Fundamentals of Animal Science Certification

Which of the following is NOT a typical identification method for livestock animals?

A. Freeze branding

B. GPS tracking

C. Tattooing

D. Ear notching

B. GPS tracking

Which of the following minerals should be fed in larger amounts?

A. Calcium

B. Selenium

C. Zinc

D. Manganese

A. Calcium

Which of the following is a side effect of docking a lamb’s tail too short?

A. Lameness

B. Ricketts

C. Rectal prolapse

D. Diarrhea

C. Rectal prolapse

Controlled Intravaginal Drug Release (CIDRs) devices release which of the following hormones in the bloodstreams of the females in an effort to synchronize estrus?

A. Progesterone

B. Estrogen

C. Testosterone

D. Luteinizing hormone

A. Progesterone

When evaluating breeding cattle, what is the most important selection trait?

A. Muscle

B. Balance

C. Structural correctness

D. Finish

C. Structural correctness

Question

Which of the following chromosome pairs would a normal female duck have?

A. XY

B. XX

C. ZW

D. ZZ

C. ZW (zw female, zz male)

Which of the following is used to determine the fineness, or grade, of wool?

A. Staple length

B. Micron diameter

C. Clean yield

D. Character and color.

B. Micron diameter

Diarrhea, straining, loss of appetite and fever are symptoms common with which of the following diseases?

A. Haemonchus contortus

B. Coccidiosis

C. Milk fever

D. White muscle disease

B. Coccidiosis

When compared to cow’s milk, goat’s milk is which of the following?

A. Lower in butterfat content

B. Higher in butterfat content

C. More easily digested by humans

D. Less easily digested by humans

C. More easily digested by humans

What should newborn mammals consume immediately after birth?

A. Water

B. Feed

C. Colostrum

D. Vitamin supplement

C. Colostrum

Toe-punching is an identification method used for which of the following species?

A. Horse

B. Chicken

C. Cattle

D. Swine

B. Chicken

Which of the following is produced by the liver, stored in the gallbladder and secreted into the small intestine to aid in fat digestion?

A. Mucus

B. Gizzard

C. Saliva

D. Bile

D. Bile

The “tenting” method is commonly used for which of the following types of injection techniques?

A. Modified-live

B. Intramuscular

C. Subcutaneous

D. Intravenous

C. Subcutaneous

Question

In freeze branding, the branding iron is chilled with which of the following?

A. Ice water

B. Liquid nitrogen

C. Frozen salt

D. Cooling compound

B. Liquid nitrogen

What is the correct term for a castrated bull?

A. Steer

B. Heifer

C. Wether

D. Barrow

A. Steer

Which of the following procedures uses a burdizzo?

A. Castration

B. Dehorning

C. Docking

D. Lancing an abscess

A. Castration

Which of the following is a management approach in which supply chains are united through a single owner?

A. Horizontal integration

B. Vertical integration

C. Fixed integration

D. Lateral integratio

B. Vertical integration

Which of the following species would NOT have a reticular groove?

A. Horse

B. Cattle

C. Sheep

D. Goat

A. Horse

Question

The Humane Slaughter Act of 1958 excludes which of the following?

A. Cattle

B. Poultry

C. Swine

D. Sheep

B. Poultry

Vibrissae is the scientific term for which of the following?

A. Skin

B. Tail

C. Hooves

D. Whiskers

D. Whiskers

What is the primary determination of beef quality grades?

A. Marbling

B. Firmness

C. Color of lean

D. Maturity

A. Marbling

Depredation is the death of livestock due to which of the following?

A. Predators

B. Disease

C. Parasites

D. Malnutrition

A. Predators

EPD stands for which of the following?

A. Expected Phenotype Difference

B. Expected Progeny Difference

C. Executed Phenotype Differential

D. Expected Progeny Differential

B. Expected Progeny Difference

Which of the following parasites are also called blood worms?

A. Strongyles

B. Screwworms

C. Ascarids

D. Pinworms

A. Strongyles

Which of the following species is NOT considered an ungulate?

A. Horse

B. Chicken

C. Swine

D. Cattle

B. Chicken

Casandra noticed several of her cows where “staggering” and uncoordinated in their movement while walking across the pasture. Her cows show symptoms of which of the following disorders?

A. Hyperiodic paralysis (HYPP)

B. Grass tetany

C. Hypothrichosis

D. Procine stress syndrome

B. Grass tetany

Which of the following are benefits of estrus synchronization in beef cattle?

Allows for easier parturition
Helps control ovulation
Helps facilitate reproductive technologies
Increases milk production
Increases uniformity of weaning weights
Increases weaning weights
Results in heavier yearling weights

Control ovulation, facilitate reproductive technologies, uniformity of weaning weights

Question

Kimberly is wintering her cows on a wheat pasture. In order to help prevent grass tetany, what type of mineral supplement should she supply her cows?

A. Magnesium

B. Zinc

C. Phosphorus

D. Calcium

A. Magnesium

Calvin is vaccinating his goat kids with a clostridium perfringens type C and D toxoid. This is to safeguard against which of the following diseases?

A. Enterotoxemia

B. Encephalitis

C. Coccidiosis

D. Lymphadenitis

A. Enterotoxemia

Merah’s flock is experiencing reduced conception rates, fewer multiple births and reduced milk production. She feels like this is due to an energy deficiency in their diet. Which of the following would she most likely add to their diet to increase the energy?

A. Vitamins

B. Protein

C. Carbohydrate

D. Minerals

C. Carbohydrate

Which of the following best describes the phrase, “The knee is proximal to the ankle.”?

A. The knee is near the ankle

B. The knee is the farthest point from the ankle

C. The knee is ventral the ankle

D. The knee is caudal to the ankle

A. The knee is near the ankle

Match the disease with the species it affects. A disease can be matched with more than one species.

Cattle, swine, sheep

Leptospirosis, erysipelas, milk fever, hardware disease

Cattle- Hardware disease, milk fever, leptospirosis
Swine- Erysipelas, Leptospirosis
Sheep- Erysipelas, milk fever, leptospirosis

Which of the following serves as a bypass between the esophagus and the abomasum allowing young ruminants to consume and digest milk?

A. Bolus

B. Proximal colon

C. Cecum

D. Reticular groove

D. Reticular groove

McKinley owns and manages a purebred Hampshire swine operation. She retains all superior gilts and sells the remaining females to other operations as replacements. She markets her boar progeny to commercial producers with confinement operation facilities. Of the following, which best describes McKinley’s type of swine operation?

A. Commercial operation

B. Seedstock operation

C. Replacement operation

D. Production operation

B. Seed stock operation

Rank the following Quality Grades from highest to lowest.

-choice

-standard

-prime

-select

-prime, choice, select, standard

Match the following terms with the correct definition.

Science of heredity and variation

Process which brings about the similarities and differences between parents and offspring.

Smallest unit of inheritance.

Proportion of observed variation in a particular trait which can be inherited due to genetic factors

genes, heritability, heredity, genetics

Genetics, heredity, genes, heritability

Question

Match the common sheep disease with the primary cause of the disease

strains of clostridium perfringens types C and D

strain of clostridium tetani

imbalance of calcium and phosphorus

deficiency of selenium or vitamin E

tetanus, urinary calculus, white muscle disease, overeating

Overeating, tetanus, urinary calculus, white muscle disease

The ear notches illustrated below, represent which litter and pig number?

A. 12 – 10

B. 81 – 13

C. 18 – 6

D. 28 – 4

A. 12-10

The declaration below is an example of which of the following types of information commonly found on a medication label?

“For use in healthy pregnant swine as an aid in the control of disease in piglets caused by Clostridium perfringens Type C and K88, K99, 987P, and F41 piliated Escherichia coli.”

A. Storage requirement

B. Indication statement

C. Withdrawal period

D. Expiration date

B. Indication statement

A filly is a female horse younger than _____ years of age.

A. Two

B. Three

C. Five

D. Four

D. Four

Match the following term with the correct definition.

Total amount of material an animal would

Mixture of feedstuffs available for the animal to provide the nutrients

Substance or chemical compound required by the animal for productive purposes

Grains and by-products used by animals

-Diet, feed, nutrient, ration

Ration, diet, nutrient, feed

Place a point on the timeline when the first livestock was brought to the America.

1493

Xavier has a lamb with bloody diarrhea and appears to have suffered significant weight loss. With which of the following internal parasites is the lamb most likely infected?

A. Lungworms

B. Pinworms

C. Whipworms

D. Roundworms

C. Whipworms

Which of the following is the process of converting animal tissue into value-added material?

A. Eviscerating

B. Marbling

C. Rendering

D. Harvesting

C. Rendering

Match the correct gestation length with each species.

283 days

336 days

114 days

147 days

22 days

horse, swine, cattle, chicken, sheep

Cattle, horse, swine, sheep, chicken

Match the basic livestock surgical procedure with the species for which each is most commonly performed. A surgical procedure can be matched with more than one species.

Cattle, swine sheep

-teeth clipping, castration, dehorning, tail docking

Cattle: Castration and Dehorning
Swine: Teeth Clipping, Tail docking, Castration
Sheep: Castration, Tail docking, Dehorning

Label the parts of the ruminant stomach.

rumen, abomasum, eticulum, omasum 

Left to right- abomasum, omasum, reticulum, rumen

Latin word meaning nearest

Latin word meaning the back

Latin word meaning stand away from

Latin word meaning abdomen

Latin word meaning tail

Latin word meaning nearest: Proximal

Latin word meaning the back: Dorsal

Latin word meaning stand away from: Distal

Latin word meaning abdomen: Ventral

Latin word meaning tail: Caudal

Match the following swine housing locations with the correct use.

Housing for sows which are near parturition

Housing where pigs are fed to a market weight

Housing where piglets are weaned

Housing for pregnant females

-Gestation housing, nursery, finishing, farrowing

Farrowing, finishing, nursery, gestation housing.

Hudson raises blackface show lambs and is looking to improve his herd by purchasing a ram to breed to his best ewes. He would like to buy a ram which is a descendent of White Rock, a ram who has sired numerous champions. Which of the following selection criteria would Hudson be using in this scenario?

A. EPDs

B. Pedigree

C. Performance records

D. Visual appraisal

B. Pedigree

What is a common way to reference the gestation length of swine?

Three months, three weeks and three days

Which part of the skin houses the hair follicles

Dermis

_____ are simple stomach animals, such as humans, pigs and horses.

_____ are animals having multi-compartmented stomachs, such as cattle, sheep, goats and deer.

-monogastrics

-ruminates

is considered to be the most limiting nutrient.

Water

_____ to _____ pounds of water will be consumed for every pound of feed consumed by the animal.

Two, five

Vitamins can be _____ or _____

Fat soluble, water soluble

_____ and _____ are energy dense and contain 2.25 times more energy than carbohydrates or energy in protein.

Fats, oils

Protein can be defined as the amount of _____in a compound multiplied by a factor of 6.25.

Nitrogen