Livestock Judging Questions - Texas FFA

The breed of cattle that was developed on the King Ranch in Texas and consists of 3/8

Brahman and 5/8 Shorthorn is called:

a. Limousin

b. Shorthorn

c. Santa Gertrudis

d. Brangus

Santa Gertrudis

A breed of cattle that originated in Scotland that has a smooth hair coat, black in color,

polled, and is one of the most popular breeds in the United States today:

a. Gelbvieh

b. Angus

c. Polled Hereford

d. Devon

Angus

:The breed of swine which is white in color with erect ears and used extensively in

commercial operations for the maternal characteristics is the:

a. Landrace

b. Chester White

c. Yorkshire

d. Berkshire

Yorkshire

The breeds of cattle with origin in Europe such as Charolais, Simmental, and Limousin

are usually referred to as:

a. Maternal breeds

b. British breeds

c. Commercial breeds

d. Continental breeds

Continental breeds

The record of the ancestors of a particular animal is recorded in its:

a. performance record

b. pedigree

c. phenotype

d. genetic map

pedigree

The most prevalent fine-wool breed of sheep in the United States is the:

a Rambouillet.

b. Leicester

c. Columbia

d. Hampshire

Rambouillet.

An objectionable inherited defect in swine known as a whorl is actually a(n) :

a. hairdisturbance

b. extra dewclaw

d. defective color

c. inverted teat

hair disturbance

The class of sheep that are evaluated more on the quality of their fleece than other sheep

are known as:

a. Long-wool breeds

b. Medium-wool breeds

c. Mutton breeds

d. Fine-wool breeds

Fine-wool breeds

One common characteristic between Hampshire, Yorkshire, and Berkshire swine is:

a. color

b. maternal qualities

c. erect ears

d. terminal qualities

erect ears

Breeds of cattle that are used for both milk and meat production are considered to be:

a. maternal breeds

b. terminal breeds

c. dual-purpose breeds

d. continental breeds

dual-purpose breeds

Beef cattle or sheep born without horns are commonly referred to as:

a. hornless

b. polled

c. scurred

d. bald

polled

Which major swine breed originated in England, with the major development of the breed

occurring in Kentucky? Originally known as the Thin Rind.

a. Duroc

b. Chester White

c. Hampshire

d. Poland China

Hampshire

One common characteristic between Yorkshire, Landrace, and Chester Whites is:

a. maternal qualities

b. ear shape

c. terminal qualities

d. color

color

Which state produces the most hogs?

a. Texas

b. Illinois

c. Iowa

d. Oklahoma

Iowa

Which of the following breeds of swine is best on performance of litter size?

a. Hampshire

b. Yorkshire

c. Duroc

d. Berkshire

Yorkshire

Which state produces the most beef cattle?

a. Kentucky

b. Texas

c. Nebraska

d. California

Texas

Which breed of beef cattle imported from France was originally used as draft animals?

a. Hereford

b. Chianina

c. Brangus

d. Maine-Anjou

Maine-Anjou

The first American breed of beef cattle was the:

a. Santa Gertrudis

b. Texas Longhorn

c. Polled Hereford

d. Angus

Texas Longhorn

The first breed of beef cattle imported to the United States in the late 1700's was the:

a. Hereford

b. Angus

c. Shorthorn

d. Brahman

Shorthorn

The first of the Continental breeds to be imported in the United States:

a. Charolais

b. Simmental

c. Limousin

d. Salers

Charolais

The most popular breed of registered medium wool sheep in the United States is the:

a. Rambouillet

b. Southdown

c. Shropshire

d. Hampshire

Hampshire

More than one-half of all the crossbred sheep in the United States carry some percentage

of the particular breed.

a. Dorset

b. Rambouillet

c. Columbia

d. Merino

Rambouillet

Beef cattle categorized as American breeds have what breed as a genetic base?

a. Brahman

b. Shorthorn

c. Hereford

d. Angus

Brahman

Which exotic breed of cattle originated from Italy?

a. Devon

b. Chianina

c. Limousin

d. Simmental

Chianina

What breed of cattle used in the United States came from Australia?

a. Murray Grey

b. Blonde d'Aquitaine

c. Brangus

d. Salers

Murray Grey

What is an animal resulting from the mating of two different breeds?

a. purebred

b. inbred

c. crossbred

d. feral

crossbred

Which breed of cattle descended from Spanish Andalusian cattle brought over by

Columbus on his second voyage?

a. Santa Gertrudis

b. Texas Longhorn

c. Scotch Highland

d. Hereford

Texas Longhorn

The most prevalent breed of sheep in the world is the:

a. Hampshire

b. Suffolk

c. Columbia

d. Merino

Merino

What is a free-roaming "wild" animal that was once domesticated called?

a. stag

b. feral

c. buck

d. boar

feral

What trait of a hog refers to its ability to raise large litters of pigs?

a. terminal quality

b. maternal quality

c. conversion ratio

d. yield

maternal quality

Which common breed of swine was imported to the United States from Denmark?

a. Landrace

b. Hereford

c. Duroc

d. Yorkshire

Landrace

What do Hampshires, Polands, and Berkshires have in common?

a. origin

b. color

c. ear shape

d. popularity

color

Which breed of swine is considered the oldest?

a. Berkshire

b. Hampshire

c. Yorkshire

d. Chester White

Berkshire

Which of the following breeds of swine is best on performance of litter size?

a. Landrace

b. Berkshire

c. Poland

d. Duroc

Landrace

What country produces the most swine?

a. United States

c. Russia

b. Germany

d. China

China

Which of the following countries has the most sheep?

a. Australia

b. New Zealand

c. Pakistan

d. United States

Australia

The majority of composite breeds of cattle in the United States use what breed as a

foundation?

a. Charolais

b. Brown Swiss

c. Polled Hereford

d. Brahman

Brahman

Which of the following breeds of cattle did not originate in Italy?

a. Piedmontese

b. Romagnola

c. Maine Anjou

d. Chianina

Maine Anjou

Modern domestic cattle evolved from what single early ancestor?

a. Aurochs

b. Bos indicus

c. Bos taurus

d. Buffalo

Aurochs

Which of the following breeds of sheep based on popularity is the most significant breed

in the world?

a. Corriedale

b. Southdown

c. Dorset

d. Targhee

Corriedale

Which breed of sheep was developed at North Carolina State University?

a. Hampshire

b. Polled Dorset

c. Southdown

d. Suffolk

Polled Dorset

Suffolk sheep ancestry goes back to what breed of sheep?

a. Southdown

b. Merino

c. Dorset

d. Rambouillet

Southdown

Which of the following breeds of cattle is primarily red in color?

a. Brown Swiss

b. Gelbvieh

c. Galloway

d. Brangus

Gelbvieh

Which of the following breeds of cattle is NOT primarily white to gray in color?

a. Charolais

b. Chianina

c. Limousin

d. White Park

Limousin

What breed of sheep that has a distinctive white face originated in Scotland?

a. Cheviot

b. Suffolk

c. Corriedale

d. Drysdale

Cheviot

Archaeological evidence from the Middle East indicates domestication of the pig

occurred as early as __________ years ago.

a. 500

b. 1000

c. 5000

d. 9000

9000

Archeology has found evidence that sheep have been domesticated for _________ years.

a. 250

b. 1000

c. 2000

d. 6000

6000

What breed of hair sheep originated in Texas?

a. Barbado

b. Rambouillet

c. Rabo Largo

d. Suffolk

Barbado

Animals that through selection and breeding have come to resemble one another and pass

those traits uniformly to their offspring are defined as:

a. a breed

b. a hybrid

c. progeny

d. genetics

a breed

Meat provides about what percent of the animal protein consumed in the world?

a. 10%

b. 35%

c. 55%

d. 90%

35%

Which breed of swine does not have a predominant red color?

a. Hereford

b. Tamworth

c. Poland China

d. Duroc

Poland China

Which breed of swine developed in the United States originated in the state of New York

/ New Jersey?

a. Hampshire

b. Duroc

c. Landrace

d. Pietrain

Duroc

Nutrients, which an animal can synthesize for growth and maintenance, are in a category

called:

a. non-essential nutrients

b. essential nutrients

c. protein

d. minerals

non-essential nutrients

Which animals cannot synthesize all of the required amino acids?

a. cattle

b. sheep

c. swine

d. herbivores

swine

Vitamins that are not stored in the body and need to be consumed everyday are:

a. water soluble vitamins

b. fat-soluble vitamins

c. Vitamins A,D,E, & K

d. Selenium & Manganese

water soluble vitamins

Organic compounds, which are the building blocks in the formation of proteins, are:

a. amino acids

b. glycogens

c. chromosomes

d. fat-soluble vitamins

amino acids

What is the basic energy feed used in hog rations?

a. soybean meal

b. alfalfa meal

c. oats

d. corn

corn

Feed additives in swine rations that control internal parasites are:

a. anthelmintics

b. antibiotics

c. vitamins

d. amino acids

anthelmintics

Sheep rations typically consists of 80 to 90 percent:

a. corn

b. roughage

c. concentrate

d. sorghum

roughage

The recommended protein percent of a grower ration for swine from weaning to 75

pounds is:

a. 22%

b. 19%

c. 16%

d. 12%

16%

Which of the following vitamins is in the category of water-soluble?

a. Vitamin A

b. Vitamin B

c. Vitamin D

d. Vitamin E

Vitamin B

Which of the following minerals is categorized as a macro mineral?

a. Calcium

b. Manganese

c. Zinc

d. Iodine

Calcium

Wheat bran and animal fat are feed concentrates that are classified as:

a. grains

b. plant proteins

c. processing by-products

d. animal proteins

processing by-products

Which protein concentrate is limited to use by ruminants?

a. molasses

b. soybean meal

c. meat scraps

d. urea

urea

Feedstuffs such as hay and silage are classified as:

a. proteins

b. concentrates

c. roughages

d. minerals

roughages

A complex protein produced by living cells that causes changes in other substances in the

body without being changed itself and without becoming a part of the product is a(n):

a. lipid

c. steroid

b. enzyme

d. vitamin

enzyme

Amino acids are the building blocks of:

a. fats

c. sugars

b. vitamins

d. protein

protein

Feed that is provided to young animals as an extra ration and is fed in an area that is

inaccessible to the mothers is called a:

a. lactation ration

b. finishing ration

c. creep feed

d. maintenance feed

creep feed

Vitamins that are stored in the body and need not be consumed everyday are:

a. fat soluble

b. water soluble

c. selenium & manganese

d. B complex vitamins

fat soluble

What feedstuff contributes most of the carbohydrates in swine rations?

a. oats

b. alfalfa meal

c. soybean meal

d. corn

corn

The ability to initiate, sustain, and support reproduction.

a. inbreeding

b. gestation

c. lactation

d. fertility

fertility

Which of the following vitamins is in the category of water-soluble?

a. Vitamin A

b. Vitamin D

c. Vitamin C

d. Vitamin E

Vitamin C

How well an animal likes or accepts a feed is referred to as the:

a. palatability

b. digestibility

c. balance

d. composition

palatability

What is the most important nutrient in a swine ration?

a. water

b. soybean meal

c. corn

d. roughage

water

The total protein contained in a feed is ________ protein.

a. crude

b. digestible

c. non-digestible

d. plant

crude

Which of the following minerals is a trace mineral?

a. calcium

b. sodium

c. selenium

d. potassium

selenium

Which of the following elements is not a component of a carbohydrate?

a. Carbon

b. Hydrogen

c. Nitrogen

d. Oxygen

Nitrogen

Fats and oils provide _________ times more energy than do carbohydrates,

a. 2.25

b. 5.5

c. 10

d. 100

2.25

An essential or non-essential element or compound in a food or feed is a(n):

a. mineral

b. nutrient

c. organic

d. protein

nutrient

Which of the following feeds is highest in total digestible nutrients (TDN)?

a. corn

b. silage

c. sudangrass

d. coastal Bermuda

corn

Which feed uses fermentation in order to increase palatability?

a. concentrates

b. silage

c. by-products

d. hay

silage

The largest compartment of the ruminant stomach is the:

a. reticulum

b. omasum

c. abomasums

d. rumen

rumen

Feed additives used to prevent disease and promote growth are:

a. antibiotics

b. hormones

c. anthelmintics

d. antioxidants

antibiotics

Rations formulated to keep an animal at its current weight and size is a _________ ration.

a. weaning

b. gestation

c. maintenance

d. finishing

maintenance

The feed component containing the most easily digested carbohydrates is the:

a. crude fiber

b. nitrogen free extract

c. amino acids

d. minerals

nitrogen free extract

Which of the following is NOT required on a feed tag?

a. guaranteed analysis

b. active drug ingredient

c. ingredients

d. price per CWT

price per CWT

Which of the following is water-soluble vitamin?

a. pantothenic acid

b. selenium

c. potassium

d. vitamin A

pantothenic acid

Carbohydrates make up approximately __________ percent of a ration.

a. 10%

b. 24%

c. 50%

d. 75%

75%

A single stomach animal can synthesize ________ of the 22 required amino acids.

a. 0

b. 2

c. 12

d. 22

12

Ruminant animals can synthesize ________ of the 22 required amino acids.

a. 0

b. 10

c. 18

d. 22

22

Swine are in a class of animals that consume both plants and meat known as:

a. omnivores

b. herbivores

c. ruminants

d. carnivores

omnivores

Calves younger than 3 months of age sold for slaughter are:

a. veal

b. baby beef

c. kids

d. cabritos

veal

The average feed conversion ratio for beef cattle on full feed is:

a. 6:1-7:1

b. 3:1-4:1

c. 10:1-12:1

d. 2:1-3:1

6:1-7:1

The first milk produced by a ewe after giving birth is known as:

a. buttermilk

b. lactose

c. colostrum

d. lecithin

colostrum

The physical appearance of an animal is known as:

a. genotype

b. pedigree

b. performance

d. phenotype

phenotype

The removal of the testicles from a male animal is:

a. vaccination

b. dehorning

c. insemination

d. castration

castration

Feeder calves classed as yearlings usually weigh:

a. 350 to 450 lbs

b. 550 to 700 lbs

c. 800 to 1000 lbs

d. over 1000 lbs

550 to 700 lbs

The critical stage of production in livestock when giving birth to their offspring is:

a. gestation

b. parturition

c. pregnancy

d. palpation

parturition

The secretion and production of milk in sheep, cattle and swine is known as:

a. lactation

b. ovulation

c. anestrous

d. fertilization

lactation

The first milk produced by a cow after giving birth is known as:

a. lactose

b. colostrum

c. buttermilk

d. skim milk

colostrum