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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. What is calving difficulty






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






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






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






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






7. what kind of animals would eat forages and roughage






8. Helps animals with worms that drain blood.






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






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






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






12. An acute infectious disease that comes from bacterium.






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






14. What does mortality loss mean






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






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






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






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






19. Are more affected by potential toxicity than are sheep






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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






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






25. Cows with bleached hair has what kind of deficiency






26. Dairy cows have an average life of what






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






28. A DNA code that directs an organisms characterstics






29. To develop muscle






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






31. A contagious viral disease found in dogs.






32. What breed of cattle is known for high butterfat






33. Milk let down is caused by






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






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






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






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






38. Smaller cattle and those higher in milking potential usually






39. Bone development






40. What disease causes loss in production in dairy cattle






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






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






43. What are the 2 classifications of meat






44. Operate with oxygen either mechanically or naturally.






45. What hormone induces estrus?






46. Is given to increase milk production






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






48. What are the lactation period for dairy cattle






49. 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






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