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Praxis Animal Science

Subjects : praxis, veterinary
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1. The main factor in determining the USDA quality grade which indicates factors including juiciness - tenderness - and flavor






2. A contagious viral disease found in dogs.






3. Growth rate in cattle reflected by






4. An acute infectious disease that comes from bacterium.






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






6. Dairy cows have an average life of what






7. What is the biggest expense for any animal






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






9. Is rooted in a belief that animals should be humanely treated.






10. What is calving difficulty






11. 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






12. Located at the intersection of the large and small intestine. it is a large area in which fiber that has not been digested it broken down.






13. To develop muscle






14. What has a glandular lining and secrets acids and digestive to break down feed?






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






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






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






18. What are the lactation period for dairy cattle






19. What disease causes loss in production in dairy cattle






20. Is given to increase milk production






21. A DNA code that directs an organisms characterstics






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






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






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






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






26. What hormone induces estrus?






27. What are the 2 classifications of meat






28. Smaller cattle and those higher in milking potential usually






29. what is creamy and 1st milk for young






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






31. What does mortality loss mean






32. what kind of animals would eat forages and roughage






33. What part contains heavy feed and any metal items eaten by the cow?






34. Are more affected by potential toxicity than are sheep






35. Operate with oxygen either mechanically or naturally.






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






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






38. A structure that is in the ncleus of cells containing DNA molecules






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






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






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






42. Help to improve some facet of animal nutrition






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






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






45. A procedure in which particle sizes are sorted by forcing the particles through pores or openings






46. Cows with bleached hair has what kind of deficiency






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






48. Bone development






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






50. Is a male swine castrated after signs of developing the secondary characteristics of a boar.







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