NESA Quizbowl Practice

What type of skeleton do snakes have?

Axial Skeleton

What does "CIDR" stand for?

Controlled internal drug release

What is the red breed of swine that originated in New Jersey?

Duroc

The use of one insect species to control an introduced insect pest species known as?

biocontrol

How many chromosomes are present in cattle?

60

"Night feces" are a source of which vitamin for a domestic rabbit?

Vitamin B

What country has African Swine Fever recently spread to which has made the United States focus more on biosecurity?

Dominican Republic, Haiti

An area where fresh and saltwater mix is called what?

An estuary

What is the scientific name of the American Bison?

Bison Bison

Which tree part carries food made in the leaves down to the branches, trunk or roots?

Phloem

What percent of total U.S. mushroom production occurs in PA?

60%

If a queen bee lays an unfertilized egg in a hive chamber, what will the egg become?

Haploid Male, Drone, Honey bee male

How many states is the Chesapeake Bay watershed in?

6

What is the organ of prehension for a turkey?

Beak

What is the other name for the crude fat component of the proximate analysis system used for feed evaluation?

Ether Extract

Name 2 parts of a wool fiber.

tip, shaft, root, epidermis, cortex, medulla

What term refers to the removal of wool from around the tail and udder for hygiene purposes?

crutching

What is a vice characterized by a horse grasping an object and swallowing air?

cribbing

What is the name for soft goat milk cheese?

Chevre

A worker honey bee has how many pairs of wax glands on its abdomen?

8

The subcutaneous abdominal vein is also known as what?

the milk vein

What is the pointed tool used to alleviate bloat in cattle called?

trocar

How many gallons of water does it take to produce one pound of mushrooms?

1.8 gallons

What B vitamin is usually supplemented in many feeds to help ensure quality hoof growth?

Biotin-B7

Where are LaMancha goats typically tattooed?

Tail Web

What is the official state animal of Pennsylvania?

White Tailed Deer

What is the cause of White Muscle Disease?

Lack of Selenium and/or Vitamin E

Where is the North American International Livestock Exposition held?

Louisville, Kentucky

Which plant macronutrient is most mobile in the soil?

Nitrogen

Which enzyme slows milk flow to increase digestion?

Rennin or rennet

Name two body types recognized by the American Miniature Horse Association

Arabian type and quarter horse type

What is the only nutrient for which most animals show nutritional wisdom?

Sodium

What horse competition includes compulsory exercises and choreographed freestyle exercises where the riders have no saddles or reins?

Vaulting

Name the external insect that lays eggs on the legs of horses that cause the horse to itch and lick the eggs

Bot Fly

What are the 3 R's of research?

reduction, refinement, replacement

Gross energy of feed is measured by what instrument?

bomb calorimeter

Of the fat-soluble vitamins, which one can be synthesized in the rumen?

Vitamin K

What is the general term that describes metabolites or chemicals produced by fungi or mold?

Mycotoxins

Where in a chicken would you find hydrochloric acid?

Proventriculus

Collectively, what term is given to the prostate gland, Cowper's gland, and seminal vesicles in a boar?

Accessory Glands/organs

This disease of broiler chickens is characterized by an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity.

ascites or water belly

what is the target soil pH when growing crops like corn, soybeans, wheat, grasses, or clover

6.5-6.8

when ear notching pigs, what does the right ear represent?

litter number