Livestock Industry

Question 1

What is rendering?

Accepted Answer

process of converting animal fat into value-added material

Question 2

The cattle we are familiar with today are ancestors from the...

Accepted Answer

Bos indicus, Bos taurus

Question 3

Angus and Hereford are breeds of dairy cattle.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

What is another name for swine animals?

Accepted Answer

pork

Question 5

Each type of meat has its own grading system

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What is yield grade also known as?

Accepted Answer

cutability & quality

Question 7

Horses are native to North America.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

What is a CAFO?

Accepted Answer

concentrated animal feeding operation, confinement animal feeding operation

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

artificial insemination

Question 10

Why would a breeder purchase animals at an auction?

Accepted Answer

increase the number of their herd, use for breeding on their farm

Question 11

Which of the following is an inedible by-product?

Accepted Answer

glands

Question 12

Which of the following livestock animal was the first to be tame because of its timid nature?

Accepted Answer

sheep

Question 13

How is the poultry industry set up to be most profitable to the farmer?

Accepted Answer

vertically integrated

Question 14

If goats were to be wild again they would be able to survive.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Which of the following is an edible by-product?

Accepted Answer

variety meats

Question 16

What is marbling?

Accepted Answer

intramuscular fat

Question 17

Which is an example of a CAFO?

Accepted Answer

feedlot

Question 18

What was the original intention of fairs & livestock shows?

Accepted Answer

producers sell & market their animals

Question 19

About how many breeds of sheep are there today?

Accepted Answer

more than 200

Question 20

The Poultry industry includes all of the following EXCEPT...

Accepted Answer

Hawks

Questions 20