Intro to ANSC Exam 3

Which of these is NOT a dairy cattle breed?

Flight Zone is the animal's personal space, where, when a human or another animal enters, the animal will move

Cow cycles typically occur every ___ years.

Class __ is beverage milk use

The higher heritability (h^2) the easier it will be to improve the trait.

The lower heritability (h^2) the easier it will be to improve that trait.

A very ___ percentage of dairy cattle are registered, but most are "purebred"

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is contracted when you feed cattle products that are from other mammals

Breed Complementarity and Heterosis are 2 ways that crossbreeding increases production.

Breed complementarity is when the strong points of one breed covers up the weak points of another.

Class __ is soft product (ice cream, cottage cheese, etc)

What causes milk fever?

How long is the typical gestation period for beef cattle?

___ is the difference in observable characteristics.

Bos taurus is the scientific classification of more typical influenced cattle.

___ includes all non genetic effects on phenotypic variation.

Grade __ milk meets standards to be used in any dairy products including fluid milk

How long is the estrous cycle for cattle?

___ values are estimates of a sire's ability to improve his daughters compared to a set breed base

The milk containing colostrum is highly sought after and is very expensive.

The Arkansas cattle population is mostly located in the ___

___ = stall-based system, contains a little bit of feed while either someone is hand-milking or a milk-claw system

The goal for replacement heifers is first calf as a ___ year old.

Calving in the dairy industry only happens in the spring.

Bovine Somatotropin (bST) is a naturally occurring protein hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland

Which of these is NOT an American breed of cattle?

Calves are normally separated from the mom at birth to avoid maternal bonding.

The country with the highest milk production is___.

Since most dairies use AI, ____ is critical to successful breeding program.

Reported as +/- value in unit in which trait is measured from the herd contemporary group

The country with the most head of dairy cattle (number of cattle) is ___.

Aurochs were the ancestors of modern cattle and were hunted during the Stone Age.

Injections of bST can ___ milk production

Cows have a ___ day dry period after lactation.

___ is the part of the Beef Industry that produces terminal calves; 1st phase of producing animals for harvest

___ is the part of the beef industry whose objective is to grow calves heavier for on cheaper forage before feedlots.

___ is the part of the Beef Industry that produces breeding stock (bulls & heifers).

Grade __ milk meets lower standards to be used in dairy products that are manufactured

Milk production is most efficient conversion of feed to food of all food-producing species.

___ is a measure of the amount of phenotypic variation that is due to additive gene effects.

In later stages of gestation, heifers are fed pre-freshening diets to prepare for high milk production.

Cows reach peak milk production at about ___ days into their lactation

You can easily prevent milk fever by carefully managing the pre-freshening diet

___ is the part of the beef industry that finishes calves to their market weight.

Parturition (or the act of giving birth) in cattle is called ___

___ are plants that produce leaves & roots the first year & produces seeds in the 2nd year.

How long is the estrus cycle for cattle?

Young female cattle is called ___

It is estimated that ___% of all beef produced is from dairy cattle

Veal is typically from male dairy calves fed ___ based diets & harvested between 300-400 pounds.

The average beef cattle operation has how many head of cattle?

Class __ is only used to produce nonfat dry milk

Which of these is NOT a British/English cattle breed?

A cow cycle is a pattern where cattle production peaks, something drastic happens, and then production falls off.

Mastitis is the inflammation and infection of the mammary gland

Bos inducs is the scientific classification for more Indian, foreign influenced cattle

Calves are usually housed/fed individually to avoid ___

___ = a complete, mixed diet set to dairy cows

Which is these is NOT a Continental/Exotic breed?

Heterosis is a phenomenon that causes crossbred animals to have an increased performance level more than their parents.

___ are plants that continue to grow for 3 or more seasons.

Cows have a ___ day lactation

___ milking consists of a huge room that contains a lot of cattle, self-automated, little means for human labor

Class __ is hard product (butter, cheese, condensed milk, etc)

___ are plants that grow for only one year