2015 North Dakota FFA Livestock Evaluation Test
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Rules to the Scan Card: Please mark all answers clearly on the scantron card under exam 1 using a #2 lead pencil. Please shade in
your chapter number. Shade in your NAME both FIRST AND LAST if you want it to be read at awards.
1) What breed is not one of the most prolific of the Chinese breeds?
A) Poland China
B) Fengjing
C) Meishan
D) Jiaxing Black
E) None of the Answers
2) What is a valuable tool when selecting replacement heifers and herd bulls?
A) EPD’s
B) Frame Score
C) Calving Ease
D) Performance Records E) None of the Answers
3) Animals with confirmation scores in the 14 – 17 range should be considered____________________?
A) Cull
B) Inferior
C) Herd Sires
D) Average
E) Small Framed
4) What pork wholesale cut is closest to the jowl?
A) Spareribs
B) Ham
C) Loin
D) Side / Bacon
5) What beef production system requires a larger investment in land?
A) Purebred Breeders B) Cattle Feeders
C) Cattle Finishers
D) Cow-Calf Producers E) Bull-Calf Producers
6) What beef production system requires high risk?
A) Purebred Breeders B) Cattle Feeders
C) Cattle Finishers
D) Cow-Calf Producers E) Bull-Calf Producers
7) In swine judging breed character is best observed where?
A) Side
B) Top
C) Rear
D) Head
E) Picnic Shoulder
E) Both A & C
8) According to the USDA hog and pig numbers, North Dakota raises what percent of the total pig numbers in the Nation?
A) 160 %
B) 5%
C) 4%
D) 2%
E) Less than a ½ %
9) When registering the American Landrace, what factors are not considered disqualifications?
A) Black Hair
B) Erect Ears
C) Less than 6 teats per side
D) Hernia
E) All of the Answers
10) Of the neighboring states what one has the highest beef production according to the USDA?
A) North Dakota has the Highest
B) Minnesota C) South Dakota
D) Montana
E) Wyoming
11) According to the USDA beef numbers, North Dakota raises what percent of the total beef numbers in the Nation?
A) 1850
B) 5%
C) 4%
D) 2%
E) Less than a ½ %
12) Hogs have a lower dressing percentage than cattle or sheep.
A) True
B) False
C) Text does not reference this information
13) The boston shoulder is a wholesale cut from pork that is located where?
A) Lower Front Leg
B) Side
C) Top of the front Leg D) Rear Legs
E) Back (Loin)
14) What breed of swine is most prolific for average litter size?
A) Landrace
B) Chester White
C) Hampshire
D) Duroc
E) Berkshire
15) In a typical 270 lb market hog the four primal cuts will represent what percent of the live weight?
A) 75 %
B) 65%
C) 44%
D) 60 %
E) None of the Answers
16) Which of the following is not a breed of cattle that originated in the British Isles?
A) Murray Grey
B) Galloway
C) Shorthorn
D) Devon
E) None of the Answers
17) What percent of a replacement heifer’s genetic makeup comes from the last three bulls in her pedigree?
A) 50 %
B) 67%
C) 75 %
D) 87.5%
E) Text does not reference the material
18) Which beef breed is the most popular in Europe?
A) Simmental
B) Shorthorn
C) Main-Anjou
D) Limousin
E) Red Angus
19) Mr Anderson has a herd of cattle that are also called Zebu, what breed does he raise?
A) Beefmaster
B) Braford
C) Brahman
D) Senepol
E) Barzona
20) What is the loose skin under the throat called?
A) Brisket
B) Dewlap
C) Skin Flap
D) Dewflap
E) None of the Answers
21) Identify the highest Quality Grade in Beef production.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) None of the Answers
22) When judging beef what sex will provide heavier developed forequarter?
A) Male
B) Female
C) Stag
D) Text does not reference the material
23) What swine breed has erect ears?
A) Hampshire
B) Berkshire
C) Yorkshire
24) What swine breed leads the Purebred registration?
A) Duroc
B) Yourkshire
C) Hampshire
D) A, B, & C are Correct
D) Spotted
E) None of the Answers
E) Chester White
25) After purchasing breeding swine what is the recommended wait time prior to breeding?
A) 30 to 60 Days
B) 10 to 20 Days
C) 20 to 30 Days
D) No time is recommended in the text book
2015 Key with Resource Pages from Textbook 8th Edition
1) A – Pg 396
2) B – Pg 267
3) C – Pg 268
4) E – Pg 401
5) D – Pg 266
6) C – Pg 267
7) D – Pg 410
8)E – Pg 389
9)D – Pg 392
10) C – Pg 248
11) D – Pg 248
12) B – Pg 391
13) C – Pg 401
14) A – Pg 391
15) C – Pg 400
16) A – Pg 252 & 255
17) D – Pg 273
18) A – Pg 256
19) C – Pg 258
20) B – Pg 258
21) E – Pg 277
22) A – Pg 279
23) D – Pg 392-396
24) A – Pg 391
25) A – Pg 407