Which of the following would a veterinary assistant be able to conduct?

Restrain animals for examination

What is the sole purpose of a feedlot production system?

Is to take animals from weaning to market for meat production

Which of the following operations involves the breeding, gestation, and farrowing of sows?

Farrow-to-wean production systems

What is an advantage of raising beef cattle?

Meat is a constant demand by consumers.

What is the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination?

A test that students must pass to acquire their licenses

Which of the following is considered a single-phase of the swine industry?

Farrow-to-wean production systems

What is a major change in the swine industry in the past two decades?

movement from farrow-to-finish operations to single-phase operations

Which of the following best describes Angus cattle?

black, polled, moderate in size, high quality carcasses with good marbling

How is the height of a horse determined?

Distance from the ground to the highest point of the withers

Which of the following descriptions best fit a Berkshire?

Black body, six white points, and erect ears

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1
Which of the following would a veterinary assistant be able to conduct?
Conduct lab work
Restrain animals for examination
Perform certain clinical procedures
Prepare animals for surgery without supervision
2
What is the top egg-producing state in 2005?
Iowa
Indiana
Texas
Pennsylvania
3
Which of the following can a veterinary technician not perform?
Food safety inspections
Prescribe medicine
Research
Supply sales
4
When evaluating dairy cattle, which of the following should be considered?
Udder should have a well defined trapezoid shape
All of the above
Well-shaped top line
Head and neck should be dominate in compared to the rest of the body
5
What is the sole purpose of a feedlot production system?
Keep producing females in good health
Satisfy love for animals by people while utilizing the opportunity to graze
Requires little or no feed and depend on grazing
Is to take animals from weaning to market for meat production
6
What breed was the result of crossing Columbia ewes with Cheviot rams?
Hampshire
Montadale
Oxford
Rambouillet
7
If a cattle rancher was located in a hot dry environment then which of the following would have ability on poor range
Limousin
Red Angus
Branahm
Hereford
8
Question below
880.4 pounds, $2359.47
886.6 pounds, $2376.09
868 pounds, $2308.88
883.5 pounds, $2367.78
9
Which of the following operations involves the breeding, gestation, and farrowing of sows?
Farrow-to-wean production systems
Wean-to-finish production systems
Feeder pig production systems
all of the above
10
What is the proper term for the meat that comes from a bovine animal?
mutton
pork
poultry
beef
11
Why are seedstock production systems needed in the swine industry?
Supply replacment females
Supply large feed operation with weanling pigs
Raise pigs to market weight
none of the above
12
_________ are weaned animals under a year old that are fed until they are sold to a feedlot.
Feeder calves
Yearlings
Seedstock bulls
Cow- calf paris
13
What is an advantage of raising beef cattle?
The efficiency of a beef animal is not as stable as that of other livestock
A beef cow has a 283-day gestation period.
A producer can take on several risks by raising beef cattle.
Meat is a constant demand by consumers.
14
What is the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination?
A examination that must be completed upon completion of high school
A test that students must pass to be admitted into veterinary schools
A test that students must pass to acquire their licenses
15
Which of the following is considered a single-phase of the swine industry?
Seedstock production systems
Farrow-to-finish production systems
Purebred production systems
Farrow-to-wean production systems
16
_________ involves all phases of pork production.
Feed pig production
Farrow to wean
Wean to finish
Farrow to finish
17
What is one hand equal to?
4 inches
8 inches
10 inches
12 inches
18
A young turkey of either sex is a _____.
Poult
Drake
Pullet
Bantam
19
A common EPD used in the selection of cattle is the yearling EPD, what type of number is desirable?
Only optimal score of a 7 is acceptable
Low number
Must be the same as the maternal EPD
High number
20
Which of the following is monitored closely for an ideal broiler production?
Health
All of the above
Nutrition
Environment
21
Which of the following is the most common practice for herd improvement in the diary industry?
None of the above
Artifical insemination
Cloning
Embryo trasnsfer
22
Which of the following is oldest breed dairy cattle classified as a large framed breed and exhibits a calm disposition
Guernsey
Holstein
Ayrshire
Brown Swiss
23
A _____ is a horse under 14.2 hands tall and weighs between 500 and 900 pounds.
Race horse
Draft horse
Light horse
Pony
24
What is a major change in the swine industry in the past two decades?
movement from farrow-to-finish operations to single-phase operations
movement from singlephase operations to outdoor farrow-to-finish operations
the number of swine farms has increased
the number of purebred, seedstock producers has increased
25
Which of the following is an incidental product that arises from the production of the principalproduct?
Value added product
Final product
Consumable product
By-product
26
Which of the following is considered a desirable trait in the selection of beef cattle?
Performance
All of the above
Conformation
Pedigree
27
Who are doctors that care for animals by diagnosing and treating diseases?
Pediatrician
Anesthesiologist
Veternarians
Allergist
28
Which of the following best describes Angus cattle?
black, heavy muscle with good carcass cutability, developed - crossbreeding
can be red, white, or roan, docile disposition, and exceptional milk
black, polled, moderate in size, high quality carcasses with good marbling
red body, white face, good thickness of body, good feed efficiency
29
If an agriculture student wanted to start raising birds for meat then what type of bird would be used?
Hen
Broiler
Pullet
Layer
30
Who typically markets to the show pig industry?
Antibiotic-free systems
Farrow-to-wean production systems
Purebred production systems
Alternative market production systems
31
What is the most commonly grown turkey in the United States?
Leghorn
Broad Breasted Large White
White Perkin
New Hampshire
32
What breed of swine is known for a white belt, erect ears, leanness of carcass and muscling?
Poland China
Yorkshire
Hampshire
Chester white
33
How is the height of a horse determined?
Height of a horse is determined by which class a horse is classified
Distance from the ground to the highest point of the withers
A unique measurement for horses is taken from the tailhead to the ground
Distance from the nose to the lowest point of hoof
34
Which of the following breeds of sheep is known to produce a high-quality meat carcass and have high fertility?
Merino
Columbia
Dorset
a)Corriedale
35
What describes the shape, form, and type of an animal?
Conformation
Genotype
Preformance
Expected preformance data
36
Where was the first veterinary school located?
Copenhagen, Denmark
London, England
Lyons, France
Berlin, Germany
37
Which of the following dairy breeds is naturally low in butterfat?
Holstein
Jersey
Guernsey
Milking shorthorn
38
Which of the following descriptions best fit a Berkshire?
Red in color, ears droop forward, heavy muscling and high feed conversion
White body, droopy ears, dish in the face, with sound feet and legs
Black body, six white points, and erect ears
Forward-drooping ears, black body, six white points
39
How can a hoof pick, halter, saddle, and a talk comb be classified?
Tools
Tack
Fastener
Gear
40
What describes either a male or female sheep or goat at least one year of age but less than twoyears of age?
Ewe
Wether
Ram Lamb
Yearling
41
What is an English breed of chicken?
Leghorn
Rhode Island Red
Andalusian
Cornish
42
If sheep or goats were to be measured for height, where would this measurement be taken?
Loin
Withers
Hock
Dock
43
What breed of horse is an easy keeper used for a saddle horse stock horse or driving isconsidered an allpurpose horse
Thoroughbreed
Paint
Quarter
Morgan
44
How are today’s horses predominately used in the United States?
Companionship
Racing
Riding
All of the above
45
Which breed of swine is referred to as the "mother breed”?
Poland China
Tamworth
Yorkshire
Duroc
46
Which of the following is a female horse under three years of age?
Gelding
Light horse
Mare
Filly
47
If a student is interested in veterinary school then what is the first degree needed?
Doctorate
Master
Bacholers
none of the above
48
How are Arabian horses used?
Field work
None of the aboce
Showring
Stock work
49
What are the results of crossbreeding?
Improved pedigrees
Recognized breeds
Hybrid vigor
Purebreeding
50
How long will a typical veterinary school take for a student to complete?
two years
four years
ten years
six years
51
What is a disadvantage of raising dairy cattle?
C)
A)
B)
D)
52
What is the type of horse that is trained to monitor and round of cattle?
Draft horse
Pony
A welsh
Stock horse
53
Question below
Contagious ecthyma
Foot root
Bluetounge
Enterotoxemia
54
Which of the following is the correct combination of a Beefmaster?
One-half Brahman, one-fourth Shorthorn, and one-fourth Hereford
One-half Simmental and one-half Angus
One-half Brangus, one-fourth Limousin, and one-fourth Angus
One-half Hereford, one-fourth Shorthorn, and one-fourth Brahman
55
What is the leading beef-producing state based on beef cash receipts for 2006?
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
56
What is a gelding?
A horse of either gender that has not been weaned
A female horse
A male castrated before reaching sexual matuity
A male kept for breeding
57
Which of the following is the quantity of available retail meat cuts from the carcass?
Cutability
Quality
Grades
Marbling
58
Question Below
Purebred flock
Feedlot
Range Band
Dairy
59
Which of the following is referring to a mature male?
Poult
Pullet
Gander
Layer
60
Which of the following is known as the upper half of the swine carcass’s front shoulder?
Picnic Shoulder
Loin
Jowl
Boston Shoulder
61
Which of the following is an immature male horse?
Draft horse
Gelding
Stallion
Colt
62
The birth process is called ________.
Parturition
Reproduction
Gestation
Estrous
63
Which of the following are the two color patterns of the American Paint horse?
Dun and Bay
Gray and Chestnut
Palomino and Black
Tobiano and Overo
64
Which dairy breed comprises more than 90 percent of all the dairy cattle in the United States?
Ayshire
Holstein
Brown Swiss
Jersey
65
How are miniature chickens classified?
Duckling
Poult
Bantam
Gosling
66
_________ investigate and try to prevent outbreaks of animal and human diseases.
Zoo veterinarians
Veterinary technician
Small animal veterinarians
Public health veterinarians
67
A swine producer appreciates breeds with good mothering ability and very _ litterscapable of producing large numbers
Large Frame
Disposition
Lean Carcass
Prolific
68
What is the offspring with a female horse and a male donkey mate?
Jenny
Donkey
Hinny
Mule
69
How can the Diary Herd Improvement Program be used?
Herd comparison
Track progression
Identifiy problem areas in managment
All of the above
70
What breed of sheep was developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture?
Hampshire
Columbia
Southdown
Cheviot
71
What is a factor causing a higher demand of milk from developing countries?
Increase butterfat within milk products
Decrease milk proteins
Higher levels of calcium found in non dairy products
Increase nutrient levels within diets
72
Which of the following are the two different types of saddles?
Arabian and Quarter
Buckshkin and Bay
Western and English
Draft and Racing
73
What is a young female swine animal named?
Heifer
Sow
Gilt
Ewe
74
What is between the hoof and the dewclaw or fetlock?
Flank
Shank
Hock
Pastern
75
If a veterinarian has an interest in research then where would a job be located?
All of the above
University
Governmental agencies
USDA
76
What is chammy?
Cheese made from goats milk
The sheep’s coat used for fiber
Meat from young lambs
Leather made from sheep or goats
77
What are three breeds of dairy goats?
French Alpine, LaMancha, Nubian
Nubian, Saanen, Boer
Saanen, Pygmy, Boer
Pygmy, Boer, Cashmere
78
Which of the following subjects should a veterinarian technician be strong in?
Kinesiology
Managerial concepts
Principles of marketing
Communication
79
Which of the following originated in Spain and is known to produce high-quality, heavy feelce?
Merino
Boer
Hampshire
Montadale
80
What is an advantage of raising poultry?
Disease outbreaks can destroy an entire flock
Producers provide wholesome poultry products to the consumer
Nutritional diseases and deficiencies are common in poultry
Large operations require housing and equipment
81
Which of the following options would a veterinarian chose if they had an interest in cows or swine?
Small animal practitioner
Companion animal practitioner
Large non-food animals
Large food animals
82
How are eggs typically marketed?
Farmer's market
Local buyers
Cooperatives
Under contract
83
What breed of beef cattle are white to a light straw color, a large mature animal that are known for heavy muscling?
Shorthorn
Angus
Hereford
Charolais
84
Question Below
Swine dysentery
Hog cholera
Pseudorabies
Leptospirios
85
Which of the following is not a male terminology?
Cockerel
Drake
Tom
Pullet
86
What is the top swine producing nation?
China
United States
European Union
Brazil
87
What disease occurs most likely in lactating cows on lush, spring pastures?
Grass Tetany
Mastitis
Ketosis
Milk Fever
88
Question below
Holstein
Guemsey
Ayrshire
Brown Swiss
89
Where does bacon come from off a swine carcass?
Loin
Jowl
Side
Leg
90
What is the system that produces milk after parturition?
Lactation
Gestation
Circulatory
Mammary
91
_____ refers to a mature female chicken, duck, turkey, or pheasant.
Rooster
Hen
Drake
Goose
92
Based on 2006 figures, what is the highest sheep-producing state?
Colorado
Texas
Wyoming
California
93
How is an animal classified as a ruminant?
Multi-compartment stomach
Single stomach
Developed mammary system
Enlarged cecum
94
What is a factor causing a higher demand of milk from developing countries?
Increase nutrient levels within diets
Decrease milk proteins
Increase butterfat within milk products
higher levels of calcium found in non dairy products
95
A ________ is a chicken used to produce large quantities of eggs.
Broiler
Bantam
Layer
Cockerel
96
_____ is taken from angora goats and is used to make a wooly fabric.
Leather
Mohair
Chamois
Wool
97
What is a certificate or diagram of an animal’s ancestry?
Frame score
Pedigree
Expected progeny difference
Expected performance data
98
What disease can be spread by contact, show signs of fever, diarrhea, poor gains, discharge from the nose, dehydration ?
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR)
Blackleg
Bovine virus diarrhea (BVD)
Brucellosis (Bangs)
99
What is a cockerel?
A young turkey
A chicken used to produce large quantities of eggs
A young male chicken
A young female chicken
100
What is goat meat often called?
Cheese
Lamb
Chevon
Mutton

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