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Animal Science 3903

Final Exam -- Spring 1997

Test ID 00004 -- Special Code 000001

WE WILL BE TAKING YOUR EXAM PAPER AT THE END OF THE EXAM TIME TODAY. THIS IS DUE TO POTENTIAL MAKE-UP PROBLEMS.

SPECIAL NOTE: Each semester a very small number of students makes it a practice to come by my office after grades have been posted to ask that I "give" them enough points so that they can receive a higher grade. I confess that I am always embarrassed by this. It is not my place to "give" points that have not somehow been earned. I would request that no one indulge in this practice. I firmly believe in awarding the grade that is earned. If there is a problem with grading, we will handle it as always. I do not give extra credit assignments to be used to raise your grades.

Your final grade for the class will be posted by 12:00 noon on Friday, May 9, 1997, at 109 Animal Science. We cannot give grades out over the phone. This assures your right to privacy under the law. It is also University policy. I apologize if this inconveniences you, but we have no choice in the matter. The grade will be tentative until all exams have been taken. Please do not phone my office to ask if the grades are out. This presents too much disruption to the office and disturbs all who share the suite of offices.

Part of taking an examination is in the reading and interpretation of the questions. Therefore, please do not ask the instructor to restate a question or define terms used in questions. Neither should you ask if your answer is correct or if your answer is what I'm looking for. However, if a question does not seem to make sense to you or if you detect typos then please call my attention to these matters.

NOTE: If more than one answer is equally correct, choose the one that appears first.

1. Cattle and _______ are the 2 most numerous and widespread agricultural animals throughout the world (excluding poultry).
   a. goats b. buffalo c. sheep d. llamas e. pigs

 

1. If both cattle and sheep are equally adapted to an area, cattle are usually the preferred species.
   a. true b. false

 

1. In general, cattle are more useful than sheep or goats because they are used for both work and food.
   a. true b. false

 

1. Cattle are often chosen over other agricultural animals for the sake of tradition rather than any more practical reason.
   a. true b. false

 

1. If the climate is hot and humid, then which species will most likely be chosen?
   a. sheep b. cattle c. goats

 

1. If predators are a problem, which will be chosen if at all practical?
   a. sheep b. goats c. cattle

 

1. If the climate is very dry, which will most likely be chosen?
   a. cattle b. sheep c. goats

 

1. If the altitude is very high, which will be chosen?
   a. goats b. sheep c. cattle

 

1. If the grass grows very close to the ground then which will be chosen?
   a. sheep b. goats c. cattle

 

1. If animals must be closely herded, then ______ are chosen?
   a. cattle b. goats c. sheep

 

1. In the humid tropics which is the least likely to be found?
   a. cattle b. goats c. sheep

 

1. Goats usually compete with cattle for the available forage of an area.
   a. true b. false

 

1. Most of the sheep of the world are found in areas with subsistence or primitive agriculture.
   a. true b. false

 

1. Most of the goats of the world are found in areas with subsistence or primitive agriculture.
   a. true b. false

 

1. The most likely to be singled out for blame in desertification:
   a. cattle b. sheep c. goats

 

1. Most animals adapted to the tropics resort to some type of localized fat storage such as fat tails, humps or fat rumps.
   a. true b. false

 

1. Profit is the most important deciding factor in the choice of animal species in a developed agriculture.
   a. true b. false

 

1. In developed countries, many of the economic factors in the production of beef and sheep are the same.
   a. true b. false

 

1. For cattle, cheap grain is the primary way to reduce grain costs.
   a. true b. false

 

1. In general, ranch land has a low carrying capacity per acre.
   a. true b. false

 

1. On a ranch, animals are considered to be the primary enterprise.
   a. true b. false

 

1. The way to minimize labor costs on a ranch is to use intensive management.
   a. true b. false

 

1. In Livestock Fattening, animals are a secondary enterprise to grain production.
   a. true b. false

 

1. Dairy herds are usually managed very extensively.
   a. true b. false

 

1. Dairy feeding programs are based on the optimum use of quality forages with added supplemental feeds.
   a. true b. false

 

1. The biggest factor in determining where dairies are in a developed agriculture is the location of the source of concentrate feeds.
   a. true b. false

 

1. Cattle, sheep and goats are all widely used agricultural animals.
   a. true b. false

 

1. The reason that the pig is not used by Jews and Muslims is because of the great number of diseases transmitted by these animals to humans.
   a. true b. false

 

1. Pigs are:
   a. omnivorous b. carnivorous c. herbivorous

 

1. Using pigs in conjunction with ruminants helps to better utilize resources because the animals don’t eat the same things.
   a. true b. false
1. Swine rank ______ among the Ag animals of the world in total numbers.
   a. 1^st b. 2^nd c. 3^rd d. 4^th e. 5^th

 

1. Swine rank ______ among all the Ag animals in distribution.
   a. 1^st b. 2^nd c. 3^rd d. 4^th e. 5^th

 

1. Pigs are well-adapted to nomadic conditions.
   a. true b. false

 

1. The numbers of pigs are greatly reduced in countries where the major religion is:
   a. Buddhism b. Christianity c. Shintoism d. Islam e. Judaism

 

1. The primary reason for which swine are raised is:
   a. manure b. milk c. leather d. garbage disposals e. meat

 

1. Swine are a fairly inefficient converter of grain into edible meat.
   a. true b. false

 

1. China has more total pigs than the US but less pigs per capita than the US.
   a. true b. false

 

1. Swine are very efficient at converting human garbage into edible food.
   a. true b. false

 

1. Swine enterprises have _________ fixed costs of production in a developed agriculture.
   a. low b. high c. intermediate

 

1. Swine production in developing agriculture have _______ fixed costs.
   a. low b. high c. intermediate

 

1. The country from this list that ranks highest in pork production.
   a. USA b. Brazil c. Poland d. Asia e. China

 

1. The continent that boasts the largest number of top-ten swine producing countries is:
   a. Asia b. North and Central America c. South America
   d. Oceania e. Europe

 

1. Country which produces the most pork per capita.
   a. China b. Brazil c. Viet Nam d. Poland e. USA

 

1. The most important characteristic of Chinese pigs is their efficient meat production.
   a. true b. false

 

1. Swine are important to Europe because:
   a. dairy by-products are an important hog feed b. they grow a substantial amount of corn in some places
   c. potatoes are raised and fed in some regions d. barley and its by-products are fed extensively in some areas
   e. they need an animal they can keep in confinement

 

1. Europe accounts for the majority of the pork exports in the world.
   a. true b. false

 

1. The pig is the most efficient red meat producing animal for developed, densely-populated countries with surplus grain that they desire to convert to meat.
   a. true b. false

 

1. The pig is the best suited of all farm animals for rearing in confinement.
   a. true b. false

 

1. As far as resources and systems of management are concerned, poultry have the most in common with:
   a. cattle b. sheep c. goats d. pigs e. rabbits

 

1. Best adapted for total confinement:
   a. swine b. poultry c. rabbits d. llamas e. goats

 

1. Most numerous domestic group:
   a. chickens b. ducks c. turkeys d. pigeons e. quail

 

1. Lease hardy of these:
   a. duck b. chicken c. turkey

 

1. Largest poultry numbers:
   a. China b. USA c. Brazil d. India e. Poland

 

1. Largest poultry meat producer:
   a. China b. USA c. Brazil d. India e. Poland

 

1. Poultry meat is the fastest growing source of meat for people.
   a. true b. false

 

1. World’s leading exporter of poultry meat.
   a. China b. USA c. Brazil d. India e. Poland

 

1. Egg production is increasing in all world regions.
   a. true b. false

 

1. Poultry are widely distributed in the underdeveloped countries.
   a. true b. false

 

1. Poultry have a great potential for increasing the food supply of developing nations.
   a. true b. false

 

1. In general, poultry are very adaptable.
   a. true b. false

 

1. There are more horses in the world than cattle.
   a. true b. false

 

1. The country with the most horses:
   a. USA b. Argentina c. China d. Brazil e. Mexico

 

1. The horse was one of the first farm animals to be domesticated.
   a. true b. false

 

1. The ________ the level of agricultural development, the less likely we are to find donkeys.
   a. lower b. higher c. (neither answer is acceptable; this is too complex)

 

1. The oxen or buffalo is preferred over horses for very heavy work when speed is an important consideration.
   a. true b. false

 

1. More tolerant of hot, arid environments.
   a. horse b. mule c. ass d. water buffalo

 

1. The horse is primarily a food species in Asia.
   a. true b. false

 

1. The production of horsemeat is a very important reason for keeping horses on a world-wide basis.
   a. true b. false

 

1. France (the population of) consumes a considerable amount of horsemeat.
   a. true b. false

 

1. The water buffalo is found almost exclusively in developed agriculture that has a hot, wet climate.
   a. true b. false

 

1. The water buffalo is probably more important for the milk it produces than for the meat it produces.
   a. true b. false

 

1. It is a myth that the camel can go for several weeks without water.
   a. true b. false

 

1. There are about as many camels in the world as there are goats.
   a. true b. false

 

1. Not domesticated:
   a. llama b. vicuna c. guanico d. alpaca e. Bactrian

 

1. Primary use is as a pack animal high in the Himalayan Mountains.
   a. Bactrian camel b. Dromedary camel c. Llama d. Alpaca e. yak

 

1. "Ships of the Plateau".
   a. Bactrian camel b. Dromedary camel c. Llama d. Alpaca e. yak

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