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| In the Sheep Industry, what are the two types of productions? |
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| Extensive (most)and Intensive |
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| Who is the world leader in sheep? |
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| Who is the second world leader in sheep? |
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| Where does US get most of their lamb from? |
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| When is the most lamb eaten during the year? |
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| What two things sheep provide? |
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| Why are sheep used in developing countries more then cattle? |
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| Take up less space and not as expensive as cattle |
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| Sheep are mostly used for what? |
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| Where are most sheep produced in the US? |
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| What region of the US consumes the most lamb? |
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| Who is the leading state in sheep? |
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| Who is the second state in sheep? |
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| What is considered the most valuable by-product that sheep provide? |
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| What are the valuable properties of wool? |
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| Water resistant, insulation, elastic, strong, felting properties |
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| What are the 3 main wool evaluations? |
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| Condition(shrink), Grade(diameter), and Staple length(fiber length) |
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| What are other factors in wool evaluation? |
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| Uniformity, character, color, and wastiness |
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| Why wouldn't you want black wool? |
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| unable to dye to change color |
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| What are the 7 steps in wool production? |
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| Shearing, Tying the fleece, Grading, Packing, Storage, Marketing, Manufacturing |
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| When and how often is shearing done? |
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| Once a year shearing is done and it is done in the spring |
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| What are the 4 factors of manufacturing? |
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| Sorting, scouring, drying, and carding |
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| Clean wool processed into yarn by what 2 methods? |
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| Worsted process (clothing), and Woolen process (industrial) |
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| Sheep are classified by what? |
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| What are some Fine Wool breeds? |
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| Merino, Rambouillet, Targhee and Southdown |
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| What Fine Wool breed is derived from Spanish merino sheep, french and German ancestor and american lines derived from German lines? |
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| What Fine Wool breed was developed in Sussex, England, imported to PA, small to medium size, grey faced, good mothering, and polled? |
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| What are some Medium Wool breeds? |
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| Corriedale, columbia, romeldale, dorset, shropshire, hampshire, suffolk, and cheviot |
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| What are the most common breeds of sheep in the US with black faces? |
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| What Medium Wool breed was developed in Australia and New Zealand, distibuted throughout the world, dual purpose and crossbred with meat sires? |
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| What Medium Wool breed has fleece on their pole, and have multiple births? |
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| What Medium Wool breed is the number 1 breed in the US, valued by farmers and butchers, and crossed with Southdown to reduce temperament? |
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| What Medium Wool breed is harvested for wool, rams are well muscled, good mothering, and gentile? |
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| What is the 2nd most common breed in the US? |
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| What Medium Wool breed has fleece very white and strong, good mothers, and medium size? |
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| Which white face sheep is the number 1? |
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| What are common Long Wool breeds? |
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| Romney, Cotswold, Lincoln |
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| What Long Wool breed has dread locks, worlds largest breed, heaviest fleece productive, and not many used due to reproductive problems? |
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| What Long Wool breed produces less grease in wool, true dual purpose breed, and highly desirable fleece? |
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| Sheep breeds that were developed by crossing long wool with fine wool breeds to improve carcass quality and length of wool fiber is known as what? |
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| Sheep's with course, wiry, tough fleece with fiber length up to 13 inches (for carpet production) are known as what? |
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Definition
| Carpet Wool Breeds (Romney/Lincoln) |
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Term
| Provide seed stock to the commercial lamb producer and have responsibility of providing progressive genetics |
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| Produces market lambs if forage and grain is available for finishing lambs and produces feeder lambs for feelots |
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| Add additional weight and finish lamb appropriate for marketing, (1-2 months) |
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| In the fall 6-7 months old |
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| A lamb over a year of age is known as what? |
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| Sheep are what kind of breeders? |
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| Seasonal Breeders, short day breeders |
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| What are 2 non seasonal breeders in sheep? |
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Definition
| Fine Wool and Dorset breeds |
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| Sheep estrous cycle is how many days? |
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Definition
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| Sheep estrus is how long? |
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| Sheep gestation is how long? |
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Definition
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| What kind of breeds are noted for good reproductive efficiency, wool production, milking ability and longevity and usually white faced and fine to medium wool? |
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Definition
| Ewe Breeds (Rambouillet, Corriedale) |
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| What sheep breeds are known for there meat, fast growth rate and good carcass characteristics? |
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| Ram Breeds (Suffolk, Hampshire, Shropshire, Southdown, Cheviot) |
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| Lambs should be weaned and finished on what kind of diet? |
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| What are some uniqueness of sheep as a meat animal species? |
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| Ruminant, Multiple births, Very gregarious, Segmented industry, Seasonality of production |
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Term
| The flavor profile of lamb is high in what? |
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Definition
| Short chained saturated fatty acids (grain can change flavor) |
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Term
| What are some reasons for retail expenses in the sheep industry? |
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Definition
| Regional production and harvest, regional consumption |
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| Sheep are extremely susceptible to what? |
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Definition
| Internal Parasites (Red Stomach Worm) |
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Term
| What parasite can be given to sheep through snails? |
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Definition
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| What sheep disease occurs in late pregnancy or early lactation from a dietary energy deficiency causing rapid catabolism of body fat? |
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Definition
| Ketosis Disease (more common in triplets) |
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| 37% of US lamb and mutton consumption is imported from what 2 countries? |
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Definition
| Australia and New Zealand |
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| Animal tissue suitable for human consumption is called what? |
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Definition
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| What president started meat inspections? |
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Definition
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| Meat from cattle over 1 year of age? |
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| Meat from cattle under 5 months of age? |
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| Meat from a mature sheep over 1 1/2 year of age? |
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| Meat from chicken, turkey, and duck? |
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| Flesh from aquatic origin? |
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| What are the 4 physical compositions of a carcass? |
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Definition
| Muscle, Fat, Bone, and Connective tissue |
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| Muscles are designed for what 2 purposes? |
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Definition
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| Which muscle is more tender? |
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| Which muscle is more tough? |
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| What is the major component of the carcass (35-65%)? |
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Definition
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| What 5 factors determine the nutritive value of meat? |
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Definition
| Water, Protein, Fat, Minerals, and Carbohydrates |
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| What factor of nutritive value of meat is 65-75%? |
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Definition
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| Large quantity of essential nutrients relative to the number of calories present in the food are known as what? |
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Definition
| Nutrient Dense (milk, meat, eggs) |
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| What are the 4 classes of nutrients available from meat? |
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Definition
| Protein, Fats, Minerals, Vitamins |
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| What nutritive value determines caloric value of meat provides the flavor of meat? |
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Definition
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Term
| What vitamin is found only in animal products? |
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Definition
| B-12 (required by humans, production of nerve cells, formation of blood cells in bone marrow) |
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Term
| What are some trace minerals in meat? |
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Definition
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| What meat is known as "the other white meat"? |
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| Lean beef and poultry do not have much difference in what? |
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| More cultures will consume what type of meat more than any other? |
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| All carcasses are split except what? |
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| What are the 3 edible offal from the carcass? |
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Definition
| Heart, Liver, and Kidneys |
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| What are the 2 non edible offal from the carcass? |
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Definition
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| Which non edible offal is the most valuable? |
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| With packer, what is it that reduce carcass to primals and then reduce to subprimals? |
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Definition
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| What are the 6 beef parts? |
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Definition
| Chuck, Loin, Round, Brisket, Flank, and Rib |
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Term
| What are the 4 pork parts? |
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Definition
| Shoulder, Loin, Picnic, and Ham |
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Term
| What are the 4 lamb parts? |
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Definition
| Leg, Loin, Rack, and Shoulder |
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Term
| What add value to product and prepares into portion sizes? |
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Definition
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| The company or individual that buys from big packers and sells to smaller packers are called what? |
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| Who presents product to consumer? |
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Definition
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| What retailer sells the most meat? |
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Definition
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| Grocery stores are doing away with what? |
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Definition
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| Palatability is comprised of what 3 factors? |
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Definition
| Flavor, Juiciness, and Tenderness |
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Term
| Flavor is impacted by what 3 factors? |
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Definition
| Animal age, Animal diet, and Postmortem handling |
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Term
| What 3 factors impact juiciness? |
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Definition
| Fat, Cooking, and Processing |
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Term
| Animal age, Genetics, Fat content, Chilling, Aging, and cooking all impact what? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the 2 purposes of grading meat? |
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Definition
| Marketing tool and Segregates carcass into likely palatable and cutability groups |
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Term
| What are the 2 types of grades? |
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Definition
| Yield grade and Quality grade |
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Term
| What grade determines the edible portion of the carcass? |
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Definition
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| What grade relates to the palatability of the meat? |
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Definition
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| Subcutaneous fat, Muscling, Internal fat, and Carcass weight are all components of what grade? |
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Definition
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| What are components of Quality grade? |
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Definition
| Maturity (A-E) and Marbling |
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Term
| What carcass grade meat has the highest marbling? |
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Definition
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Term
| What carcass grade is the goal? |
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Definition
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Term
| Who pays for federal meat inspections? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the 3 types of meat inspections? |
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Definition
| Municipal, State, and Federal |
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Term
| What does FSIS stand for? |
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Definition
| Food Safety Inspection Service (large branch of USDA) |
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Term
| What is inspected during meat inspection? |
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Definition
| Facilities, Antemortem, postmortem, and Employees |
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Term
| Upon inspection meat has what 3 options? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does HACCP stand for? |
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Definition
| Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point |
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Term
| What is the systematic approach to the identification, evaluation, and control of food safety hazards? |
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Definition
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| HACCP is based on how many key principles? |
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Definition
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| What is any biological, chemical or physical hazard that might cause illness or harm to the consumer and is reasonably likely to occur known as? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the main biological Hazard? |
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Definition
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| How is pathogens prevented on carcasses? |
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Definition
| Hide washed, proper hide removal, steam vacuum for spot treatments, organic acid wash, and hot water wash |
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Term
| What are other keys to success when dealing with meat? |
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Definition
| Train employees, traffic patterns, and air flow |
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Term
| What controls all pathogens? |
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Definition
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| What are the 3 C's for meat safety? |
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Definition
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| Meat should be kept at what temperature? |
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Definition
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| Why is poultry cooked loner than beef? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (mad cow disease) |
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Term
| What does SRMs stand for? |
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Definition
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| What are the SRM in bovine under 30 months of age? |
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Definition
| Small intestine and tonsils |
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Term
| What are the SRM in bovine 30 months or older? |
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Definition
| Brain, eyes, skull, spinal cord, ganglia, spinal column |
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Term
| Is BSE a food safety concern in USA? |
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Definition
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| Non ambulatory animals are known as what? |
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Definition
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| What is the main difference b/w sheep and goats? |
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Definition
| Goats hold their tails up |
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| Who is the world leader in goats? |
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Definition
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| Who is the world leader in goat meat? |
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Definition
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| Who is the world leader in goat milk? |
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Definition
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Term
| 80% of goats are in what kind of zones? |
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Definition
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Term
| What livestock animal was on of the first animals domesticated in the world? |
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Definition
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Term
| Globally what meat production is the greatest? |
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Definition
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| What consumer market has the largest demand for goat meat? |
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| Most of the goats in the US are used for what? |
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Definition
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Term
| What livestock animal is all forage based? |
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Definition
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| In the goat industry, what grazing makes the most efficient use of forage? |
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Definition
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Term
| What disease in goats is can be referred as mad cow disease? |
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Definition
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Term
| What state has the most goat angora? |
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Definition
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| What state has the most goat milk? |
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Definition
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| What state has the most goat meat? |
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Term
| What is the most frequently consumed meat worldwide? |
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Definition
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Term
| Do dairy goats and Holstein cows have about the same ability of production milk per unit body weight? |
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Definition
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| How does goat milk differ from cow milk? |
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| What terminal breed of goat is the most prevalent meat breed? |
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| What terminal breed of goat is from New Zealand and primarily Nubians bred to feral goats? |
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| What dual purpose goat breed is Nubian Pygmy cross, efficient breeders, and aseasonal breeders? |
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| What breed of goat is known for its dairy and high milk production? |
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Definition
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| What dual purpose goat breed has moderate milk production, large frame and efficient gainers, and used in many crossbreeding programs? |
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Definition
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| What 2 goat breeds are used as meat in the US? |
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Definition
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| What terminal goat breed is used as prey to sacrifice for herd protection? |
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Definition
| Myotonic "fainting goats" |
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Term
| What terminal and novelty goat breed is from Africa and mainly used in petting zoos? |
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| What goat breed is known for its fiber and Mohair production? |
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| The propagation and rearing of aquatic organisms in controlled or selected environments for any commercial, recreational or public purpose is known as what? |
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Definition
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Term
| Aquaculture is most efficient in what? |
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Definition
| Converting feed to high protein food |
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| Today aquaculture is practiced the most in what continent? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the large industry in Florida that is an application of aquaculture? |
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Definition
| Ornamental or aquarium species |
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Term
| Seafood from aquaculture is replacing what? |
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Definition
| Wild caught (increases wild population) |
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Term
| Fish are more efficient in converting what to gain? |
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Definition
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Term
| What quality of water must match the fishes needs? |
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Definition
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Term
| What continent consumes more seafood than any other meat? |
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Definition
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Term
| Fish and Shellfish originate from what 3 sources? |
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Definition
| Commercial landing, Aquaculture, and Recreational fishing |
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| Aquaculture species are categorized into what 2 groups? |
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Definition
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| What was the first species of Aquaculture that was domesticated? |
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| The global production of freshwater and global production of marine trend is what? |
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| What country is 1st in aquaculture global production ranking? |
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Definition
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Term
| In the world what is the most cultured species? |
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Definition
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Term
| In the US what is the most cultured species? |
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Definition
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Term
| In Florida what is the most cultured? |
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Definition
| Ornamental or aquarium fish |
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Term
| In US aquaculture production, what is the number 1 finfish? |
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Definition
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| In US aquaculture production, what is the number 1 Shellfish? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the 5 major states the are in aquaculture production? |
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Definition
| Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, California, and Washington |
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| What are the top 3 seafood items consumed in the US? |
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Definition
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| Shrimp are considered what? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the top 2 Florida aquaculture items? |
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Definition
| Ornamental fish and Aquatic plants |
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Term
| Aquaculture is about what kind of management? |
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Definition
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| Fish are produced in what kinda of culture? |
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| In small dairies, what is there focus? |
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Definition
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Term
| What the traditional Vet idea of a dairy farm? |
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Definition
| Sick cows/calves, Emergency calls, and Sporadic pregnancy diagnosis |
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| In large dairies, what is there focus? |
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Definition
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| What are the modern vet idea of a dairy? |
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| Emergency calls, Employee training, Reproductive management, Consultations, Maximize production |
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| What are the 2 reproductive programs used on dairies? |
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Definition
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| Cows estrous cycle is every how many days? |
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Definition
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Term
| What 2 factors are a part of the AI program in dairies? |
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Definition
| Estrus Synchronization and Timed Artificial Insemination |
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| You can rectal palpate a cow after how many days? |
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Definition
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| You can ultrasound a cow after how many days? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the 3 most costly problems of a cow? |
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Definition
| Mastitis, Reproduction, and Lameness |
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Term
| What are the 4 most common interventions in cows? |
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Definition
| Digestive problems (LDA surgery), Dystocias, Down cows, and Metabolic diseases |
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Term
| What are 2 main metabolic diseases in cows? |
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Definition
| Ketosis and Hypocalcemia (milk fever) |
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Term
| What are 4 reasons for a down cow? |
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Definition
| Dystocia, milk fever, trauma, and toxemia |
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Term
| What is given to calves for early immunity? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the 2 agents that can effect udder health and milk quality? |
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Definition
| Environmental and contagious |
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Term
| What is related to production, reproduction, and health in the dairy? |
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Definition
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| What is considered emergencies in dairies? |
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Definition
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| The result of prolonged low levels of food intake or low absorption of food consumed is known as what? |
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Definition
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| This only exists when all people at all times have both physical and economical access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs? |
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Definition
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| How many hungry people are in the world? |
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Definition
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| Adding farm land will only help to produce what percentage of the additional food? |
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Definition
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Term
| What enables food producer to provide more protein sources using few resources, and keep food affordable? |
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Definition
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| What are the veterinarians role in quality food production? |
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Definition
| Animal health/well being, support producer by maintaining health and production, and monitor the safety of animals |
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Term
| What are the 3 factors of inspecting animal products on the farm? |
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Definition
| Good agriculture practice, Good hygiene practice, and Hazard analysis and critical points |
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Term
| At the farm level vets do what? |
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Definition
| Prevent and control diseases, assess efficiency of production |
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Term
| What is the most important part of using an animal health product? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the 3 kinds of hats to the vet? |
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Definition
| Farm level, Food processing and manufacturing, and certification of international trade |
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Term
| Homeostatic balance has what 3 factors? |
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Definition
| Environment, Agents, and Host |
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Term
| Alertness, attentive, eating habits, co-mingling, movement, appearance of eye mouth nose, posture, manure, BCS, hair/coat are all what? |
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Definition
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| What are the top 2 major poultry organizations? |
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Definition
| US poultry and egg association, National chicken council, and National turkey fed |
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Term
| Where is the best location to find correct information about poultry? |
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Definition
| University poultry science department |
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Term
| What poultry industry has the most jobs available? |
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Definition
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Term
|
Definition
| Domesticated fowl raised for meat or eggs |
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Term
| What bird did all of our domesticated chickens of today originate from? |
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Definition
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Term
| What bird is the ancestor of all birds? |
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Definition
| Archaeopteryx (ancient wings) |
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Term
| What is the greatest cost of raising poultry? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are never used today in the poultry industry to promote poultry performance? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the 2 major sectors of the poultry industry? |
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Definition
| Meat sector and Egg sector |
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Term
| What are the 2 types of meat in the meat sector of poultry? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| What are the 4 poultry farm types? |
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Definition
| Breeders, Broiler, Egg, and Turkey |
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Term
| Which farm type has the most? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which farm type has the least? |
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Definition
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Term
| Broilers are grown to 7.5 pounds for their what? |
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Definition
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| What is does dark meat have more of? |
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Definition
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| What is the number 1 meat in the US? |
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| What is the major component of advancement and success of the poultry industry? |
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| What is the very heart of the worlds poultry industry? |
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| What is the goal of the primary breeders? |
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| How do primary breeders reach this goal? |
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| Constantly improving genetics and continually maintaining # of strains to supply the world |
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| What are the top 3 broiler companies? |
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| Tyson food, Pilgrims Pride, and Perdue Farms |
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| Poultry diets are based on what 2 things? |
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| What is the number 1 enemy of grain? |
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| Nutrition is fixed in what? |
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| Nutrition is not fixed in what? |
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| What are the 6 important nutrients required? |
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| Carbohydrates, Lipid, Protein, Vitamins, Minerals, and Water |
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| Out of the 6 nutrients required which 3 provide energy? |
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| Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Protein |
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| All energy comes from what? |
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| What is the purpose of adding grain? |
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| Why do chickens always get fed diets that contain a variety of different feed? |
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| Meet requirements of the animal |
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| What is the number 1 reason for poor performance in poultry? |
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| What are the 3 small scale poultry productions? |
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| Conventional, Pasture, and Organic |
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| What scale of poultry production must demonstrate allowed access to the outdoors? |
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| What scale of poultry production is fed only ingredients that are organic of at lest 3 years and are also free range? |
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| What are most backyard poultry raised for? |
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| What are the 3 heritage breeds that can be used for laying eggs or meat? |
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| New Hampshire, Barred Rocks, and Buff Orpingtons |
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| What are 3 egg type birds? |
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| White Leghorn (white eggs), Rhode Island Red (red eggs), and Araucanas (green tint eggs) |
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| What are the top 2 egg producers in the US? |
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| Calmaine Foods and Rose Acre Farms |
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| What 3 holidays was turkey most consumed? |
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| Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years |
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| What are the top 2 turkey producers? |
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| Butterball LLC and Jennie-O Turkey |
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| What did the turkey industry learn from the boiler industry that helped them succeed? |
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| What was the mutant gene that was selected from Bronze turkeys? |
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| Why was the mutant gene selected to create the Broad Breasted White? |
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| Dark pin feathers became no longer present |
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| Why type of mating is done in the turkey industry? |
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| What is a fertile male turkey called? |
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| What is a fertile female turkey called? |
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| What is a young turkey called? |
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| What is the skin flap over the beak that used for dissipation of heat in poultry? |
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| What are the top 3 states the produce boilers? |
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| 1) Georgia, 2) Arkansas, 3) Alabama |
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| What are the top 3 states that produce turkey? |
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| 1) Minnesota, 2) North Carolina, 3) Arkansas |
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| What are the top 3 states that produce eggs? |
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| 1) Iowa, 2) Ohio, 3) Pennsylvanian |
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| What is the functional unit of the broiler industry? |
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| How long does it take for chicken eggs to hatch? |
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| How long does it take for turkey eggs to hatch? |
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| What are egg tooths made of? |
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| What are the top 3 meat parts of the chicken? |
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| 1) Breast, 2) Wings (used to be waste product), 3) Feet (sent to China) |
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| Leg quarters in the US broiler industry are considered what, which 95% are exported to other countries? |
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| Broilers are raised on what? |
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| What type of bedding is used in the US for broilers? |
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| When the bedding becomes dirty what is it called? |
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| What are layers housed in? |
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| What are pullets housed in? |
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| What is natures most perfect food? |
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| What are the 3 high quality protein sources? |
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| What are the 2 main types of hormones? |
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| How many reasons for not having hormones in poultry? |
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| What 2 words describe the broiler industry? |
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| Vertical and Intergration |
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| Who is the most powerful person in the processing plant in poultry? |
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| Affordable, Appealing, and Available |
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