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Careers/ Nutrition Tools Topic 3 Cattle Bonus 10 20 30 40 50

Question 1 - 10 Question: The percentage of total jobs in agriscience that require a college education to enter the job is

Answer 1 – 10 Answer: 20%

Question 1 - 20 Question: Successful embryo transfers MOST likely require the services of a/an:

Answer 1 – 20 Answer: Highly trained veterinarian

Question 1 - 30 Question: Which career is MOST likely responsible for shoeing and caring for horses' feet?

Answer 1 – 30 Answer: Farrier

Question 1 - 40 Question: Carbohydrates are the MAINLY used in livestock rations to supply?

Answer 1 – 40 Answer: Energy

Question 1 - 50 Question: Green pasture and hay in the livestock diet are the MAJOR sources of?

Answer 1 – 50 Answer: Roughage

Question 2 - 10 Question: The rectal thermometer is the BEST instrument to use when:

Answer 2 – 10 Answer: Taking the animals temperature

Question 2 - 20 Question: If Julie used a syringe on her gelding, she is MOST likely?

Answer 2 – 20 Answer: Giving an injection or drawing body fluids.

Question 2 - 30 Question: Juan is working in a sow/pig production unit. How will he identify new pigs that are being born?

Answer 2 – 30 Answer: Use a V notcher in the ears to give a number

Question 2 - 40 Question: In artificial insemination, the semen straw is used to?

Answer 2 – 40 Answer: Deposit semen in the female animal

Question 2 - 50 Question: The burdizzo is a tool used to castrate cattle in order to:

Answer 2 – 50 Answer: Prevent animals from breeding

Question 3 - 10 Question: What are broilers used for?

Answer 3 – 10 Answer: Meat production

Question 3 - 20 Question: The Bantam is a breed of chicken known for its small size and used MOSTLY for:

Answer 3 – 20 Answer: Show

Question 3 - 30 Question: What is the MAJOR use for the Broad Breasted White?

Answer 3 – 30 Answer: Commercial turkey production

Question 3 - 40 Question: The consumer demands hogs today that are:

Answer 3 – 40 Answer: Lean type hogs for meat production

Question 3 - 50 Question: The BEST way to improve hybrid vigor in swine production is to cross:

Answer 3 – 50 Answer: Purebred boars to crossbred sows.

Question 4 - 10 Question: Holsteins are black and white cattle that are BEST known as:

Answer 4 – 10 Answer: The major dairy breed of cattle in America

Question 4 - 20 Question: The Angus is BEST known for what 2 things?

Answer 4 – 20 Answer: Black color and high quality meat

Question 4 - 30 Question: American breeds developed by crossing the Braham from India with English breeds are bred to:

Answer 4 – 30 Answer: Increase heat tolerance

Question 4 - 40 Question: What was the MAJOR reason exotic breeds of cattle were imported into the United States?

Answer 4 – 40 Answer: Consumers demanded leaner meat

Question 4 - 50 Question: An economic advantage for using exotic breeds of beef cattle is their:

Answer 4 – 50 Answer: Fast growing calves

Question 5 - 10 Question: Which industry is directly affected by the increased interest in pets?

Answer 5 – 10 Answer: Small animal

Question 5 - 20 Question: A breed of cattle that is red with a white face and raised primarily for beef production is:

Answer 5 – 20 Answer: Hereford

Question 5 - 30 What are the 2 classes of feed?

Answer 5 – 30 Concentrates and Roughages

Question 5 - 40 Question: The MAIN function of protein in livestock feeds is to:

Answer 5 – 40 Answer: Build muscle

Question 5 - 50 Question: What is 5 of the 6 major nutrients?

Answer 5 – 50 Answer: Water, Protein, Carbs, minerals, vitamins, fat