that chance that harmful mircoorganisms may spread from one animal to another

some antibiotics allow livestock to use available nutrients more effectively.

the use of hormone implants with feedlot cattle will increase weight gain about __% and feed efficiency about ___%

antibiotics are made from chemicals

at what age are cows to old to breed

the new animals that results from the fertilization of an egg by a sperm is called the ___

in which animal is that papilla a reproductive organ

what is the female member of the cattle family that has not given birth called

hormones and hormones like compounds are produced commercially for use as feed additives, primarily in _______ nutrition

the main difference between reproduction in poultry and in mammals is that the embryo develops outside the mothers body

what type of equipment is used to store the semen collected from the cattle

________ are compounds used to control various species of worms that may infest animals

what is the period of time when a female will accept the male for breeding

Hormone implants are used to lower production costs by

___ is the process of giving birth to a new animal

Some antibiotics produced by living micro-organisms that are commonly used in live stock production are

the incubation period for chickens is ___ days

which of these, by law, cannot be used in poultry production

the female produces sex cells in the form of eggs or ova

the first milk produced by the mother containing antibodies, vitamins, and minerals is called colostrum

animals will eat the after birth because it contains minerals

the ____ period is the time during which the animal is pregnant

the use of antimicrobial drugs at a low level in feed is referred to as sub therapeutic level

if a cow is not pregnant it is what

___ of eggs is keeping them at the right temperature and humidity for hatching

which reproduction organ produces eggs

cattle being fed a high energy ration will show a ___ % improvement in rate of gain and feed efficiency....

liquid waste collected in the bladder is called urine

what is a castrated male member of the cattle family called

it is beneficial to use antibiotics when livestock are raised under conditions that are free of harmful microorganisms

what are the female sex hormones called

male sperm cells are placed in the female reproduction tract by the act of ___

what is the intact member of the cattle family called

the ___ is a sac-like part of the male reproduction system outside the body that contains testicles and the epididymis

in poultry, the magnum secretes the yolk of the egg

the gland near the urethra and bladder that produces a fluid that mixes with the seminal fluid is called the ___

Feed additives are used in animal rations because they

the stealth, a tubular fold of skin, deposits the semen into the female reproduction system

What does A.I. stand for in the livestock industry

some chemoantibacterial compounds commonly used in livestock production are

what is the animal said to be called if it can not produce live sperm

asexual production involves the union of a male and female gamete

there is little variation among different livestock species in their response to the use of antibiotics

the ___ is a passage between the cervix and vulva

what is the condition called when one or both testicles are held in the body cavity