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






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






4. Help to improve some facet of animal nutrition






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






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






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






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






9. What is the biggest expense for any animal






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A contagious viral disease found in dogs.






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






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






19. Milk let down is caused by






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






21. Cows with bleached hair has what kind of deficiency






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






23. Dairy cows have an average life of what






24. What does mortality loss mean






25. Smaller cattle and those higher in milking potential usually






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






27. What are the 2 classifications of meat






28. What breed of cattle is known for high butterfat






29. A DNA code that directs an organisms characterstics






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






31. Operate with oxygen either mechanically or naturally.






32. 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.






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






34. 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






35. Growth rate in cattle reflected by






36. Are more affected by potential toxicity than are sheep






37. Bone development






38. 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






39. An acute infectious disease that comes from bacterium.






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






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






42. Helps animals with worms that drain blood.






43. What are the lactation period for dairy cattle






44. what is creamy and 1st milk for young






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






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






47. what kind of animals would eat forages and roughage






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






49. To develop muscle






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