Exam 2

Question 1

what are two hair breeds of sheep?

Answer 1

Barbados blackbelly and Dorper

Question 2

What sheep breed has the finest wool

Answer 2

Merino

Question 3

what two breeds have a high % of triplets?

Answer 3

Romanov and Finnish Landrace

Question 4

what is the most labor intensive system of producing lambs?

Answer 4

accelerated lambing

Question 5

what is the best time of year to shear sheep in a temperate climate?

Answer 5

April

Question 6

what are two dairy goat breeds?

Answer 6

La mancha and Alpine

Question 7

what species would make the best use of woody plants during winter?

Answer 7

Bison

Question 8

Bison breed in?

Answer 8

July-Aug and calve in spring

Question 9

what is the correct order of fat content? (fat -> lean)

Answer 9

beef -> pork -> chicken -> bison

Question 10

elk breed in?

Answer 10

fall

Question 11

when is velvet removed from elk and red deer?

Answer 11

early summer

Question 12

what is the largest breed organization in the world?

Answer 12

American Quarter horse

Question 13

what is not a genetic disorder associated with Arabians?

Answer 13

hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

Question 14

what are the two racing gaits of Standardbred?

Answer 14

Pace and trot

Question 15

what is the organization that requires live cover?

Answer 15

Jockey Club

Question 16

what does tylopodia mean?

Answer 16

padded foot

Question 17

what is the most important feature of alpaca and llama meat?

Answer 17

lower fat and cholesterol than beef

Question 18

T/F alpaca and llamas are used as packing animals in SA

Answer 18

false

Question 19

what is the gestation of a horse?

Answer 19

11-12 mo

Question 20

gestation of a bison?

Answer 20

280 D

Question 21

gestation of a laying hen

Answer 21

21 D`

Question 22

gestation of a pig

Answer 22

115 D

Question 23

gestation of new world camelids

Answer 23

11-12 mo

Question 24

gestation of old world camelids

Answer 24

13-14 mo

Question 25

taxonomy of red deer

Answer 25

cervus elaphus

Question 26

taxonomy of elk

Answer 26

cervus Canadensis

Question 27

red deer and elk can crossbreed and produce fertile offspring

Answer 27

true

Question 28

what are the names of male and female red deer and elk?

Answer 28

stag and hind

Question 29

velvet antlers are collected in ______ and sawed off when it is about ____________ grown

Answer 29

Summer, 55% grown

Question 30

taxonomy of llama

Answer 30

llama glama

Question 31

what are the two breeds of alpaca

Answer 31

huacaya and suri

Question 32

taxonomy of guanacos

Answer 32

llama guanacoe

Question 33

taxonomy of vicuna

Answer 33

vincuna vicugna

Question 34

baby vicunas are called

Answer 34

fawns

Question 35

baby llama and alpacas are called

Answer 35

cria

Question 36

what country produces most of the worlds alpaca fibre?

Answer 36

Peru

Question 37

baby guanacos are called

Answer 37

chulengos

Question 38

what is a zoonotic parasite of new world camelids

Answer 38

sarcocystis

Question 39

artiodactlya means?

Answer 39

even toed