True False for Livestock Practicum
Brahman cattle work best in cold environments.
FALSE
Breeding cattle should be fed an all corn diet during a performance test.
FALSE
Composite and synthetic breeds are different.
FALSE
Colorado is the top producer for meat goats in the U.S.
FALSE, Texas
Dry matter feed accounts for the amount of water in the feed.
FALSE
EPD's are all that is needed for selecting breeding animals, there is no need for a phenotypic evaluation.
FALSE
Feed costs in livestock operations make up s small expense relative to inputs.
FALSE
Feed intake unites are inexpensive and very easy to manage.
FALSE
Pasteurization reduced the nutritional value of milk.
FALSE
The modern trend for dairy farms is to be very small.
FALSE
The ventilation system of a barn plays little role in preventing respiratory disease of stalled animals.
FALSE
The common age for weaning for sheep is 205 days.
FALSE 50 to 60 days or 40 to 45 pounds
The Landrace breed can be classified as a terminal breed that has erect ears.
FALSE it's a maternal breed with drooping ears
A bull should have a minimum scrotal circumference of 28 cm by the first year of age.
FALSE, 32 cm
When ranking pork carcasses, the ranking criteria are 50% on trimness and 50% on muscling.
FALSE, 60% on trimness and 40% on muscling
Select beef carcasses have more marveling than choice beef carcasses.
FALSE, choice beef has more marbeling
Casein is the major carbohydrate found in milk.
FALSE, it's a protein
Lactose is the major protein found in milk.
FALSE, it's a sugar
Dairy cows typically have a higher conception rate when compared to beef cattle.
FALSE, it's lower because of their nutritional needs in laceration and then being bred back
Milk production by dairy cows is the least efficient feed to food conversion in the livestock industry.
FALSE, it's the best
There are more dairy goats in the U.S. than any other breed.
FALSE, more meat goats
Leg, jowl, and ham are wholesale lamb cuts.
FALSE, shoulder, rack, loin, leg
As accuracy increases of an EPD, the more reliable the value becomes.
TRUE
As an accuracy value of of an EPD increases, the reliability of that EPD becomes more certain.
TRUE
As birth weight increases, calving ease direct typically decreases.
TRUE
As micron of wool diameter increases, spinning count also increases.
TRUE
As standard of living increases, per capita consumption of animal products increases.
TRUE
As yield grade numerically decreases, % BCTRC increases.
TRUE
Ayrshire, Holstein, and Brown Swiss are dairy breeds.
TRUE
Breeders who sell to other purebred breeders and commercial producers are characterized as seedstock producers.
TRUE
Calcium and Phosphorous are the two most important minerals needed for lactation.
TRUE
Cattle and horses are both classified as Herbivores.
TRUE
Cattle that are more efficient have more negative RFI values.
TRUE
Charolais, Limousin and Gelbvieh are terminal cattle breeds.
TRUE
China is the top producer of meat goats in the world.
TRUE
Colorado ranks first in commercial sheep harvest.
TRUE
In some countries, the most important products of cattle are draft power and milk rather than meat.
TRUE
India is the top producer of total goats in the world.
TRUE
Maintenance is the first energy an animal will require.
TRUE
Postweaning growth measures growth from weaning to finished weight.
TRUE
Ruminant animal agriculture often does not compete with human use for production of most land used as permanent pastures and rangeland.
TRUE
Sexed semen is used more often in the Dairy industry rather than the Beef industry.
TRUE
Short loin, chuck and brisket are wholesale beef cuts.
TRUE
TDN requirement increases as body weight of the animal increases.
TRUE
The Rambouillet breed is classified in the "Fine Wool" category.
TRUE
The Yorkshire breed is often called the mother breed because of their ability to produce large liters and strong milking ability.
TRUE
The first successful AI was conducted in a dog in 1780.
TRUE
The pork industry values pork carcasses on a % fat free lean basis.
TRUE
The stomach of ruminants such as cattle, sheep and goats has four compartments.
TRUE
There are five USDA yield grades that cattle can be graded on.
TRUE
When ranking beef carcasses, the ranking criteria are 60% on quality and 40% on curability.
TRUE
In the 1950's cattle were very small and had an excessive amount of fat.
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