Intro To Animal Science Test
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Cattle feed efficiency
7:1 with a desired gain of 3 pounds per day
Swine feed efficiency
3:1 with a desired gain of 2 lbs. per day
Sheep feed efficiency
5:1 with a desired gain of .75 lbs. per day
Poultry feed efficiency
Best at almost 1:1
Scientific name for sheep
Ovis
Scientific name for cattle
Bos
Scientific name for swine
Sus
Scientific name for horses
Equis
Scientific name for chicken
Gallus
Group of sheep
Flock
Group of cattle
Herd
Group of swine
Herd
Group of horses
Band
Group of chicken
Flock
Define domestication and why we do it
Animals have been brought under control, improved through genetic selection, and mated to improve the products which are useful to mankind
Three categories of classification based on what the animal eats
Herbivore, carnivore, omnivore
What is the largest cost in the production of livestock?
Feed
Rate of gain
The average of how much weight the animal gained each day while it was on feed
Feed efficiency
How many pounds of feed per pound of gain
Ration
Amount and content of feed fed to an animal each day
List the eight main systems in an animal’s body
Skeletal, muscular, circulatory, nervous, endocrine, digestive, respiratory, urinary
What are the two purposes of the skeletal system
Provide support for the body Protection for the soft organs of the body
What minerals make up bone
Calcium, phosphate, calcium carbonate
What system are we most concerned about with raising livestock
Muscular