Mr. Loggins Intro to Animal Agriculture

The objective of a pure bred cattle operation is to ________

The poultry industry consists of layers, broilers, backyard flock production and turkey productions.

A gene pair that is covered up by the other gene pair is called ______

A career as a livestock producer would include_______

Traits controlled by the complete set of genes with an organism's genome are called ______

They study of heredity is called ________

Goat enterprises include market goats, dairy goats and companion goats

Stocker cattle operations _______

The way traits are passed from parent to offspring

A feeder pig is a weaned gilt (female) or barrow (castrated male) between 6-8 weeks old

Dairy cattle heifer development is responsible for the growth and breeding of heifers to replace older cows

Gene pairs possessed that can't be seen with the naked eyes are called ______

A finishing swine finishes at a weight of 225-300 pounds.

As a reproductive specialist, one would __________.

A cow-calf operation ____________

Purebred sheep operations supply superior genetics to commercial operations

An animal health sales/marketing person requires _________

An edible product we consume from the beef industry is/are ______

Why are agriculture animals important to people?

A rodeo stock contractor does NOT ______

Which one below is NOT a major animal enterprise?

Feed lots use abundant sources of feed grain and byproducts to effeciently feed large amounts of cattle

A gene pair that hides the effects of the other gene pair is called _______

The physical appearance of an animal is called _______

Milk production operations are where cattle are actually milked twice a day

Careers as an animal nutritionist involve ______

Horse trainers are responsible for training horses for racing, showing, riding and many work environments.

Horse breeders produce and sell horses for a variety of purposes.

In the horse industry, horses are used for work, pleasure, recreation or companionship.

To be a veterinarian, one must ________