General Livestock Questions

1. To keep from startling an animal, the best place to approach it is from the?
a. front
b. rear
c. side
d. above
2. Enlargement of the thyroid gland, usually brought on by an iodine deficiency
is called a?
a. gonad
b. goiter
c. corpus luteum
d.
cyst
3. Which is the last type of fat to be deposited on an animal?
a. intermuscular
b. intramuscular
c. subcutaneous
d. replacement
4. How do you calculate ADG (average daily gain)?
a. starting weight + present weight/ # of days between weights
b. present weight starting weight / # of days between weights
c. starting weight present weight / age in days
d. present weight + starting weight / age in days
5. The amount of fat cover a market animal possesses is called:
a. finish
b. substance
c. balance
d. condition
6. What are two types of lice?
a. biting and sucking
b. hoof and mouth
c. fur and feather
d. large
and small
7. Frozen Colostrum should be warmed up _____________ so the antibodies wont
be destroyed. a. as quickly as possible
b. slowly
c. always in
the microwave
d. for 1 week
8. Conjunctivitis is another name for?
a. blindness
b. nearsighted
c. lazy eye
d. weepy eye
9. Mating animals of different breeds is known as?
a. crossbreeding
b. inbreeding
c. linebreeding
10.Meat inspection of animal carcasses is a ____________ process.
a. Random
b. Voluntary
c. Mandatory
11.Pseudorabies is a fatal disease affecting most species of mammals, except?
a. humans
b. cattle
c. mice
d. sheep
12.The person or business that buys wholesale cuts, them processes and
packages retail cuts for the consumer is known as the what?
a. pacer
b. processor
c. retailer
d. consumer
13.A sign of pinkeye is NOT?
a. red veins
b. white spot in middle of eye
c. blindness
d. drainage
14.What is quarantine?
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15.Which is heavier- hot carcass weight or cold carcass weight?
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Beef Questions
1. Which of the following beef carcasses would return the most dollars if sold on
a grid that paid premiums for USDA Quality Grade?
a. USDA Prime
b. USDA Choice
c. USDA Select
d.
USDA Standard
2. What does BVD stand for when discussing cattle diseases?
a. Bovine Viral Diarrhea
b. Beef Viral Death
c. Beef Viral Disease
d.
Beef Vaccine Disease
3. A heavily muscled, correctly finished, 1250 pound steer would most likely
harvest with which of the following carcasses?
a. USDA Prime (Quality Grade), USDA Yield Grade 1.5
b. USDA Choice (Quality Grade), USDA Yield Grade 2.5
c. USDA Select (Quality Grade), USDA Yield Grade 4.5
d. USDA Standard (Quality Grade), USDA Yield Grade 4.5
4. Which mineral can have a negative effect and tie up other minerals when
fed to beef cattle? a. Calcium
b. Phosphorus
c. Iron
d. Selenium
5. Calves are born about how many months after the cow is bred?
a. 11 months
b. 8 months
c. 9 months
d. 2 years
6. It is recommended that a calf that which has not has a chance to nurse within
____hours after birth should be fed Colostrum.
a. 4 hours
b. 8 hours
c. 12 hours
d. 1 hour
7. In the summer when the average high temperatures are around 90 degrees,
a 1200 lb steer will drink approximately how much water per day? a. 10 gal
b. 25 gal
c. 35 gal
d. 5 gal
8. What breed of cattle is known for its heat tolerance and disease resistance?
They have large floppy ears. a. Angus
b. Brahman
c. Jersey
d.
Beefmaster
9. Heifers need to reach a minimum of what % of the mature weight before they
are sufficiently developed for their first breeding? a. 50%
b. 65%
c.
80%
d. 100%
10.This What problem in cattle is characterized by a distension on the left side of
the animal, labored breathing and cattle stomping feet or kicking at their
belly?
a. bloat
b.
enterotoxemia
c. brucellosis
d. scours
11.A T-bone steak comes from which beef wholesale cut?
a. brisket
b. round
c. chuck
d. loin or short loin
12.An average market steer will gain at least how many pounds per day?
a. 1.0 lb/day
b. 2.5 lb/day
c. 5.0 lb/day
d. 10 lb/day
13.Stressed conditions prior to slaughter can result in this carcass quality
problem in beef:
a. Dark cutters
b. Pale, soft,
and exudative lean
c. dehydration
14.Name four different beef quality grades for young cattle.
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15.Cows and heifers should be bred approximately how long after they are first
observed in standing heat?
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Swine Questions
1.

What is the average length of gestation for a pregnant sow?

a. 180 days
b. 114 days
c. 90 days
d. 150 days
2. The highest death losses occur during which time period in the pork
production cycle?
a. during gestation
b. within 3-4 days
of birth
c. at weaning
d. during shipping
3. One of pork industrys targets for the 21st century is to have pigs marketed by
what age?
a. 125 days
b. 156 days
c. 185 days
d.
200 days
4. This is an American breed of swine, developed in Pennsylvania. The members
of this breed are large and pure white, known for being good mothers and
have medium sized, droopy ears.
a. Chester White
b. Duroc
c. Yorkshire
d. Pietrain
5. Pigs affected with this disease pass loose stools containing blood and mucus.
a. atrophic rhinitis
b. leptospirosis
c. swine dysentery
d. foot rot
6. A loading chute designed to be wide enough for one hog should be
approximately how wide?
a. 18 inches
b. 25 inches
c. 36 inches
d.
48 inches
7. How should a bone-in pork loin roast be cooked to maximize quality and
minimize food safety concerns?
a. 20 minutes per pound
b. 15 minutes per pound
c. Until medium rare doneness
d. Until internal temperature reaches 190
degrees Fahrenheit
8. The appearance of the fat on a pork carcass should be:
a. firm and pink
b. soft and white
c. firm and white
d.
soft and pink
9. Which is the unacceptable area to tap the hog to make it move?
a. jowl
b. loin
c. rear hock
10.The fat measurement used in calculating the percent lean on hogs is:
a. first rib fat
b. 10 th rib fat
c. 13th rib fat
11.A new litter of piglets should ideally be processed how soon after birth?
a. 12 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 48 hours
12.In swine diets, corn, milo, and buckwheat would be classified as?
a. energy sources
b. fat sources
c. protein sources
13.What mineral deficiency can cause a baby pig to become anemic?
a. iron
b. calcium
c. phosphorus
d. magnesium
14.Name two changes in the skin that may be observed in hogs with erysipelas
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15.For pork carcasses, why is a marbling score of 10 considered undesirable?

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Sheep Questions
1. If a sheep has 2 permanent teeth on its lower, front jaw, how old is it?
a. Less than one year of age
b. Between 1 and 2 years of age
c. Between 2 and 3 years of age
d. Over 4 years of age
2. What is crimp?
a. The natural waviness of the wool fiber
b. The
variation in wool fibers
c. The length of the wool fiber
d. The
color of the wool fiber
3. Which wholesale cut makes up the highest percentage (by weight) of the
lamb carcass?
a. leg
b. loin
c. rack
d. shoulder
4. An improper ratio of calcium and phosphorus in a lambs diet can cause
which disease?
a. Overeating disease (enterotoxemia)
b.
Tetnus
c.
Urinary Calculi (water belly)
d. Frothy bloat
5. What is the average length of the estrus (heat) cycle in a ewe?
a. 15 days
b. 17 days
c. 19 days
d. 21 days
6. What causes a ewe to get pregnancy toxemia (ketosis) prior to lambing?
a. She is not consuming enough energy in her diet during late gestation
b. She is not consuming enough protein in her diet during late gestation
c. She is not consuming enough selenium in her diet during late gestation
d. She is not consuming enough calcium in her diet during late gestation
7. How many compartments does a sheeps stomach have? a. 3
b. 2
c. 4
d. 8
8. Which of the following diseases is NOT known to be contagious to people?
a. Sore mouth b. Club lamb fungus
c. Scrapie
d. Toxoplasmosis
9. What is the PRIMARY worm parasite affecting sheep and lambs, resulting in
the most deaths?
a. Barbar pole worm
b. Tapeworm
c.
Lungworm
d. Pinworm
10.Which lamb should have the highest dressing percentage?
a. A fat, heavy muscled lamb that has been slick shorn
b. A thin, heavy muscled lamb with a wooly pelt
c. A thin, light muscled lamb with a short pelt
d. A thin, light muscled lamb that has been slick shorn
11.The retail cut of the lamb, the crown roast, comes from what wholesale cut of
lamb?
a. loin
b. rib/rack
c. shoulder
d. leg

12.A 120 lb market lamb with average fat and muscling would be expected to
yield how many pounds of boneless trimmed retail cuts from the major cuts?
a. 35 lb
b. 45 lb
c. 55 lb
d. 65 lb
13.This disease is caused by a protozoan parasite that is usually spread by cats.
a. Pinkeye
b. Sore mouth
c. Toxoplasmosis
d. Enterotoxemia
14.In reference to sheep wool, what is the yolk?
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15.The lack of which vitamin and mineral can cause White Muscle Disease?
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Goat Questions
1. What product may be added to rations being fed to show goat wethers to
reduce urinary calculi?
a. Bovatec
b. Ammonium Chloride
c. Rumensin
d. Feed
Grade Chlortetracycline
2. Which is NOT a meat goat breed?
a. Kiko
b. Pygmy
c. Fainting
d. Saanen
3. The French word that is often used to refer to goat meat is:
a. mutton
b. chevon
c. sceap
4. The Italian word that is often used to mean goat meat is:
a. cabrito
b. valyetto
c. callerie
5. What is the best material for a goat milking pail to be made from?
a. plastic
b. aluminum
c. stainless steel
d.
glass
6. Which goat breed is characterized by tiny ears?
a. Alpine
b. Lamancha
c. Kiko
d. Boer
7. A doe bred in November should kid in which month?
a. February
b. March
c. April
d. May
8. What do we called an animal that is born without horns?
a. bald
b. polled
c. scalded
9. What is the liquid part left after curds are removed in cheese making?
a. butter milk
b. whey
c. skim milk
10.What do the letters AI stand for?
a. animal industry
b. artificial insemination
c. animal
identification
11.When a goat kid butts his/her dams udder, what hormone is released to
allow milk let down?
a. estrogen
b. progestrone
c. oxytocin
12.The flaps of skin that hang from the necks of some goats are called:
a. daubles
b. wattles
c. tags
13.What is another name for pregnancy toxemia?
a. abortion
b. ketosis
c. still birth
d.
fluid retention

14.Give two reasons why a goats temperature might be elevated.

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15.What is the normal presentation of a kid at birth?
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