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Praxis Animal Science

Subjects : praxis, veterinary
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1. What part contains heavy feed and any metal items eaten by the cow?






2. A contagious viral disease found in dogs.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Helps animals with worms that drain blood.






10. Is given to increase milk production






11. What is calving difficulty






12. Are more affected by potential toxicity than are sheep






13. Dairy cows have an average life of what






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






15. A DNA code that directs an organisms characterstics






16. Growth rate in cattle reflected by






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






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






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






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






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






23. What disease causes loss in production in dairy cattle






24. What hormone induces estrus?






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. Operate with oxygen either mechanically or naturally.






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






33. What are the lactation period for dairy cattle






34. Help to improve some facet of animal nutrition






35. Cows with bleached hair has what kind of deficiency






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






37. 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






38. Milk let down is caused by






39. Bone development






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






41. what is creamy and 1st milk for young






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






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






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






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






46. Smaller cattle and those higher in milking potential usually






47. What does mortality loss mean






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






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






50. What are the 2 classifications of meat