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Praxis Animal Science

Subjects : praxis, veterinary
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1. What are the lactation period for dairy cattle






2. What is the biggest expense for any animal






3. A DNA code that directs an organisms characterstics






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






5. Help to improve some facet of animal nutrition






6. Milk let down is caused by






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






8. Operate with oxygen either mechanically or naturally.






9. Is given to increase milk production






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






11. What breed of cattle is known for high butterfat






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






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






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






15. Are more affected by potential toxicity than are sheep






16. Smaller cattle and those higher in milking potential usually






17. what kind of animals would eat forages and roughage






18. Cows with bleached hair has what kind of deficiency






19. What does mortality loss mean






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






21. 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






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






23. To develop muscle






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






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






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






27. What is calving difficulty






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






29. Growth rate in cattle reflected by






30. What disease causes loss in production in dairy cattle






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






32. what is creamy and 1st milk for young






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Dairy cows have an average life of what






46. A contagious viral disease found in dogs.






47. An acute infectious disease that comes from bacterium.






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






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






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