ANSI 3903 Final Exam Questions With Correct Solutions
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ANSI 3903
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ANSI 3903
What is the most wide spread and numerous of all non-poultry species? -ANSWER Cattle
How many cattle are there in the world? -ANSWER Over 1.4 billion
What are the 5 major cattle owning countries? -ANSWER India, Brazil, USA, China, Etiopia
What are the major meat producing countries from ca...
ANSI 3903 Final Exam Questions With Correct Solutions
What is the most wide spread and numerous of all non-poultry species? -ANSWER Cattle
How many cattle are there in the world? -ANSWER Over 1.4 billion
What are the 5 major cattle owning countries? -ANSWER India, Brazil, USA, China, Etiopia
What are the major meat producing countries from cattle? -ANSWER USA, Brazil, China, Argentina, Australia
What are both genus and species of cattle? -ANSWER Bos indicus and Bos taurus.
Why are the indicus the predominate species used in hot and humid climates? -
ANSWER They are better adapted to those climates and are more productive there.
How are developed agriculture, specialized cattle production, and profit linked? -
ANSWER In developed agriculture, the more specialized cattle production is the more likely it is to maximize profit.
Name 9 countries that have major range beef operations. -ANSWER USA, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, and Colombia.
Why are range beef herds managed extensively? -ANSWER In order to reduce labor costs and increase profits.
What major products fo dairy cattle produce other than milk in developed agriculture operations? -ANSWER Meat
What are 5 major products produced by cattle in subsistence agriculture? -ANSWER Power, milk, meat, leather and manure.
What scenario causes more dual purpose cattle to be used in a subsistence agriculture than triple purpose? -ANSWER Dual purpose are much less productive in milk and meat than "improved" breeds but do a better job of meeting the needs for subsistence agriculture.
Name 7 uses of cattle in primitive agriculture? -ANSWER Milk, meat, capital storage, blood, transportation, manure and labor. Does anyone in India eat beef? -ANSWER Non-Hindus eat beef, or those in salvage situations.
Which of the top beef-producing countries is an Asian country? -ANSWER China
What percent of the total world's meat production do cattle produce? -ANSWER 23%
What reason seems most likely to explain why Africa and Asia produce so much less beef from their cattle than the US? -ANSWER They often use their cattle for other reasons such as labor and milk.
Describe how cattle are most commonly used in developed agriculture? Subsistence? Primitive? -ANSWER Developed- Beef or milk herds. Subsistence-Producing the needs of family such as power, milk, meat, leather and manure.
Primitive-Non food sources.
What are the top 5 cows' milk producing countries? -ANSWER USA, India, China, Russian Federation, and Brazil.
What is unique about milk consumption/production in China? -ANSWER Historically it has ranked very low, but nearly doubled in recent years due to a grown taste for dairy products.
What is the primary use of intensively raised sheep flock? -ANSWER Meat
Why is the goat such an important resource for developing countries? -ANSWER They provide food for owners under adverse conditions.
Why are we able to say that goats and sheep are not competitors with people for food? -ANSWER They are ruminants and can utilize forage and roughage not digestible for humans.
How is the small size of sheep and goats and advantage? -ANSWER Less land area is needed to maintain them and less capital investment is required.
What are the 5 major products provided by sheep and goats? -ANSWER Hair, wool, meat, milk and hides.
Why are sheep more productive in temperate zones than tropical zones? -ANSWER Temperate zones are favorable and have a better feed supply. Another reason is that developed agriculture is mostly concentrated in temperate climate zones.
Give one reason why sheep numbers are decreasing in the Americas. -ANSWER The profits of raising sheep generally aren't as profitable as raising other animals, such as cattle.
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