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| Heterosis in cattle will do what? |
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| What are beef cattle raised for? |
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| Meat, Milk, and Byproducts |
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| What is the amount of feed required per pound of gain in the feedlot for a beef steer? |
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| Do polled called have horns? |
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| In terms of genetic improvement, what have impacted the cattle industry the most? |
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| Expected Progeny Differences |
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| What is the most used method for the identification of cattle? |
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| white faced, fine or medium wool with high milk production |
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| What kind of breeders are sheep? |
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| Where do range flocks spend the summer and the winter? |
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Summer: High country
Winter: Desert |
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| Farm flocks for sheep raising consist of less than: |
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| What does an accelerated lambing program mean? |
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| 3 lamb crops every 2 years |
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| What is high lamb percentage in sheep? |
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| Synchronizing estrus in sheep can be done using what? |
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| What are specification for grades of wool? |
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Blood Grade Count
Fiber Diameter
Fiber Diameter Deviation |
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| Feeder pig operations feed pigs of what weight? |
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| Average number of pigs born per liter. |
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| What are the average pounds of feed per pound of gain? |
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| Hog production in the United States uses high amounts of what type of breeding? |
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| What is a mojor problem in swine? |
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| What percentage of pork carcass cuts are cured and smoked? |
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| What are the 3 categories of horses? |
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Hot Bloods
Cold Bloods
Warm Bloods |
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| What is the average gestation time for a mare? |
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| What is the average cost of owning a horse? |
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| What is the primary use of horses in the United States? |
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| Under most domestic conditions, horse reproduction efficiency is close to____%. |
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| The main use of a broiler chicken is what? |
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| Who is first in poultry production and who is second? |
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| China then the United States |
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| Has egg production increased or decreased since 1950 in the United States? |
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| Broilers will gain ____ per _____ of feed. |
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| 1 pound per 1.5 pounds of feed |
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| How many eggs will the average laying hen produce? |
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| How do egg and broiler production differ? |
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| Egg production is in every state and broiler production is only in a few. |
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| How many pets do household usually have? |
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| 3 examples of a working animal |
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Herding Dog
Sled Dog
Seeing Eye Dog |
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| What companion animal was fist domesticated? |
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| What is a companion animal used for? |
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| How much money is spent yearly on veterinary expenditures for pets? |
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| As the human population grows, what else does? |
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| The farming of aquatic animals and plants |
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| What is the fastest growing food producing industry? |
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| Aquaculture growth is about ___% per year. |
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| World per capita consumption of aquaculture products is about ___ pounds. |
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| What is the largest aquaculture industry in the United States? |
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| Aquaculture produces ___% of protein consumed by all humans? |
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| Where is aquaculture farming done? |
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| Marine, brackish or fresh water. |
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