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Praxis Animal Science

Subjects : praxis, veterinary
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1. Is a male swine castrated after signs of developing the secondary characteristics of a boar.






2. A DNA code that directs an organisms characterstics






3. At what age an animal is weaned also plays a part in resisting_______-.






4. Milk let down is caused by






5. Refers to the belief of those that animlas should not be used in any explotive nature.






6. In the U.S. what breed is the top # in horses?






7. What collects water and other matter from the digestion system?






8. Are those biological waste systems that operate without oxygen.






9. Bone development






10. What part of the cow digestive system is in the forward area of the cow's body and resembles a pouch with honeycomb like tissue






11. Operate with oxygen either mechanically or naturally.






12. Are needed for functions such as bone formation and growth






13. To develop muscle






14. Smaller cattle and those higher in milking potential usually






15. Is a process in which the milk is heated in order to destroy organisms that can cause disease






16. What is calving difficulty






17. Cows with bleached hair has what kind of deficiency






18. Is taking samples of grazed pasture and examining a larve - to - grass ratio






19. Helps animals with worms that drain blood.






20. The process that prevents milk fat from separating from milk products.






21. What is on the left side of a cow and is the largest of the four compartments?






22. A contagious viral disease found in dogs.






23. what kind of animals would eat forages and roughage






24. Is given to increase milk production






25. An acute infectious disease that comes from bacterium.






26. What breed of swine is PSS most commonly found in?






27. Is growing aquatic plants or animals in a closed environment






28. The expression of the genes present in an individual.






29. what is creamy and 1st milk for young






30. Is the end of the tract for undigested foods.






31. What is the biggest expense for any animal






32. Use the first lagoon to take in the waste and allows solid and settle.






33. Are more affected by potential toxicity than are sheep






34. Are a resting place for dairy cattle. is built such that the cow can come inside the stall and leave at will.






35. Refers to organsims modified by genetic engineering and containing DNA from external sources.






36. Usually some 20 times longer than the cow itself.






37. Measured in percentage of crude protein - helps build muscles - connective tissue - and the nervous system. Made of amino acids






38. Spurs growth - maintenance - and reproduction. it can affect fertility in bulls and cows






39. Retaining liquid acts as a small waste water treatment facility.






40. Dairy cows have an average life of what






41. What breed of cattle is known for high butterfat






42. What disease causes loss in production in dairy cattle






43. It is inherited matter that is behind growth - development and function of cells






44. Important in developing the digestive system of calves but is not of great need in the diets of adult beef cattle.






45. What breed of cattle is known for tolerant of heat and produce more pounds of milk per body weight than other breeds?






46. Are used to identify parasites that maybe in animals and to count the parasites found in stool by the grain.






47. Growth rate in cattle reflected by






48. Refers to all economic activity that is related to the processing - production - and marketing of agriculture products from the source of the product to the consumer






49. Help to improve some facet of animal nutrition






50. Also known as swine fever - contagious viral disease found in swine.