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Animal Science 9th set

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In the US market, how does current production of dairy products match up with current demand for those products over the past decade   Production of dairy products is currently greater than demand for those products  
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Why are zoonoses a potential health and safety hazard in livestock production   Zoonoses are diseases and parasites that can be transmitted between man and animals  
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To prevent diseases from entering the herd, livestock producers should buy only healthy animals and keep them isolated from the rest of the herd for a minimum of how many days   30  
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What type of animal is important because they can convert types of food which cannot be consumed by humans Selected:   Ruminants  
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Based upon the number of pounds consumed yearly, what type of meat is most popular among US consumers   Poultry  
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How has US poultry production changed over the past 50 years as consumers demand has increased   Production has increased  
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What has happened to the use of animal fats in the American diet since the 1960's   Declined significantly  
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What type of tools are wrenches   Turning/ leverage  
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How are hand tools classisifed Selected:   By use  
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What does the term viscosity mean in regards to oil   Thickness  
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How did the American poultry industry get started   Small home flocks raised by early settlers  
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How has the use of drugs to control diseases and parasites impacted livestock production   Often largest expenses of production  
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Approximately what percentage of college graduates in food and agriculture careers are in the areas of "Marketing , merchandising and sales"   33 %  
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Which contaminant is not normal for a livestock worker to be exposed   Asbestos  
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Most modern cattle are descendants from which part of the world   Europe  
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What is the scientific name of swine originating from wild hogs of Europe   Sus scrofa  
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What causes 70% of all farm fires   Electrical wiring  
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How should horses be tied when working with them   2-3 feet of lead, head height  
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What are class C fire extinguishers used on   Electrical  
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What helps ruminant animals to digest large amounts of roughage   Bacteria within the rumen  
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Where does the energy required for muscle contraction come from   Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)  
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In what organelle are the chromosomes of an animal cell located   Nucleus  
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What width of the loading chute reduces the possibility of hogs trying to turn around in the chute   18-24''  
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What federal agency had the responsibility of enforcing federal legislation regarding the humane treatment and care of animals   APHIS  
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What should poultry rations e almost entirely composed of   Grain and protein supplements  
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What two minerals are considered to be the most important in balancing rations   Calcium and Phosphorus  
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If a dairy cow has not been bred 150 days after calving, what should the herd manager do with her   Cull her from the herd  
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When evaluating and selecting dairy goats, what is indicated by a capacious, strongly attached, well-carried udder of good quality   Heavy milk production and long period of usefulness  
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What is the time during which the female mammal will accept the male 3for breeding   Estrus  
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What method of breeding occurs when a breeder uses an inseminating tube to deposit sperm into the cervix and uterus of the cow   Artificial insemination (AI)  
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