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A male beef animal that was castrated before reaching sexual maturity is a:

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Steer

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a female beef animal that has had one or more calves is a:

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cow

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a young female swine that has not had pigs or is not showing signs of pregnancy is a:

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gilt

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a male swine that was castrated when young is a:

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barrow

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a pullet is a female:

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chicken

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a boar or a bull castrated after reaching sexual maturity is a:

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stag

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a female beef animal that has NOT had a calf is a:

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Heifer

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a female swine that has had one or more pigs is a:

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sow

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A castrated male chicken is a:

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Capon

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The breed of beef cattle that originated in scotland, is black and has no horns is:

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angus

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The breed of beef cattle that originated in England and has a red body, a white face and horns is:

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Hereford

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The breed of swine that is white, has large ears that droop forward and is noted for length of body and mothering ability is:

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American Landrace

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The breed of swine that is black with a white belt around the shoulders and front legs and has erect ears is:

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Hampshire

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The breed of beef cattle that varies in color, has a hump and a loose dewlap, is resistant to insects and has a high tolerance for heat is:

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Brahman

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The breed of swine that is white, has erect ears and is often used in crossbreeding is:

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Yorkshire

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The breed of swine that is red, has ears that droop forward and is noted for growth rate and feed conversion is:

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duroc

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the small white breed of chickens used mainly for egg production is:

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Leghorn

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The large white breed of chickens used for meat production is:

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Plymouth Rock

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An animal's parts are its:

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Anatomy

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Hair, fur, wool, hooves, feathers and horns are modified external parts of the:

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Skin

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The red part on top of a chicken's head that helps indicate the sex, production and maturity of the chicken is the:

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Comb

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The leg of a chicken is the:

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Shank

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The most muscled portion of the rear leg of a beef animal is the:

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Round

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The muscled part between the front legs of a beef animal is the:

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Brisket

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On a beef animal or hog, the top part of the head between the ears is the:

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Poll

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In addition to conformation, body capacity and breed character, anothermajor visual consideration for selecting breeding beef or swine animals is the:

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Structural soundness of feet and legs

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The part of a hog or beef animal located between the loin and the tail is the:

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Rump

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On a hog or beef animal, the part of the rear leg that corresponds to the knee on th efront leg, but bends the opposite way is the:

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Hock

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On live beef cattle, the hair on the bottom end of the tail is the:

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Switch

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On a live hog, the section between the belly and the top of the hog that contains the ribs is the:

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Side

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On a beef animal, the bones on each side nearest the tail head are the:

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Pin bones

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On a chicken's legs, the part that bends is the:

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Hock

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On a live mature chicken , the red parts under the beak that look similar to the comb are the:

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Wattles

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The skin or hide of cattle is used to make:

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Leather

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The product that livestock provides for humans in the largest quantities is:

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Food

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Although animals are used very little for this purpose in the United States, they are used in less developed countries to provide much of their:

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Power

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About 10% of the world's population uses dried animal manure for:

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Fuel

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Hooves, horns, bones and hides are animal by-products used to produce:

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Gelatin

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Livestock have the ability to eat materials that people would not eat and convert those materials into edible:

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Meat

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The blood Clot and heart attack prevention medicine extracted as a by-product from the lungs of animals is:

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Herparin

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During the past ten years, the number of swine farms in North Carolina has:

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Decreased

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In North Carolina, the cash receipts from the sale of broilers is more than:

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$1 billion

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