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Praxis Animal Science

Subjects : praxis, veterinary
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1. Retaining liquid acts as a small waste water treatment facility.






2. Help to improve some facet of animal nutrition






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






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






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






6. What are the 2 classifications of meat






7. Operate with oxygen either mechanically or naturally.






8. 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






9. What does mortality loss mean






10. A DNA code that directs an organisms characterstics






11. Bone development






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






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






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






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






16. Is given to increase milk production






17. 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






18. A contagious viral disease found in dogs.






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






20. What is calving difficulty






21. Are more affected by potential toxicity than are sheep






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






23. The main factor in determining the USDA quality grade which indicates factors including juiciness - tenderness - and flavor






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






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






26. Helps animals with worms that drain blood.






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






28. What are the lactation period for dairy cattle






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. To develop muscle






35. An acute infectious disease that comes from bacterium.






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






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






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






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






40. Dairy cows have an average life of what






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






42. Growth rate in cattle reflected by






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






44. What disease causes loss in production in dairy cattle






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






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






47. Smaller cattle and those higher in milking potential usually






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






49. what is creamy and 1st milk for young






50. what kind of animals would eat forages and roughage







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