ELANCO ANIMAL SCIENCE CERTIFICATION
QUESTIONS
A female pig which has yet to have a litter is referred to as which of the following -
Answers- gilt
Ear tags are more often placed in which of the following parts of the animal - Answers-
auricle
In reference to the needles, gauge means which of the following - Answers- diameter of
needle
Soybean meal and cottonseed meal are usually fed to provide which of the following -
Answers- protein
Vibrissae is the scientific term for which of the following - Answers- whiskers
What is the technical term for overeating disease - Answers- enteroxemia
Which of the following breeding methods utilizes a superior female to enhance genetics
of a herd - Answers- embryo transfer
Which of the following fencing types is most commonly used in the goat industry -
Answers- woven wire
Which of the following is not an external parasite - Answers- ascarid
Which of the following nitrogen bases is not found in RNA - Answers- thymine
Which of the following terms is used to identify the cyclic period of sexual receptivity in
mammals - Answers- estrus
Who is the man considered to be responsible for the five basic rules of genetics -
Answers- Gregor Mendel
A sheep younger than one year of age is known as which of the following - Answers-
lamb
Fat rendered from pork carcasses is known as which of the following - Answers- lard
In which of the common animal identification number systems is the birth year
represented by a letter - Answers- system 3
The humane slaughter act of 1958 excludes which of the following - Answers- poultry
, What is a common way to reference the gestation length of swine - Answers- 3 months
3 weeks 3 days
What is the term used for when a sow or gilt gives birth to a litter of piglets - Answers-
farrowing
Which of the following breeding technologies utilizes gene banking - Answers- cloning
Which is a management approach in which supply chains are united through a single
owner - Answers- vertical integration
Which is required for sheep to be sold at federally approved livestock auctions -
Answers- scraples tag
Which of the following parasites live in bile duct of the host - Answers- liver flukes
Which of the following types of syringes deliver large doses repeatedly - Answers-
automatic
A castrated male horse is referred to as which of the following - Answers- gelding
Bile is secreted from which organs and is responsible for aiding in fat digestion -
Answers- liver
Diarrhea straining, loss of appetite and fever are symptoms common with which
diseases - Answers- coccidiosis
For swine what is considered the universal identification systems - Answers- ear
notching
If a lamb consumes 3 pounds of feed a day how many pounds of water should it
consume - Answers- 6 to 15
The traditional weaning age age of lambs is which of the following - Answers- three
months
What is the correct term for a castrated bull - Answers- steer
What is the primary determination of beef quality grades - Answers- marbling
What term is used to describe the length of time from conception to birth - Answers-
gestation
When sows and gilts are ready to give birth they are often placed in which of the
following - Answers- farrowing crates
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