1.       Which frame score calf would be expected to be the "earliest maturing?"

a.       5

b.       6

c.        7

d.       8

 

2.       Tissue and plasma proteins are constantly being degraded to their constituent amino acids, and the amino acids in turn are sources of energy as well as sources of carbohydrate and fat carbon.
The term that best describes an accelerated rate of this is?

a.       Catabolism

b.       Steady state environment

c.        Anabolism

d.       Metabolism

 

3.       What would you measure to estimate the sperm producing capability of a bull?

a.      Body weight and age

b.      Scrotal circumference

c.        Penis length

d.       Testicular firmness

 

4.       The common practice is to mate how many cows to a mature bull?

a.      No more than 20

b.      25-35

c.        36-45

d.       46-60

 

5.       Approximately how many calories are in a 3-oz serving of lean beef?

a.       500-600 calories

b.       350-400 calories

c.       250-300 calories

d.      175-200 calories

 

6.       Which of the typical rumen volatile fatty acids normally is present in the greatest quantity in the rumen?

a.       Butyric

b.      Propionic

c.       Acetic

d.       Lactic

 

7.       What term is commonly used to define three weeks before and three weeks after calving?

a.      The dry period

b.      The transition period

c.        The lactation period

d.       The postpartum period

 

8.       A female calf (free martin) born co-twin with a male calf is infertile about what percent of the time?

a.       30%

b.       55%

c.       75%

d.      95%

 

9.       In swine, heritability of backfat is approximately:

a.       .3 to .5

b.       .15 to .25

c.        .6 to .7

d.       .7 to .8

 

10.       Which of the following cause tail-biting in a confinement hog operation?

a.       Overcrowding

b.       Lack of watering devices

c.       Lack of adequate ventilation

d.      All of the above

 

11.     Which of the following two sources of zinc added in swine diets has poor bioavailability?

a.       Zinc sulfate and zinc chloride

b.       Zinc oxide and zinc carbonate

c.       Zinc chloride and zinc carbonate

d.      Zinc sulfide and zinc oxide

 

12.       What is the name given to the linkage between two amino acids joined from the amino terminal of one to the carboxyl terminal of the other?

a.      Ester bond

b.      Peptide bond

c.        Aldehyde bond

d.       None of the above

 

13.       Which of the following maximizes the use of heterosis?

a.       Linebreeding

b.       Inbreeding

c.       Rotational crossbreeding

d.      Terminal crossbreeding

 

14.       Lambs dropped out of the regular lambing season and marked at live weights ranging from 25-60 lbs are generally called?

a.       Spring lamb

b.      Fat tail lamb

c.       Hothouse lambs

d.       Baby lamb

 

15.       The shelf-life of cured meat items in vacuum packages in retail stores?

a.       May exceed 50 days

b.       Is usually less than 3 days

c.        Is not a major concern

d.       Enhances the nutritional value of the meat

 

16.       The following compound is the backbone of phospholipids and triglycerides?

a.       Glycerin

b.      Triolein

c.       Glycerol

d.       None of the above
 

17.       Of the following sweeteners, which one is sweeter than sucrose?

a.       Honey

b.       Dextrose

c.        Molasses

d.       Maltose

 

18.       The compound added to cured canned meats is?

a.       Salt

b.       Sugar

c.       Water

d.      Nitrite

 

19.       Vitamin B1 deficiency can be a problem in feedlot lambs. What problem does a Vitamin B1 deficiency cause?

a.       Polioencephalomalacia

b.       Wool loss

c.        Acidosis

d.       Urinary calculi

 

20.       The ancestral period for a goat is?

a.      January and February

b.      March and April

c.        May and June

d.       September and October

 

21.       Name the wool processing industry, which uses only strong long stapled wools?

a.       Woolen

b.      Felting

c.       Worsted

d.       Carding

 

22.       Which is an estimator of population variation?

a.       Standard deviation

b.       Mean

c.        Regression

d.       Correlation

 

23.       What is the basic genetic effect of inbreeding?

a.       Increased homozygosity

b.       Decreased homozygosity

c.        Increased heterozygosity

d.       No effect on heterozygosity

 

24.       An atomizer is part of which dairy processing equipment?

a.       Spray dryers

b.       Pasteurizers

c.        Separators / clorifiers

d.       Homogenizers

 

25.       In cheese making, ___________acid bacteria are mostly used as starter cultures.

a.      Acetic

b.      Lactic

c.        Citric

d.       None of the above

 

26.       The eyes in Swiss cheese are formed from the production of ___________. .

a.       O2 , Lactococcus

b.      O2 , Lactobacillus

c.       CO2 , Propionibacterium

d.       CO2 , Staphylococcus

 

27.       The sanitizer of choice for a footbath is ___________, while the sanitizer of choice for food contact surfaces is _________

 

28.       Dieters use cottage cheese because

a.       High quality protein

b.       Calcium

c.       Low in calories

d.      All of the above

 

29.       Which is true about the peak approach period in dogs?

a.       It occurs between 5 and 7 weeks of age

b.       It comes after the peak avoidance period

c.        It is when the puppy learns to come when called

d.       Lack of contact with other puppies during this period enhances adult sexual competency

 

30.       Canine brucellosis is a reproductive disease that is caused by

a.       A bacteria that is transmitted through vaginal discharges, mammary secretions or semen

b.       A virus that is transmitted only during breeding

c.        A bacteria that is transmitted only through mammary secretions

d.       An airborne virus that is highly contagious and may be contracted by both dogs and cats

 

31.       What is the crude protein requirement (on a dry matter basis) for a mature cat at maintenance?

a.      20%

b.      28%

c.        35%

d.       45%

 

32.       The critical period during which maternal antibody level is still high enough to block a puppy of

a.       Between 2 and 3 weeks

b.      Between 6 and 12 weeks

c.       During the first 18 weeks

d.       Between 6 to 8 months

 

33.       A heavy infestation with this intestinal parasite can cause severe anemia in young puppies

a.      Roundworms

b.      Hookworms

c.        Whipworms

d.       Tapeworms

 

34.       The site of fertilization in the chicken is

a.       Uterus

b.      Magnum

c.       Infundibulum

d.       Ovary

 

35.       The most common parasite of commercial egg laying hens reared in cages is

a.      Chiggers

b.      Northern foul mite

c.        Lice

d.       Bed bugs

 

36.       Forced (induced) molting generally involves

a.      Forced feeding of females

b.      Fasting of females

c.        Fasting of males

d.       Feather plucking
 

37.       The minimum weight per dozen for large chicken eggs is:

a.      21 oz.

b.      24 oz.

c.        27 oz.

d.       30 oz.

 

38.       Which of the following inset pests is the least major problem in poultry?

a.       Flies

b.       Darling beetles

c.       Northern fowl mites

d.      Mosquitos

 

39.       According to the USDA, broiler or fryer is a chicken of either sex between the age of

a.      5 - 7 weeks

b.      9 - 12 weeks

c.        3 - 5 months

 

40.       The most common interior quality defects of a shell egg is

a.       Blood spot

b.       Meat spot

c.        Yolk mottling

 

41.       __________ interaction is an important factor affecting the stability of mechanically deboned poultry meat

a.       Heme / lipid

b.       Carbohydrate / lipid

c.        Protein / lipid

 

42.       Bone darkening of cooked poultry can be reduced by

a.      Increase calcium in diet

b.      Microwave cooking

c.        Frozen at 0°F

 

43.       Which is true about the use of negative reinforcement in horse training?

a.      It should not be used when teaching the horse a new response

b.      Alternate responses must be available to the horse to effectively use negative reinforcement

c.        It does not have to be contingent upon the horse's response to be effective.

d.       It should not be used in addition to positive reinforcement for the same response

 

44.       Which is true about foal heat in the mare?

a.       It normally occurs about 21 days post-parturition

b.       Ovulation does not occur during this heat

c.       The reproductive tract cannot maintain a pregnancy at this time

d.      It normally occurs 7-11 days post parturition

 

45.          When examining a feed tag, what piece of information on the tag will give you an indication of how much energy is in the feed?

a.       Crude protein

b.       Crude fiber

c.       Ether extract

d.      All of the above


        46.
       Which breeding would be the most likely to produce a foal with lethal white foal syndrome?

a.       Roan X roan

b.       Overo X solid

c.       White X solid

d.      Overo X overo

 

47.       The endocrine organ that appears to modulate seasonality of mares in the?

a.       Pituitary gland

b.      Adrenal gland

c.       Pineal gland

d.       Ovary

 

48.       What is the typical market for large-scale producers of food fish?

a.       Processing plants

b.       Haulers

c.        Retail markets

 

49.       Which of the following would be the most likely species raised by an ornamental or hobby fish producer?

a.       Angelfish

b.       Golden shiner

c.        Orange spotted sunfish

 

50.       Of the world's production of crayfish, 80% is harvested or caught in ___________ as a cash crop that was worth 65 million in 1988, when 135,000 acres of ponds were in production.

a.      Mississippi

b.      Louisiana

c.        Texas

 

51.       Ponds constructed in early spring are stocked in mid to late spring with pounds of crayfish per acre.

a.       An average brood stock of 50

b.       An average brood stock of 75

c.        An average brood stock of 100

 

52.       ___________stocking rates are used in wet areas where there are existing populations of commercial crayfish.

a.       Low

b.       High

c.        Replacement

 

53.       AAALAC is the acronym for a nonprofit corporation formed in 196 This corporation was developed to promote high quality animal care and use for laboratory animals. The acronym AAALAC means:

a.      Accredited American Association of Laboratory Animal Care

b.      American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care

c.        Affiliates of the American Association of Laboratory Animal Care

d.       None of the above

 

54.       Animal models are used as a means of studying disease processes that occur in humans. One type of animal model, the spontaneous model is defined as:

a.       an animal species that has a disease which occurs and mimics a human disease at least in some way.

b.       an animal species that does not "mimic" a human disease.

c.        an animal species in which the experimentally reproduced condition mimics a human disease.

d.       an animal species in which a particular disease cannot be produced.

e.       none of the above.


      

55.       Three breeds of hamsters are commonly used in laboratory settings. Of these three, one of them has 44 chromosomes, twice as many as either of the other two. Which one is it?

a.       Golden - also called Syrian Golden

b.       European - also called black-bellied hamster

c.        Chinese hamster

d.       Peruvian

e.       None of the above

Answers:

1.a    2a    3b    4b    5d    6c    7b    8d    9a    10d    11d    12b    13d    14c    15a    16c

 

17a    18d    19a    20b    21c    22a    23a    24a    25b    26c    27quaternary ammonium, chlorine.

 

28d    29a    30a    31b    32c    33b    34c    35b    36b    37b    38d    39b    40a    41a    42b    43b   

 

44d    45d    46d    47c    48a    49a    50b    51a    52a    53b    54a    55a

 

Courtesy: Dr.Suman S.P

University of Connecticut
3636 Horsebarn Hill Road Ext.
Animal Science Department
Storrs, CT - 06269, USA
Phone - 1-860-486-5681

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