MSU Animal Science Test 1 Practice Test

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• What is the dressing percentage for swine?
• Which country ranks second in swine production?
• Herds of less than 100 cows comprise nearly what percent of all dairy cows and produce what percent of US milk production?
• Transgenic technologies have potential to utilize livestock to produce specialized proteins of use in the creation of therapeutic drugs and other medical applications.
• Milk and milk products from one cow feed about how many people?
• Over how many turkeys per year does the average turkey farmer produce?
• Milk is described as nature's what kind of food?
• In 2017 a hen produced about how many eggs per year?
• Which vitamin is involved in the production of nerve cells, formation of blood cells, and bone marrow?
• Merino and Rambouillet are best described as which wool category?
• Most pork production is in the ______ of the US.
• What is the world-average annual production per dairy cow in pounds?
• Whole milk and cottage cheese have experienced decreased per-capita sales.
• The adjective form for sheep is which of the following?
• What percent of beef cattle inventory is in operations with more than 100 cows?
• In swine lean grading, backfat thickness is measured to assess fatness.
• ___ million head of goats total in the United States?
• ______ accounts for 25% of US pork production.
• Unacceptable pork carcasses are described as being too dark or too pale, soft or watery.
• The country that leads in pig and pork production is?
• Approximately what percent of US sheep are raised in the West?
• World sheep numbers are around how many billion head, the highest on record?
• USDA cattle classes and grades are based on which three factors?
• Meat from sheep 1 year or older is called
• What is the world average annual production per dairy cow in pounds, with Israel having the highest near 26,000 pounds?
• Goats feed primarily on which vegetation?
• Which characteristic is represented by fiber diameter in wool evaluation?
• Milk marketed per breeding dairy cattle female in 1925 and 2016 was approximately which values?
• ___ of the farms that raised pigs in 1987 still did so in 2010.
• Swine are ______ productive in the US than in China.
• Beef Checkoff funds are used in the areas of Promotion, Research, Consumer Information, Industry Information, Foreign Marketing and Producer Communications.
• White meat from poultry is what percent protein, while dark meat is what percent?
• Sheep meat grades are classified by their _____ and ________.
• Acceptable swine lean is graded U.S. no. __-__.
• Which country ranks third in chicken production?
• Which country is listed as the number one country in cattle population?
• Which pair are two fine wool breeds?
• Meat from a sheep less than 1 year old is called
• What is the Pork Checkoff rate?
• What percentage of dairy cows are in herds with fewer than 100 cows?
• Sex class influences which of the following aspects?
• The raising of broilers is performed on what basis?
• Which component is closest to 1% in muscle?
• By how many pounds did the average liveweight of beef cattle at finishing increase from 1925 to 2016?
• Total US milk production is approximately how many billion pounds?
• Which country ranks first in horse production?
• What is the approximate water content in muscle?
• Is there evidence to support that dark yellow yolks have a higher nutrient value than paler yolks?
• Which component provides the largest calorie share in milk?
• Poultry meat is classified by _______.
• What meat comes from cattle over 1 year of age?
• Most milk is marketed via ______________.
• Mechanization has been the main reason for increased food production and reduced labor on farms.
• The major contributions of red meats to human nutrition are abundant sources of which nutrients?
• Fat accounts for what percent of total calories in milk?
• In the dairy industry, which size-class of operations contributes the majority of milk production?
• Eggs are particularly rich in which vitamin among the B vitamins?
• Calf is meat from calves aged 3 to 10 months, with carcass weights 150-300 lbs.
• Which statement is NOT true based on the given information?
• Pork Checkoff-funded research aims to develop a higher quality and more profitable product in which industry?
• Which animals do not have grade standards?
• What is the dressing percentage for sheep?
• Which state is NOT part of the broiler belt?
• Rendering plants prevent ___ billion lbs of raw materials from entering landfills each year.
• Fiber from cattle, pigs, horses, and dairy goats is called?
• By-products include which of the following?
• Which state has the most hog production?
• In which decade did mechanized poultry farming begin?
• Pork carcasses with gray-pink color, fine muscle fibers, and fine marbling are considered what quality grade?
• Which country ranks third in chicken production?
• Which operation raises purebred sheep and sells for breeding stock?
• Which statement best describes the nutrient content of poultry products as described in the material?
• In kosher meat, trachea and esophagus are cut in how many strokes?
• What percent of people in developed countries are active in agriculture?
• Which country is the top producer of sheep?
• The number of milk goats in the United States is approximately how many?
• Which operation buys lambs weighing 70-80 pounds and feeds them for 40-60 days to help them gain 20-30 pounds?
• Yield grades measure amounts of fat, lean, and bone in the carcass and range from 1 to 5 with 1 being the best.
• What has been the main reason for the increased food production and the need for less labor on the farm?
• What percentage of milk is marketed as fluid milk, cream, cheese, and butter?
• Average liveweight of swine at finishing in 1925 and 2016 was:
• The US swine industry brings in ____ billion dollars.
• Which is NOT a requirement for kosher meat?
• Worldwide production of cow milk is around how many billion pounds?
• Which statement best describes the trend in dairy herd sizes?
• What type of cattle has a hump, loose skin, and a more efficient cooling system?
• How many distinct milking parlor types are described?
• The cow-calf sector uses the genetic base to provide commercial calves (400-650 lbs). Which sector is this called?
• Approximately how many states account for 75% of the cattle? (i.e., 75% of cows are in how many states?)
• Animal products contribute significantly to the world's human protein needs and energy supply.
• Total pork production of US has __________.
• Lamb is the meat from a sheep that is less than 1 year old.
• Which statement is true regarding hides and hair removal in different species?
• There are official USDA grades for feeder lambs.
• Which country ranks first in turkey production?
• In developing countries, beef meat is a ______ product relative to the draft animal power and milk produced.
• Which country ranks first in swine production?
• Approximately 80% of US sheep are raised in which region?
• Which list includes only examples of variety meats?
• Three leading countries in production of red meat are
• Range-flock method of raising sheep and goats is most prevalent in which region?
• Milk fat percentage is approximately what?
• As people increase their standard of living, the per-capita consumption of animal products also increases.
• Production increased per cow from 5,800 lbs in 1956 to 23,000 lbs in 2024.
• What two producer-controlled factors affect the quality of fibers?
• Sheep grazing typically includes which vegetation combination?
• Which of the following is a coarse wool breed?
• How is dressing percentage calculated?
• What percent of people in developing nations are engaged in agriculture?
• Which state harvests one third of US lamb production?
• Which wool characteristic is determined by spinning count, American grade, and micron diameter?
• What has increased by 5 lbs per year on average, contributing to high beef production from fewer cattle?
• Which of the following is a coarse wool breed?
• Which state harvests 27% of United States swine?
• Which country is listed as the number three country in cattle population?
• What is the approximate US per capita annual egg consumption?
• Americans spend approximately how much per household on food and on animal products?
• More Canadian and Mexican calves are ________ when market conditions are right.
• What percent of carbohydrates is lactose?
• Which range best represents the total number of goats in the United States?
• Which set of methods are used to stun animals for processing?
• Fiber from cashmere goats is called?
• Variety meats are edible byproducts from a slaughtered animal. Which best describes this category?
• Life-saving and life-supporting pharmaceuticals originate from animal by-products.
• Which number best represents the total worldwide milk production?
• Which mineral is essential for tissue development, growth, and wound healing?
• Most US sheep producers have small flocks of how many head or fewer?
• Which state has the most cattle and calves?
• Which country is NOT among the three leading producers of red meat?
• Consumers in developed nations derive what proportion of their total protein and fat supply from animal products?
• Poultry meat and eggs are excellent sources of which nutrients?
• Which country has the highest average dairy production per cow, near 26,000 pounds?
• The sum of the calorie contributions from fat, carbohydrates, and protein in milk equals what percent?
• Which nutrient in red meats is important for oxygen transport?
• In 1880 a hen produced about how many eggs per year?
• Georgia is the leading producer of which product?
• Which state has the most cattle and calves production?
• The US poultry industry is concentrated primarily in which region?
• Grows calves to 600-850 lbs, primarily on roughage. Which phase is described?
• The Beef Checkoff is authorized under which framework?
• Fiber from sheep is called?
• Which state has the most meat goats?
• Which number best represents the total US milk production?
• Which fiber is classified as hair rather than wool?
• The United States accounts for about what percent of the world's beef production and about what percent of the world's cattle?
• Which milking parlor type is called Parallel parlor?
• Which country is number 1 in chicken production?
• Which classification is used for manufacturing milk?
• Which of the following is a medium wool breed?
• Separate grade standards exist for barrow, gilt, and sow carcasses.
• What is the largest use category for horses?
• Which two categories determine the value of wool?
• Over the past 20 years, the number of breeding hogs has ________.
• Cattle usually graze on which combination of vegetation?
• Approximately how many billion head of goats are there in the world?
• Meat from calves 3 months of age or younger is called
• What is the approximate percent increase in production per cow from 1956 to 2024?
• Sheep meat is graded for ________ grades and ________ grades.
• The number of meat goats harvested annually is about how many?
• Which country has the largest cattle population among the listed?
• Which statement best describes the relative order of the macronutrient calorie contributions in milk?
• Which country is second in cattle population?
• Beef is meat from which category of cattle?
• Quality grades vs yield grades: which statement is true?
• Scientific name of caprine is which of the following?
• Which vitamin converts carbohydrates into energy?
• Are hides edible or inedible?
• Which industry recycles offal, fat, bone, meat scraps, and entire animal carcasses?
• Compared with 50 years ago, the number of dairy cows is what fraction of its former level?
• What is the first step in processing animals for meat?
• Exposing milk to a temperature that destroys bacteria but neither reduces nutritional value nor causes it to curdle is called pasteurization; the standard condition described is
• Ready-to-eat broiler production in 2018 exceeded how many billion pounds?
• Humped cattle developed in tropical countries are scientifically named what?
• The United States has about 5.3 million sheep, and the trend is declining.
• Which statement about muscle composition is true?
• Which of the following is described as one of the largest single sources of food from animals?
• Broilers lead in production in which state?
• Which sector produces commercial calves (400-650 lbs) using the genetic base?
• The cow-calf sector provides genetic base. In this context, which term best describes the component?
• Swine muscling categories are labeled as?
• Meat is important as a food for two scientifically based reasons. Which option best describes these reasons?
• Angora mohair production from Angora goats is concentrated primarily in which state?
• Which operation raises crossbreds for market?
• Beef quality grades are based on which two factors?
• What fraction of land areas are unsuitable for growing cultivated crops?
• Classes based on which sex include Heifer, Cow, Steer, Bull, Bullock, and Stag?
• Which state has the most dairy goats?
• Veal is defined as meat from which age range?
• Why are sheep and goats widely used in many developing countries?
• Choose the correct order of steps in milk processing after milking.
• Poultry meat is graded on U.S. grade ___-___.
• The largest US dairy farms are typically located in which regions?
• After which event did the population of horses start to decline quickly?
• Fiber from angora goats is called?
• Which statement best describes the distribution of dairy cows relative to herd size?
• The statement that most world milk production is contributed by cows, water buffalo, goats, and sheep in the given proportions is true.
• Total world milk production is around how many billion pounds?
• Which country ranks first in horse production?
• Seedstock in beef production refers to which function?
• Which animal yields cashmere fiber?
• How many swine lean quality grades are there, and what are they?
• Which state produces half of the US total of catfish?
• Meat from swine is called
• Red meat classification is based primarily on which factors?
• Rendering plants in the U.S. account for about how many billion dollars in annual economic activity?
• Both maturity and marbling are taken into consideration and given a _______ _______.
• Which country leads in sheep and goats combined according to the data?
• Which of the following is a recognized beef quality grade?
• Compared with developing countries, consumers in developed countries spend what portion of income on food?
• Dairy products contribute significant amounts of protein, calcium, phosphorus, and riboflavin to the human diet.
• Milk is about what percent water?
• Fish are _____ efficient to produce than any other of the major land-raised meats.
• Bos indicus describes which type of cattle?
• Which mineral is not listed as being present in eggs according to the material?
• Which term describes the phase that grows calves to 600-850 lbs on roughage?
• Approximately how many horses are in the United States?
• Most pork production is in the ______ of the US.
• USDA classes and grades are _________.
• Which minerals do eggs contain?
• Where is marbling evaluated in cattle?
• Which milking parlor type is called Tandem parlor?
• What is boar-taint?
• Which step involves blood draining via jugular vein or carotid artery?
• How do beef and pork production compare in the United States?
• Among cattle, swine, and sheep, which has the highest dressing percentage?
• By how many pounds did the average liveweight of swine at finishing increase from 1925 to 2016?
• In the dressing percentage formula, what is the denominator?
• A lamb finishing operation would be categorized as which type of enterprise?
• Which statement best describes dairy production relative to cow numbers over the past 50 years?
• USDA meat inspection is ________.
• Which statement is true about US lamb trade?
• Turkeys are most predominantly produced in which state?
• Quality and yield grading of beef carcasses are mandatory.
• Which factor significantly affects tenderness?
• What percent of total calories is from carbohydrates?
• Yield grades assess which components of the carcass?
• Which country has the most pigs and pork production?
• Without these plants, US landfills would be filled within __ years.
• Sales of cheese, low-fat skim milk, and yogurt have increased in recent years.
• Goats primarily feed on which types of vegetation?
• Where does the carcass spend the first 24 hours after slaughter?
• Which of the following nutrients is found in eggs?
• Which items are included in viscera (drop or offal)?
• How many pounds of variety meats can an average slaughtered steer produce as edible byproducts?
• What is the term for the weight of meat and a little bone remaining after removing non-meat components?
• Are there significant nutritional differences related to eggshell color?
• Broiler numbers can be changed in a ____, while _____ are needed to make significant changes in cattle numbers.
• What is the final stage described in the process, when meat is shipped out as wholesale cuts?
• Maturity is determined by observing bone and cartilage.
• What were the average liveweights at finishing for beef cattle in 1925 and 2016, respectively?
• In cattle production, the typical finished weight on high-energy rations for feedlot cattle is:
• In the United States, about what percent of the total land area is used for grazing?
• Mutton is the meat from a sheep that is at least how old?
• Which term describes farming or rearing of aquatic plants and animals?
• Where is the quality grade for swine lean observed from?
• Which country leads in cow milk production?
• US per capita consumption of poultry meat is approximately how many pounds?
• Veal is meat from young calves, 1 to 3 months of age, with carcass weighing less than 150 lbs.
• Egg production is highest in which state?
• Egg classification: Eggs are classified into groups based on ______.
• Scientific name of porcine is which of the following?
• Lamb is distinguished from mutton by observing the break joint.
• Milk that has had the fat droplets broken into very small particles so that the milk fat stays in suspension is called
• Whole milk must contain ≥ ____% milk fat; Skim milk must contain ____% milk fat.
• Ready-to-eat broiler production in 1960 was about how many billion pounds?
• Ultrapasteurized or ultra-high-temperature processing is heating milk to 280°F for 2 seconds.
• Eggs graded for which attributes?
• ________ meats (liver, heart, tongue, tripe, etc.) are examples of edible by-products.
• On average, how many mature milk cows does a dairy have?
• What percent of total calories is from protein?
• Protein content in muscle falls within which range?
• The US dairy herd is approximately half as large as it was in 1956.
• Approximately how many meat goats are harvested annually?
• Maturity categories used in beef quality grading.
• Which factor is NOT used to determine wool value?
• What is the dressing percentage for cattle?
• ____________ produces 1/2 of the US total of catfish.
• Swine class names correspond to which species?
• Do animals that die during productive life contribute to human edible products?
• Which statement is true based on the data?
• Nebraska, Texas, Colorado harvest ___% of cattle
• What fraction of US broilers are raised in the broiler belt?
• Variation due to amount of __________ and _________ in relation to skeletal size.
• Scientific name of ovine is which of the following?
• Which characteristic is most influential in determining yield grade?
• The adjective form for goats is which of the following?
• Red meat animals are separated into classes primarily based on which two factors?
• Average liveweight of turkeys at marketing in 1925 and 2016 was:
• What macronutrient is built from amino acids and supports muscle growth and milk production?
• Which two terms are used to refer to places where animals are harvested?
• Measurements include backfat thickness and estimates of muscling.
• Fluid milk for drinking and cooking, cheese, butter, and dessert dairy products are important consumer dairy products.
• In kosher slaughter, how is the trachea and esophagus supposed to be cut?
• Eggs provide high-quality protein and a range of vitamins. Which of the following best describes this vitamin profile?
• Swine lean grades are based on expected yields of how many lean cuts?
• What fraction of all animal protein intake is contributed by worldwide fish consumption?
• Milk production per cow is almost four times the amount it was in 1956.
• Which state has the most hog production?
• Which country is the top producer of goats?
• Which country leads beef consumption?
• In most developed countries, the beef meat is a ______ product.
• Which fiber is Mohair associated with?
• Which term best describes edible internal organs and certain other edible parts of an animal carcass?
• Which country ranks first in chicken production?
• What is determined by fleece weight, cleanliness, staple length, and fineness (fiber diameter)?
• By how many pounds did the average liveweight of sheep at finishing increase from 1925 to 2016?
• What is the correct order of these seven steps in the slaughter process, from slaughter to meat product?
• Average liveweight of broiler chickens at marketing in 1925 and 2016 was:
• Which statement about animal by-products is false?
• By how many pounds did the average liveweight of turkeys at marketing increase from 1925 to 2016?
• Which agency is responsible for setting cattle classes and grades?
• Eggs per hen per year in 1925 and 2016 were approximately?
• Which statement about cattle rankings is true according to the data?
• Research is funded by Pork Checkoff dollars and is administered in all areas of pork production, processing, and human nutrition.
• Farm-flock method of raising sheep and goats is most common in which regions?
• Which fraction best completes this statement: '_____ of land is in agricultural use' ?
• The market age of fed cattle has _________.
• More ___________ and faster-gaining European breeds are used.
• The increase in productivity of US agriculture has what effect on the relative cost of food?
• Which statement about calories distribution in milk is correct?
• The scientific name of cattle is which of the following?
• Which mineral is primarily responsible for building and maintaining blood hemoglobin?
• Worldwide fish consumption accounts for _____ of all animal protein intake.
• Which term refers to meat from goats?
• Domesticated animals contribute to the well-being of humans throughout the world by providing food, clothing, shelter, power, recreation, and companionship.
• Poultry meat is an excellent source of all of the following vitamins except which?
• What were the average liveweights at finishing for sheep in 1925 and 2016, respectively?
• What percent of broilers leave the processing plant as cut-up chickens?
• U.S. per capita consumption is about ___ lb of total dairy products.
• Which act established uniform and fair marketing practices in the beef industry?
• Which organization administers pork research funded by the Pork Checkoff dollars?
• Which state has the most milk production?
• What percent of dairy herds have more than 500 cows and what fraction of total milk production do they provide?
• Which milking parlor type is called Herringbone parlor?
• Aquaculture is the practice of farming or rearing of aquatic plants and animals.
• Milk is usually fortified with vitamin D.
• _________ cattle were developed in more temperate zones like US and Europe.
• Which country is third in cattle population?
• Which two scientific names are given for cattle?
• By-products are classified into which two categories?
• In the data, US milk production is reported in which unit?
• What is the typical size threshold below which 80% of cattle operations fall?
• By how many pounds did milk marketed per breeding dairy cattle female increase from 1925 to 2016?
• Fat content in muscle falls within which range?
• Minerals content in muscle is approximately what percent?
• Which country is listed as the number two country in cattle population?
• Approximately how many rendering plants exist in the U.S.?
• Calf meat is defined as meat from calves aged which range?
• Human health is improved via the continuing research utilizing domestic animals.
• What percent of milk is protein?
• Quality grades and yield grades: quality grades assess palatability while yield grades assess which carcass components?
• There are about 5.3 million sheep in the US, and the number is declining.
• Approximately how many billion head of goats are there in the world?
• Veal is produced from calves of what maximum age?
• Which animal has hair removed rather than hides during processing?
• Approximately how many milk goats are there in the United States?
• Which state leads in egg production?
• Beef Checkoff funds can be used to influence government policy.
• Livestock products accounted for what percent of all agricultural commodities in the United States?
• Meat from goats is called