Animal Science 121 Exam (copy)
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- Baby Chicken
- Chick
- Baby Turkey
- Pult
- Young Male Chicken
- Crockle
- Young Male Turkey
- Tom
- Young Female Chicken
- Pulltet
- Young Female Turkey
- Hen
- Old female both Turkey and Chicken
- Hen
- Old Male Turkey
- Tom
- Old male Chicken
- Rooster
- Castrated male
- capon
- Mature Male Horse
- stallion
- Castrated male horse
- gelding
- Farrier
- person trained to manage feet
- Mature Female horse
- mare
- pubescent female horse
- filly
- pubescence male horse
- colt
- when are horses weaned?
- about 4-6 months old
- how old is "finished" horse?
- 4-6 years old
- what is the age at puberty for a horse?
- 11-15 months old
- what is the age of maturity of a horse?
- 4-6 years of age
- what is the average weight of a mature horse?
- 1,100 lbs
- what is the estrous cycle length of a horse?
- 21-23 days
- what is the estrus (heat) duration?
- 4-7 days
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what is the current use for horses?
what were horses used for? -
Recreation
work - what country currently has the most horses?
- China with 11.0 million
- where does the domestic horse originate?
- Mongolia, Central Asia
- who brought horses to the US?
- The Spanish....Cortez
- what country was the donkey domesticated?
- Egypt
- what is a male donkey called?
- a Jack
- what is a female donkey called?
- a Jennet
- what is a mule?
- a hybrid between a Jack and a Mare (horse)
- what is a hinney?
- a hybrid between a stallion (horse) and a jennet
- what is a hand?
- a unit of measurement in which to measure the height of a horse, 4 inches.
- For a Horse what is the light body type?
- hot blooded---has to do with behavior and temperment
- what is a heavy body type in a horse?
- cooled blooded.
- what is warm blooded?
- Results from crossing a draft type breed with a light type breed
- what is the definition of a Dun horse?
- Yellow, tail and mane
- what is the definition of a Roan horse?
- white and color hairs---appears red.
- In terms of Estrus cycle (horse) when are the best months for ovulations?
- April-Sept.
- In terms of estrus cycle what months are considered variable ovulations in a horse?
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Sept-Nov
and
Feb-April - In Terms of estrus cycle what months are considered poor ovulations in a horse?
- Nov-Feb
- what is the best possibility of fertility in a horse?
- 336 days or 11 months
- what is the rule of thumb for timing parturition in a horse?
-
one month plus one day
1 month + 1 day - First heat following foaling?
- 7-10 days
- what is the primary product of swine?
- meat-pork
- what is the secondary product of swine?
- Lard -Fat
- Hogs...
- >120 lbs
- what is a barrow?
- castrated male
- what is a boar?
- intact male
- what is ear notching?
- method of ID
- what is the definition of farrow?
- to give birth to piglets
- what is the definition of fecundity?
- The ability to produce many offspring
- what is a feeder pig?
- age and weight ready for finishing
- what is a gilt?
- a young female before first farrowing.
- what is the definition of Porcine?
- Pertaining to swine
- what is the definition of sow?
- female after giving birth to first litter
- Domestic pigs trace to...
- sus scrofa
- what breed of swine was the first to be domesticated?
- southeast asian pig ~9,000 bc
- where were pig domesticated?
- southeast asia
- what is the earliest type of body shape change in a pig?
- Lard type
- what are some positive aspects of swine production?
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- hog are good self feeders
- Easy to start small operations
- Higher dressing percent
- prolific offspring
- excellent converter of poor