ASI ALL TESTS

T/F: An earlier maturing animal will enter the “growth phase” faster, and complete it quicker, resulting in a bigger mature weight

FALSE

Early maturing animal does reach and complete the “growth phase” quicker, however: Not a bigger mature weight

T/F: Goat meat is leaner than other red meat

TRUE

Goat meat is leaner than other red meat

T/F: There is a slight nutritional difference between brown eggs and white eggs, and the difference in egg color is a result of the diet consumed by the hen.

FALSE

No nutritional difference between brown and white eggs

T/F: Novelty is one of the greatest stressors of animals and people

TRUE

Novelty is anything new and that freaks animals out

T/F: A maintenance diet includes “no weight gain and no weight loss”

TRUE
Maintenance diet simply maintains the same weight that an animal is already at

T/F: The incubation time for a chicken is 28 days

FALSE

Incubation time for chicken is 21 days, incubation time for TURKEY is 28 days

T/F: Hyperplasia is an increase in the number of cells

TRUE

Hyperplasia is number, Hypertrophy is size

T/F: A castrated ram is called a weather

FALSE

Castrated ram is actually a Wether, it’s spelled wrong

T/F: Dentition or bone ossification can be used to determine the physiological age of animals

TRUE

The bones are ways to find that type of age

T/F: Docility depends on frequency of human interaction

TRUE

The more an animal interacts with people, the more docile it will likely become

T/F: Callipyge is a post-natal hypertrophy condition that is found in sheep

TRUE
“Cute Butt” is when the sheep have big butts. Think of how hypertrophy increases the size

T/F: The functional ovary of the hen chicken is generally located on the right side

FALSE

The functional ovary is on the LEFT side

T/F: Puberty is referred to as the “point of inflection”

TRUE

This is the point for maximum growth of muscle and development

T/F: The estrous cycle in Sheep and Goats is normally 17 days ± 3 days

FALSE

That is the estrous cycle for sheep, but NOT for goats

T/F: Fine wool breeds originated in Spain

TRUE

Spain makes good sheep

T/F: Turkeys have a limited sense of hearing because of their ear size

FALSE

Birds have really good hearing

T/F: Inborn reactions are instinctive behaviors

TRUE

remember inborn reactions = instinctive behaviors

T/F: Hypertrophy primarily occurs later in life

TRUE
think of how animals put on more fat once their older, which requires an increase of cells through hypertrophy

T/F: The domesticated chicken is considered a seasonal layer

FALSE

Domesticated chicken lay all the time, wild birds are usually seasonal

T/F: Both the reproductive and GI tracts are examples of smooth muscles

TRUE

Smooth muscle is anything that something flows through, and things flow through these

T/F: Point of balance is located adjacent to the hip of the animal

FALSE

POB is located adjacent to the shoulder of animals

T/F: The process used to grade eggs is called candling

TRUE

They wave a bright light or candle under eggs to see if it’s good

T/F: When measuring horses at the withers, 1 hand = 6 inches

FALSE

1 hand = 4 inches

T/F: Cattle have a narrow range of vision due to their eye location

FALSE

They are prey, and prey typically have very wide fields of vision

Cows especially have eyes on the sides of their heads so they see a lot

T/F: Development is the result of an increase in the number and size of body cells

FALSE

That’s not development, it’s growth

Implants are used for all the following except ________.

A. Enhanced Muscle Growth

B. Improved Feed efficiency

C. Increased Reproductive Efficiency

D. Enhanced Carcass weights (fat)

Kid goats marketed at 2-3 weeks of age are called __________?

Cabrito

_________ means “to lay an egg”

Oviposition

___________ are the most gregarious of the farm animal species

Sheep

Most of the gross population in the major commercial poultry industry are ___________.

Broilers (make up 59%)

A band of sheep is made up of _________ animals

1,000 to 3,000

The distance at which an animal will no longer tolerate your approach is known as the __________

Flight zone

Which hormone promotes fat deposition?

Estrogens

Which trait is important for Meat production in the broiler industry?

A. Feed efficiency

B. Average Daily Gain

C. Large breast meat

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

The earliest maturing post-natal tissue is _________

Bone tissue

According to Cailin’s lecture, one of the most important species of GI parasites in North American cattle is __________

Ostertagia Ostertagi

Castration in cattle and hogs affects which behavior?

A. Social

B. Agonistic

C. Learned

D. Both A and B are correct

The copulatory organ in poultry is known as the ___________

Cloaca

Joint that determines age of sheep carcass

Spool joint

A lambing jug refers to __________

A small pen used to bond the ewe and the newborn lamb

The time when an animal reaches a certain level of development is referred to as their __________

Physiological age

Which statement is most true regarding the poultry industry?

It operates as an integrated system

A castrated male bird is called a __________

Capon

560 yards of yarn = 1 _______

Hank

The most efficient time of growth in livestock on the sigmoid curve is between __________

Puberty and Maturity

___________ are considered true bone cells

Osteocytes

Which of the following is not an aspect that can be improved by understanding animal behavior?

A. Care

B. Genetics

C. management

D. Stockmanship

In poultry, the follicle ovulated from the ovary eventually becomes the __________ of the egg

Yolk

Which breed produces mohair?

Angora Goat

A bull calf weighs 75 pounds at birth on January 1, 2022. One hundred days later one April 6, 2022, he weighs 275 pounds. What is his average daily gain?

275 - 75 = 200 divided by 100 days = 2 lbs for average daily gain

T/F: Cloning is the most common practice of genetic manipulation

FALSE

T/F: The pH of the rumen is higher (less acidic) than the pig’s stomach

TRUE

the rumen is less acidic then the pig

T/F: Rumination is a sign a cow is not feeling well and veterinarians recommend high levels of antibiotics for treatment

FALSE

Rumination is normal for ruminants

T/F: The reticular groove prevents milk from going into the rumen in a newborn calf or lamb

TRUE

T/F: Carbohydrates used in diets are the primary source of energy and needed for proper growth and development

TRUE

Gotta have carbs

T/F: Lignin is a structural component of plants and is highly digestible by ruminants

FALSE

T/F: Non-essential amino acids must be supplied in the diet

FALSE

Don’t need to be, that’s why they’re non-essential

T/F: The horse digests fiber in it’s foregut and it works similar to a rumen

FALSE

Horse digests fiber in it’s hindgut, not foregut

T/F: A piece of wire that punctures the reticulum can cause “hard ware” disease

TRUE

T/F: A disease that is transmitted from an animal to a human would be termed “zoonotic”

TRUE

Zoonotic diseases go from animals to humans

T/F: Colostrum intake by the newborn creates active immunity

TRUE

T/F: Concentrates such as corn and milo are considered excellent sources of protein and fiber

FALSE

Corn and milo are not great sources of protein and fiber

T/F: Viruses respond well to antibiotic treatment

FALSE

T/F: Avians have a higher body temperature than cats and dogs

FALSE

T/F: Urea is a VFA (Volatile fatty acid) that provides energy to nonruminant animals

FALSE

Urea is in pee

T/F: Reducing feed particle size to a powder form is helpful to assure proper digestion in poultry diets

TRUE

T/F: A disease is a disturbance in the function or structure of any organ or part of the body

TRUE

T/F: An animal that shows signs of morbidity means that it has died

FALSE

morbidity means it’s sick, mortality means it died

T/F: Ruminant animals have incisors on both their upper and lower jaws

FALSE

T/F: The rumen has millions of enzymes that are critical for digesting cellulose

FALSE

They have microorganisms in their ruminant

T/F: Kime is a mixture of food and digestive juices

FALSE

It’s spelled chyme, not kime

T/F: A tuberculin injection is an example of an intramuscular route of administration

FALSE

T/F: Ruminants have lipase in their saliva to help breakdown lipids

TRUE

T/F: Swine have a shorter and more complex digestive system than a chicken

FALSE

a pig is big

T/F: Cellulose that is broken down by microbes provide as a source of energy to ruminant animals

TRUE

The removal of DNA from an oocyte is referred to as?

Enucleation

The ruminant compartment responsible for water reabsorption:

Omasum

The end product of fiber digestion that provides an energy source for the ruminant:

Volatile Fatty Acid

The excess build up of gas in the rumen is referred to as:

Bloat

Which of the following is the most concentrated form of energy?

FAT

Which of the following is a pathogenic infection?

A. Hardware (Digestive)
B. Arsenic (toxicant)

C. Diabetes (Metabolic Disorder)

D. Bovine Viral Disease

The major site of nutrition absorption in most animals:

Small intestine

Which of the following is NOT able to stimulate an antibody response

A. Vaccinate

B. Have the disease yourself

C. Direct Antibody Injection

D. Injection of Fat soluble vitamins

Which is true about antibiotics?

A. When introduced into the body it will stimulate an antibody response

B. Are also referred to as vaccines

C. will develop long lasting immunity

D. When injected it will inhibit the growth and destroy micro-organisms

Which is true regarding active immunity?

A. Provides short term protection

B. Usually associated with newborn animals who receive immunity via colostrum milk

C. generally associated with older animals

D. Refers to a “weak” immune system

Where does digestion begin in monogastric?

Salivary Glands/ mouth

Which of the ruminants four compartments is commonly referred to as the “honeycomb”

Reticulum

Which statement is most true regarding non-infectious diseases?

A. They are typically zoonotic diseases

B. Generally considered non transmissible

C. Are easily treated using common antibiotics

D. Typically transmitted via blood sucking insects

Which is an example of a zoonotic disease?

Tuberculosis

Anti-peristalsis is a key component to which species digestive system?

Cattle

Ionophores such as Rumensin are toxic to which species?

Horses

Which of the following affects digestibility?

A. Intake

B. Rate of passage

C. Balance of the ration

D. Feed preparation/processing

E. ALL OF THE ABOVE

The structure of the chicken most like man’s stomach

Proventriculus

If given a choice, which is the best route of injection when administrating antibiotics to livestock?

Subcutaneous

Which species has a dual ceca?

CHICKEN

Which of the following is NOT a ruminant

A. Cow

B. Goat

C. Sheep

D. Horse

E. All of the above

Which is considered a quality assurance technique?

A. Use proper injection technique

B. Using disinfectant on modified live products

C. Leave air in the syringe before giving the injection

D. Treating an animal in an open pen

Which diet is generally the most expensive/pound of feed consumed by an animal?

Canned Dog food

(Lots of water)

Fat has how many times more energy than carbohydrates?

2.25 x

Which of the ruminants four compartments is considered the “true stomach”

Abomasum