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All dogs are superior to other animals when it comes to detection of explosives.
True of False?
False
For which odorant are humans better at detecting than dogs?
a. Acetic acid
b. Amyl acetate
c. Butyric acid
d. Caproic acid
e. Formic acid
f. Heptanoic acid
g. Propionic acid
e. Formic acid
Dogs have _____ different types of olfactory receptors.
a. 600
b. 1,000
c. 1,400
d. 2,000
B. 1,000
SQ injections are typically used for administration of vaccines
True or False?
True
In dogs the DHPP vaccine is given in a ____ dose series.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
C. 4
FVRCHP vaccines are typically given to cats in a ____ dose series.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
B: 3
Which vaccine is only recommended for breeding dogs?
a. Rabies
b. DHPP
c. Bordetella
d. Leptospirosis
d. Leptospirosis
A sudden spike in basal temperature is an indicator of labor.
True or False?
False
Cats are monoestrus.
True or False?
False
Ovulation induction of a queen is in response to papillae which line the male glans penis of a tom.
True or False?
True
In which phase of the Estrous cycle does pregnancy or false pregnancy occur?
a. Proestrus
b. Estrus
c. Diestrus
d. Anestrus
c. Diestrus
Taurine is easily met by plant-based proteins in the cat diet.
True or False?
False
Lactating females should be on puppy/kitten diet formulation ad libitum.
True or False?
True
Which of the following would have the greatest protein and fat requirements?
a. 6 week old puppy
b. 16 week old puppy
c. Adult at maintenance
d. High performance dog
d. High performance dog
Dogs and cats are obligate carnivores.
True or False?
False
Dog and cat foods with greater animal sourced protein in the ingredient list will be more expensive than plant-based diet formulas.
True or False?
True
Optimum nutrition will allow cattle to outperform their genetic potential.
True or False?
False
Cattle grazing actively growing green forage will likely need very little supplementation of protein and mineral.
True or False?
True
Cattle grazing actively growing green forage will likely need very little supplementation of protein and mineral.
a. grazing actively growing green forage
b. grazing seeded mature forage
c. grazing long-stem standing dormant forage
d. grazing short-stem dormant forage
D. grazing short-stem dormant forage
Overgrazing decreases the grazable portion of land in successive years.
True or False?
True
What body condition would you score this female?
a. Between a 1 and 2
b. Between a 2 and 3
c. Between a 3 and 4
d. Between a 4 and 5
d. Between a 4 and 5

Ideal body condition for cows year around is ____.
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. >6
b. 5
What is this apparatus used for?
a. Controlled Internal Drug Release of Gonadotropin releasing hormone
b. Controlled Internal Drug Release of Progesterone hormone
c. Controlled Internal Drug Release of Prostaglandin F2a
d. Controlled Internal Drug Release of Bovine somatotropin releasing hormone
B. Controlled Internal Drug Release of Progesterone hormone

Which of the following is not a benefit of artificial insemination?
a. Reduced labor
b. Increase genetic merit of offspring
c. Allow use of superior genetics without the physical presence of the bull
d. Synchronize estrous cycles of the females in the herd
a. reduced labor
This apparatus is used for embryo collection.
True or False?
False

Sex sorted semen is stored in 0.5mL straws.
True or False?
False
What is the maximum number of straws of semen that should be stored in one metal cane?
10
The temperature of liquid N is ________ degrees F.
-320
Pre-breeding vaccinations should be given at least _____ days prior to the breeding season.
60
Calfhood vaccinations include reproductive diseases.
True or False?
False
Annual boosters for cows include calf-hood vaccinations.
True or False?
True
Why should injections be given in the triangle of the neck?
a. Reduce hide damage
b. Reduce injection site blemishes
c. Reduce bruise damage
d. Increase uniformity of meat
b. reduce injection site blemishes
Which calving ease score is the most desirable?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
a. 1
Twinning is desirable in the cow herd.
True or False?
False
Which maternal disposition score is most desirable?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
c. 3
What is the adjusted 205 day weaning weight for the following calf? ____ lbs (round to the nearest whole number)
Birth weight: 75
Weaning weight: 650
Weaning age: 171 days
689
In the sheep & goat digestive system, which organ is the largest and houses the microbial population responsible for fermentation?
a. Rumen
b. Reticulum
c. Omasum
d. Abomasum
a. Rumen
When might sheep and goats need to be supplemented energy and protein? Choose all that apply:
a. when they are at maintenance
b. when they are gestating
c. when they are lactating
d. when they are rapidly growing
b. when they are gestating, c. when they are lactating, d. when they are rapidly growing
Poor nutrition may affect wool quality and reproductive performance.
True or False?
True
What are the 3 primary VFA? Choose all that apply:
a. Acetate
b. Butyrate
c. Caproate
d. Lactate
e. Propionate
f. Starch
a. Acetate, b. Butyrate, e. Propionate
Which of the following are included in a Ram/Buck BSE?
a. Scrotal circumference
b. Sperm Motility
c. Sperm Morphology
d. Semen debris
e. All of the above
e. all of the above
BSE stands for___
a. Bovine Sperm Excellence
b. Breeding Sperm Exam
c. Breeding Soundness Exam
d. Breeding Season Exam
C. breeding soundess exam
A yearling ram should be able to cover ____ females per month.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
d. 20
According to this Ram's age, he should have at minimum scrotal circumference of ____ to be satisfactory?
*(Ram has two incisors)
a. 25 cm
b. 30 cm
c. 33 cm
d. 35 cm
b. 30 cm

A Buck should have at minimum scrotal circumference of ___ to be considered excellent.
a. 25 cm
b. 30 cm
c. 33 cm
d. 35 cm
A. 25 cm
Which of the following can be used to indicate breeding activity in the herd?
a. All in one tool
b. burdizzo
c. electric docker
d. breeding harness
e. elastrator
f. emasculator
d. breeding harness
Which of the following is only recommended for docking?
a. All in one tool
b. burdizzo
c. electric docker
d. breeding harness
e. elastrator
f. emasculator
c. electric docker
Which of the following tools is used for a bloodless method of castration and docking and is the easiest and most common method for both processes?
a. All in one tool
b. burdizzo
c. electric docker
d. breeding harness
e. elastrator
f. emasculator
e. elastrator
Ultrashort _________ can result in rectal prolapse if not properly done.
a. Castration
b. Facing
c. Crutching
d. Docking
d. docking
Ewes and does should enter breeding at a BCS of _____.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
c. 3
What does the Famacha Card indicate about this doe? Choose all that apply.
a. The doe does not need to be de-wormed
b. The doe is anemic
c. The doe is not anemic
d. The doe should be de-wormed
b. the doe is anemic, d. the doe should be de-wormed

The average fleece weight across breeds in the U.S. is _____ lbs.
8.5
Grading and sorting occur prior to scouring.
True or False?
True
Lanolin is recovered during which wool process?
a. Shearing
b. Grading
c. Scouring
d. Carding
c. Scouring
Staple length would be more important for worsted wool buyers than woolen wool buyers.
True or False?
True
The national clean wool yield average is _____ %.
a. 48-50
b. 49-51
c. 50-52
d. 51-53
d. 51-53
which method of grading is the most precise in determining fiber diameter?
a. U.S. Blood System
b. Spinning Count
c. Crimps per inch
d. Micron system
d. Micron system
Which Blood designation would have the smallest diameter of wool fiber?
a. ½ Blood
b. 3/8 Blood
c. ¼ Blood
d. Common/Braid
a. ½ blood

Between 3 & 4, which fleece would yield more total clean wool?
a. #3
b. #4
c. They are equal
b. #4

Between 1 & 2 which fleece has better Character?
a. #1
b. #2
c. They are of similar character
b. #2
Put the general harvest steps in the proper order.
- Hot Carcass weight
- Final Inspection
- Organic Acid Wash
- Carcass chilling
- Final washing
- Evisceration
- Stunning & Shackling
- Final carcass trim
- Exsanguination
- Dressing
1. Stunning & Shackling
2. Exsanguination
3. Dressing
4. Evisceration
5. Final washing
6. Final carcass trim
7. Hot Carcass weight
8. Organic Acid Wash
9. Final Inspection
10. Carcass chilling
Which method of harvest requires that animals be rendered insensible to pain before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut?
a. Halal slaughter
b. Humane slaughter
c. Kosher slaughter
d. Field dressing
b. Kosher slaughter
To minimize the chances of cross contamination by bacteria in the gut what protocol is recommended prior to harvest?
a. Fasting
b. Low stress handling
c. Ante-mortem inspection
d. Post-mortem inspection
a. fasting

What is this piece of equipment?
a. Skinning knife
b. Scabbard
c. Trolly
d. Captive bolt
d. captive bolt

What is this piece of equipment?
a. Skinning knife
b. Scabbard
c. Trolly
d. Captive bolt
c. trolly
The heart is part of the viscera.
True or False?
False
The lungs are part of the pluck.
True or False?
True
Leaving which of the following on the lamb carcass reduces carcass shrink?
a. Kidneys
b. Fell membrane
c. Spool joint
d. Viscera
b. fell membrane
Which species requires singeing?
a. Beef
b. Goat
c. Lamb
d. Pork
d. pork

Calculate a USDA Yield Grade for this pork carcass.
FT = 0.8 inches
Muscle Score = 2.0
1.2

Calculate a USDA Yield Grade for this lamb carcass.
FT = 0.2"
2.4

Which lamb was harvested at an older age?
a. 2
b. 3
c. They are the same
d. Impossible to tell
a. 2

Calculate the Yield Grade of this beef carcass.
HCW = 725 lbs
FT = 0.5"
KPH = 2.5%
REA = 12.5
3.005
For all species, having the greatest marbling possible results in greater consumer appeal and eating satisfaction.
True or False?
False
Greater subcutaneous fat is often correlated with intramuscular fat or marbling.
True or False?
True
Ossification of the thoracic vertebra cartilage is indicative of beef carcass greater than 30 months of age.
True or False?
True
Pork carcasses must have a belly with a minimum of _______ inches for bacon production.
0.6
Pork with unacceptable meat quality are graded as ____.
a. US No. 1
b. US No. 2
c. US No. 3
d. US No. 4
e. US Utility
e. US Utility
Rank the following Quality grades in order from greatest to least in terms of marbling score.
a. Prime
b. Standard
c. Select
d. Choice
a. prime, d. choice, c. select, b. standard
Subcutaneous fat measurements are taken opposite the Longissimus dorsi muscle.
True or False?
True
Which USDA Yield grade, regardless of species, would result in the greatest % of closely trimmed boneless/semi-boneless retail cuts?
a. US No. 1 or Yield Grade 1
b. US No. 2 or Yield Grade 2
c. US No.3 or Yield Grade 3
d. US No. 4 or Yield Grade 4
a. US No. 1 or Yield Grade 1
Which of the following pork Quality acronyms are most desirable?
a. RFD
b. PSE
c. RFN
d. DFD
c. RFN
______% of lamb carcasses grade Choice or better in the U.S.
98
Pigs have a monogastric digestive system.
True or False?
True
The price of soybean meal is the biggest determining factor in the profitability of a pig feeder.
True or False?
False
Which phase of pig production has the greatest protein requirement?
a. Phase 1
b. Phase 2
c. Phase 3
d. Grower
e. Finisher 1
f. Finisher 2
a. Phase I
Which phase of feeding would have the greatest energy to protein ratio?
a. Phase 1
b. Phase 2
c. Phase 3
d. Grower
e. Finisher 1
f. Finisher 2
d. grower
Gilts should be fed separately from barrows when they reach ____ lbs?
110
Which procedure is to counteract anemia in piglets?
a. Needle teeth clipping
b. Tail clipping
c. Navel cord trimming
d. Iron injection
e. Castration
f. Ear notching
d. iron injection
Which procedure is done to reduce boar taint in pork?
a. Needle teeth clipping
b. Tail clipping
c. Navel cord trimming
d. Iron injection
e. Castration
f. Ear notching
e. castration
Which procedure is done to reduce the incidence of umbilical hernia?
a. Needle teeth clipping
b. Tail clipping
c. Navel cord trimming
d. Iron injection
e. Castration
f. Ear notching
c. Navel cord trimming

What is this pigs litter number?
24

What is this pigs individual number?
4
Which of the following can be prevented by a vaccine?
a. Clostridial scours
b. Coccidiosis
c. Colibacillosis
d. Rotavirus
e. Swine dysentery
f. Transmissible gastroenteritis
g. Erysipelas
h. Atrophic rhinitis
i. Haemophilus pneumonia
j. Mycoplasma pneumonia
k. Leptospirosis
l. Parvovirus
m. Pseudorabies
n. Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome
o. Swine influenza H1N1, H2N3
g. Erysipelas, h. Atrophic rhinitis, i. Haemophilus pneumonia, j. Mycoplasma pneumonia, k. Leptospirosis, l. Parvovirus, m. Pseudorabies, n. Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome, o. Swine influenza H1N1, H2N3
Infection with which disease results in stillbirths?
a. Clostridial scours
b. Coccidiosis
c. Colibacillosis
d. Rotavirus
e. Swine dysentery
f. Transmissible gastroenteritis
g. Erysipelas
h. Atrophic rhinitis
i. Haemophilus pneumonia
j. Mycoplasma pneumonia
k. Leptospirosis
l. Parvovirus
m. Pseudorabies
n. Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome
o. Swine influenza H1N1, H2N3
k. Leptospirosis, l. Parvovirus, m. Pseudorabies, n. Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome, o. Swine influenza H1N1, H2N3
Which disease has essentially 100% mortality in pigs less than 4 weeks?
a. Clostridial scours
b. Coccidiosis
c. Colibacillosis
d. Rotavirus
e. Swine dysentery
f. Transmissible gastroenteritis
g. Erysipelas
h. Atrophic rhinitis
i. Haemophilus pneumonia
j. Mycoplasma pneumonia
k. Leptospirosis
l. Parvovirus
m. Pseudorabies
n. Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome
o. Swine influenza H1N1, H2N3
f. Transmissible gastroenteritis
A pig with a temperature of 100*F has a fever.
True or False?
False

What is this item?
a. spirette
b. OB forceps
c. snare
d. post-cervical foam tip catheter
c. snare
Which of the following are the most common reason for dystocia in sows? Select all which apply:
a. Oversized piglet
b. Head and front legs first
c. Upside down presentation
d. Backward presentation legs first
e. Backward presentation butt first
a. Oversized piglet. c. Upside down presentation, e. Backward presentation butt first
Newborn piglet comfort is optimized at ______ degrees F
a. 60-65
b. 70-75
c. 80-85
d. 85-90
d. 85-90