Belief that animals may suffer pain/death for entertainment purposes like dog and cock fights?
Animal exploitation
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Belief that animal use is ok if it will benefit mankind
Animal use
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Pro-active in assuring animal care and use is optimal
animal welfare
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vegetarians, free the animals at any costs
Animal liberation
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When this area is penetrated, it causes the animal to move forward. Retreating outside of this area will cause the animal to stop moving.
flight zone
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This vitamin required in human nutrition and cannot be obtained in adequate quantities from plants
B12
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Used to collect semen from bull or stallion
Artificial vagina
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Over the last few decades, the number of hog farms has \________ while the amount of pork production has \_______
Decreased, increased
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A newborns inherent ability to suckle would be an example of
Instinct
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Shrink is the result of \________ behavior and generally occurs during the first hour of \_________ when animals are stressed or excited
Eliminative, movement
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When two different species are crossed, their offspring are usually
Infertile
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What producers of the livestock industry raise breeding stock as registered bulls, cows, and replacement heifers or might sell semen to cow-calf operations
Purebred, seedstock
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What percent of disposable income is spent on food in US
10%
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The most predominant type of sine operation in US
Farrow-to-finish
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When producer primarily raises animal for slaughter or milk
Commercial
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Modern lan grants have a 3 fold mission:
Teaching, research, extension
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the institute of animal care and use committee oversees animal research is composed of
Veterinarian, scientist, member of community
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In 1966, congress passed what piece of federal legislation to mandate the minimum welfare standards for research animals
Animal welfare act
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What is non negotiable in production of animals
Animal health
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retention of one or both testicles
cryptorchidism
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Willfully striking or harming an animal
abuse
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What percent of the US population is active in agriculture
1%
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Most effective way a dam recognizes offspring
Smell
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Which species has the lowest dressing percentage
sheep
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Failing to provide an animal with vital requirements such as food and shelter is
Neglect
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A prejudice or bias of humans towards the interests of other humans is called \_________________.
speciesism
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An excessive number of males in a \____________ heard can help offset poor breeders
Multiple sire
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The size or production farms in US has \________ while the total number of farms has \_________
Increased, decreased
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Defined as a fertilized egg
Zygote
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First step of protein synthesis
transcription
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When a gene interacts with genes in non-homologous chromosomes
Epistatic
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what traits are a simple inheritance and often only 1-4 pairs of genes control one trait
Qualitative
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What traits are lowly heritable
Reproductive
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Environment is the \_______________ in your genetics importance
Smoke screen
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What groups are the same birth season or management
Contemporary
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What increases the number of pairs of genes that are heterozygous
Outbreeding
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A term that involves crossbreeding
Rational cross
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WHat cannot be compared across breeds
EPDs
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What breed has the greatest concentration of sperm in their ejaculate
Rams
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Carcass traits are examples of
Highly heritable traits
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Refers to proportion of individuals from a herd that will be selected for the next generation
Selection intensity
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Aside from ethical concerns, cloning is not likely to gain widespread utilization because
Low efficiency of pregnancy, increased birth weight of clones, costly
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Which test requires time, large numbers of animals, and is most valuable for sex-limited traits
Progeny test
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What represents the state bull test where males are fed the same ration in a common environment
Performance test
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What results in the greatest homozygosity?
Inbreeding
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When a gene reacts with its corresponding gene in a homologous chromosome
Allelic
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When the heterozygous animal is superior to either of the homozygous conditions
Overdominance
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Crossbreeding term when all offspring sold, none kept for breeding
Terminal cross
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With embryo transfer, you need a donor animal and a \_____ animal
Recipient
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Replacement Heifers should be at least \__________ of their mature weight at time of breeding
65%
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Most costly disease in dairy cattle.
mastitis
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during a single milking, milk fat content of the milk is greater when
At the end
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Hormone responsible for milk "hold up"
Epinephrine
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What contains a high level of antibodies and is the first milk secreted immediately following parturition
Colostrum
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Cows udder consists of
4 glands, 4 teats
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Which dairy cattle has highest butterfat percentage in milk
Jersey
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This lactation term is associated with structural development or growth of the mammary gland
Mamogenesis
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This antimicrobial factor in milk bonds iron which is required for bacterial cell growth
Lactoferrin
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This hormone stimulates muscle development and has an inhibitory influence on fat deposition
testosterone
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Another term for intramuscular fat
marbling
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Hat serves as a protective factor in milk by hydrolyzing bacterial cell walls
Lysozyme
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Which breed will ovulate 24 hours before the end of estrus
Mare
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What stored properly can last indefinitely
Frozen semen
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Hormone responsible for milk letdown
oxytocin
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\________ have more muscle than barrows at market weight
Gilts
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What separates the udder into left and right
Medial sensory ligament
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A mares udder consisted of
4 glands, 2 teats
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What is the largest component of the ruminant stomach where fermentation occurs
Rumen
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Which species are we least likely to use artificial insemination on
Sheep
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The inner lining of this compartment is honeycomb in appearance
Reticulum
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Provides source of passive immunity to newborn offspring
Colostrum
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What is a trace or micromineral
Copper
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What can determine whether or not an animal reaches its genetic potential for milk production
Feed and management
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Standard for reporting milk production in dairy cows
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