MTSU DC Exam 2 (10-14)

The gestation length for a ewe is approximately ____ days.

The __________ in the hen reproductive tract secrets thick albumem (egg white).

The hormone responsible for the stimulation of milk "letdown" is _____________.

Who was given the name of "Father of the Art of Animal Breeding"?

Cows, sows and mares have a ___________ uterus type.

The gestation length for a mare is approximately ____ days.

The first milk that is produced after parturition that is high in antibodies is called?

Which of the following is not a benefit of outbreeding?

The length of estrus or heat for a cow is usually ____ hours.

What type of inheritance involves measurable traits that are strongly influences by the environment?

Why are mules a sterile species cross?

The first mammal to be cloned from adult cells was Dolly the...

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a haploid cell?

What is the term for intermediate state between parents or a "blending" of parental phenotypes?

Which hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary and triggers ovulation and development of the corpus luteum?

The site of semen deposition during artificial insemination is...

What is the term for difficult birth?

The seminiferous tubules located within the testes are responsible for the production of what?

The hormone that is produced by the corpus luterum on the ovary is called _____________. (pregnancy hormone)

The hormone that is responsible for partial control of seasonal reproductive patterns is?

If an animal has one dominant allele and one recessive allele for a given trait, the are considered what?

The hormone that is released on about day 15 of the estrous to cause regression of corpus luteum and brings female heat?

The gestation length for a sow is about __________ days.

The normal length of estrus "heat" for sow is ______ hours.

A normal gestation length for a cow is _____ days.

For cattle artificial insemination straws are stored in?

What breeding system mates two animals of the same breed that are unrelated?

Which of the following is the term for the "yellow body" that is active tissue that develops on the ovary?

________ is the term for an increase in productivity in the crossbred progeny above the average of breeds/lines crossed.

Leydig cells housed in between the seminiferous tubules of the testes are responsible for...

In the mating of two heterozygous (Bb) cattle, what percentage of offspring will be red? B=Black

What breeding system mates closely related individuals?

An advantage of estrous synchronization is ___________.

Which hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary and stimulates follicle development and estrogen production?

Stage of the estrous cycle that female is not receptive to male, corpus luteum is present and high progesterone levels.

The _______ in the hen reproductive tract is responsible for formation of the shell and shell pigment.

When a cow is given FSH to produce a greater than normal number of eggs, this is called:

Who is the founder of modern genetics?