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Livestock Animals Quiz
FILL IN THE CHART!
Male
Female
Young
Castrated
Cattle
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Sheep
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Goats
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Swine
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Horses
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Chickens ______________
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Word Bank
Mare
Calf
Bull
Buck/Billy
Sow
Piglet
Lamb
Rooster
Ram
Stallion
Nanny/Doe
Cow
Wether
Hen
Capon
Chick
Barrow
Boar
Foal
Ewe
Steer
Gelding
Kid
Wether
DAIRY:
1. What is the main use of dairy cows? _____________________
2. Select 2 of the Dairy Breeds and describe what they look like.
Holstein, Brown Swiss, Aryshire, Jersey, Guernsey, Milking Shorthorn
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3. What does gestation mean?
4. What does dry period mean?
True/False:
5. ______There are more people raising dairy cattle today than in the 1950’s.
6. ______ Dairy cows produce on average 19,000 pounds of milk each year.
7. ______ Colostrum is the first milk from a dairy cow after calving.
8. ______ Each dairy cow provides enough dairy products for 1 person.
BEEF:
1. What is the main reason for raising beef cattle?
2. Select 2 of the Beef Breeds and describe what they look like (true colors).
Angus, Charolais, Texas Longhorn, Watusi, Brahman, Red Angus, Hereford, Belted Galloway, Scotch Highland
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3. What does polled mean?
True/False:
4. ______ Beef Cattle are the #1 raised livestock in the United States.
5. ______ The average person consumes 5 pounds of beef each year.
6. ______ Beef helps consumers meet daily dietary requirements in protein, vitamin B-12, iron, zinc, and other essential
nutrients.
7. ______ The most popular beef breed is Angus.
8. ______ Giving birth in dairy and beef is called kidding.
SWINE:
1. Swine are popular because of their meat which is called ___________________.
2. Select 2 of the Swine Breeds and describe what they look like (COLOR & EARS).
Landrace, Hampshire, Poland China, Spotted, Yorkshire, Duroc, Chester White, Hereford, Berkshire
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3. One favorable factor of raising swine is that they are prolific? What does prolific mean?
4. What is farrowing?
True/False:
5. ______ Swine are the second most popular livestock animal raised in the US.
6. ______ All hogs are raised out in the pasture.
7. ______ Gestation for hogs is 3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days.
SHEEP & GOATS:
1. Sheep and goats are raised for what 2 main products?
2. Describe what the major use is for 3 of the types of sheep or goats listed below.
GOATS: Angora, Pygmy, Boer, Cashmere. SHEEP: Fine Wool, Medium Wool, Long Wool.
a. ___________________ b. ___________________ c. ___________________ 3. What is the clothing product from sheep?
4. What is one clothing product from goats?
True/False:
5. ______ Australia and New Zealand are the leading producers of sheep.
6. ______ The United States is the leading producer of goats.
7. ______ Giving birth in sheep is called lambing.
8. ______ The world per capita consumption of lamb is about 60 pounds per year.
9. ______ The meat from young sheep is called lamb and the meat from older sheep is called mutton.
10. _____ The meat from older goats is called kid meat.
HORSES:
1. 75% of the horses in the U.S. are used for ________________.
2. Describe what the major coloring (horse, mane, & tail) for 2 of the types of horses listed below.
Roan, Palomino, Chestnut, Dun/Buckskin, Bay, Appaloosa, Paint/Pinto,
a. ___________________ b. ___________________ 3. There are 3 classes of horses. Match each with these terms – Pony, Light, Heavy/Draft.
a. ___________________ - Stand 14-2 to 19 hands high, weigh 1,400 lbs. or more. Used for drawing
loads and for heavy work. Examples: Belgian, Clydesdale, Percheron, Suffolk.
b. ___________________ - Stand under 14-2 hands high and weigh 800-900 lbs. Examples: Shetland, Hackney, Welsh,
Pony of the Americas
c. ___________________ - Stand 14-2 to 17 hands high, weigh about 900-1400 lbs. Used for riding, driving,
racing. Examples: Quarter Horse, Palomino, Paint, Appaloosa
True/False:
4. ______ The horse’s movement is called its gait.
5. ______ A black horse would have gray hairs on its muzzle.
6. ______ There are 18 million horses in Minnesota.
7. ______ Texas is the leading state in number of horses.