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2008 Block and Bridle Stockmens Contest - Junior Quiz
__A___ 1. What is the number one cause of death in baby pigs?
A) Crushing B) Overeating C) Ringworm D) Too small
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2. When considering price per pound, which wholesale cut is most expensive?
A) Round B) Chuck C) Loin D) Brisket
3. Finish is a term used to describe the amount of _____ a market animal possesses.
A) Muscle B) Hair C) Bone D) Fat
___B__ 4. Of the following animals, which has a digestive system most similar to humans?
A) Cattle B) Swine C) Sheep D) Goats
__C___ 5. Subcutaneous means:
A) in the muscle B) in the skin
__D___ 6. Average gestation period of swine is ___ days.
A) 282 B) 150 C) 151
C) beneath the skin D) in the joint
D) 113
7. What does EPD stand for?
A) Excellent Perfection Dam
C) Excelling Productive Desire
8. Feeds high in fiber and low in energy content are known as?
A) Minerals B) Roughages
A) 1 B) 2
B) Expecting Problems and Death
D) Expected Progeny Difference
C) Concentrates
C) 4
D) Supplements
9. USDA Yield Grade ___ would indicate an extremely trim, heavy muscled carcass?
D) 5
10. What liquid is responsible for keeping semen frozen in a semen tank?
A) Water B) Petroleum C) Nitrogen D) Argon
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Which disease is characterized by blood in the manure?
A) Coccidiosis B) IBR C) Tetanus D) Brucellosis
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Which feed contains the lowest protein content?
A) Soybean Meal B) Urea C) Shelled Corn D) Dicalcium Phosphate
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All the rest of the questions are True or False.
On the Scantron form mark 'A' for True and mark 'B' for False
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True/ False. Animals get more feed energy from oats than they do from corn.
True/ False. Grinding or rolling corn will decrease digestibility.
True/ False. It is best to breed a first calf heifer so that she will calve at 1 year of
True/ False. Lice and worms do not affect the performance of cattle.
17. True/False. Colostrum (the first milk) needs to be consumed within a few hours of and definitely within the first 24 hours.
18. True/False. When you see a cow in standing heat you should breed her right away.
19. True/False. The price of all feeds is higher than last year, but so is the market price types of livestock.
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20. True/False. All methods of identification for cattle, pigs, and sheep are applied to
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21. True/False. The Boston Butt is a cut of pork that comes from the rear end of the
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True/False. An Angus bull mated to a black cow WILL NOT produce a red calf.
True/False. The normal body temperature for cattle and sheep is around 98 degrees.
True/False. A steer with 1 inch of backfat is too fat.
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