ASCI 112 Final Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024
barrow - ANSWER-castrated male pic
gilt - ANSWER-female pig (>1 year old), not yet given birth
ruminant - ANSWER-animals having a rumen containing beneficial microorganisms, chew cud
nonruminant/monogastric - ANSWER-animals having sim...
ASCI 112 Final Exam Questions &
Answers 2023/2024
barrow - ANSWER-castrated male pic
gilt - ANSWER-female pig (>1 year old), not yet given birth
ruminant - ANSWER-animals having a rumen containing beneficial microorganisms, chew cud
nonruminant/monogastric - ANSWER-animals having simple non-compartmentalized stomach
stallion - ANSWER-uncastrated mature male horse
mare - ANSWER-matured female horse
ram - ANSWER-uncastrated mature male sheep
ewe - ANSWER-mature female sheep
boar - ANSWER-uncastrated mature male pig
sow - ANSWER-mature female pig
doe - ANSWER-a female goat; female rabbit
buck - ANSWER-intact male goat or rabbit
kid - ANSWER-young goat
,heifer - ANSWER-young female cow that has not reproduced
steer - ANSWER-a castrated male cow
wether - ANSWER-a castrated male sheep
bovine - ANSWER-scientific name for cow
caprine - ANSWER-scientific name for goat
equine - ANSWER-scientific name for horses
ovine - ANSWER-scientific name for sheep
porcine - ANSWER-scientific name for pig
gestation - ANSWER-pregnancy
parturition - ANSWER-the act of giving birth
necropsy - ANSWER-autopsy of animal corpse, typically to determine death
castration - ANSWER-the process of removing the tested of an animal
bionomial nomenclature - ANSWER-referring to the genus & species of an animal
ethology - ANSWER-the study of/ science of animal behavior
, endocrinology - ANSWER-the study of the endocrine glands and hormones
animal welfare - ANSWER-concern for an animal's treatment and well-being while it is being used to
provide for human needs
animal rights - ANSWER-a political and social movement that concerns itself with philosophy, sociology,
and public policy as each deals with the standing of animals in relation to human society
finishing - ANSWER-the final feeding stage when animals are readied for market
broiler - ANSWER-a chicken of either sex produced or used for meat purposes
layer - ANSWER-hen used for egg production
farrowing - ANSWER-the act of parturition in swine
calving - ANSWER-the act of parturition in cows
foaling - ANSWER-the act of parturition in horses
kidding - ANSWER-the act of parturition in goats
lambing - ANSWER-the act of parturition in sheep
Animal Biosecurity - ANSWER-procedures designed to minimize disease transmission from outside and
inside a production unit
vertical integration - ANSWER-one company takes over multiple phases of production and distribution to
create efficiencies and reduce costs
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