ADVS 1110 : Final (Fall 2022) Questions
with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025)
T/F : It is common practice in the U.S. to inject growth
hormones into the breasts of broiler chickens. - Correct Answers ✅False Approximately how much heavier are broiler chickens today at harvest then they were in 1955? - Correct Answers ✅3 lbs heavier Which is the most commonly used breed of chicken for egg production in the U.S.? - Correct Answers ✅White Leghorn
T/F : The mothering behavior in hens where they are choosing
to sit on the eggs and incubate them is referred to as broody.
- Correct Answers ✅True
T/F : Sizes of eggs are classified according to minimum net
weight expressed in the individual egg. - Correct Answers ✅False Which breed of sheep did Dr. Page refer to as the "King" of the terminal sire breeds - Correct Answers ✅Suffolk Producers on enterprises with more than 10 goats generally
report that their goats are used for: - Correct Answers
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ADVS 1110 : Final (Fall 2022) Questions
with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) What predator kills the greatest percentage of sheep in Utah and across the U.S.? - Correct Answers ✅Coyote If you are operating on BLM rangeland and are allowed to run 150 cow calf pairs for a month. If you were to run the animal unit equivalent of sheep, how many sheep would you be able to have based on the class discussion? - Correct Answers ✅750 Sheep
Fine wool breeds of sheep : - Correct Answers ✅Merino,
Rambouillet Which dairy goat breed was used at USU to create the genetically altered "Spider Goats" that we talked about in class? - Correct Answers ✅Saanen What type of fibers can be found within a sheep fleece? - Correct Answers ✅Wool, kemp, hair Which country is the leader in total cattle numbers? - Correct Answers ✅India Which Country is the leader in total beef production? - Correct Answers ✅United States 2 / 4
ADVS 1110 : Final (Fall 2022) Questions
with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) Which best defines a stocker operation? - Correct Answers ✅Adds weight to weaned calves before finishing Which of the following British breeds is the most popular in the United States? - Correct Answers ✅Angus Continental breeds were introduced into crossbreeding
programs to: - Correct Answers ✅Increase heterosis,
increase muscle growth, increase size of calves
T/F : We find more cattle in states like New Mexico and Utah
because we need less acres per cow compared to states like Kentucky or Florida. - Correct Answers ✅False
T/F : The "Beef Cycle" we discussed in class is a 10 year
cycle, with 5 years of growth followed by 5 years of decreased cattle numbers. - Correct Answers ✅True
T/F : The three largest beef packing plants in the U.S. harvest
approximately 75% of all cattle in the U.S. - Correct Answers ✅True Which is the best breed of cattle? - Correct Answers ✅It depends 3 / 4
ADVS 1110 : Final (Fall 2022) Questions
with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) Approximately how long does it take for milk let down after a calf stimulates the teats of a mother cow? - Correct Answers ✅1 minute ----- is the primary hormone responsible for milk letdown, it is produced by the posterior pituitary and carried to the all parts of the body through the ----- system. The target tissue is smooth muscle cells that surround alveoli in the mammary gland. This hormone is a muscle ----- - Correct Answers ✅Oxytocin, circulatory, contractor
T/F : Milk is a poor source of iron and vitamin C as it has very
little, if any. - Correct Answers ✅True There are approximately how many alveoli in 1 cubic inch of mammary secretory tissue. - Correct Answers ✅1 million
T/F : Cotyledonary, Diffuse, Discoid, and Zonary all describe
types of placentation. - Correct Answers ✅True
T/F : Homogenization takes part of the fat out of milk thereby
keeping it from rising to the top. - Correct Answers ✅False
T/F : Pasteurization heats milk to a temperature that kills all
bacteria in the milk. - Correct Answers ✅False
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