AVS 101 1st Edition Exam #3 Study GuideFalse Exotic beef breeds tend to be blocky instead of stretchyFalse Cooking method does not affect the tenderness of the meatFalse Crossbreeding beef animals with dairy animals is not practiced in beef farmingFalse Marbling refers to the fat surrounding a cut of meatTrue Meat tenderness is primarily affected by location of the cut on the animalFalse Most of the valuable cuts of beef come from the front of the animalTrue Beef animals are marketed at approximately 1050 poundsFalse Most of the beef farms are located in the Northeastern U.S.True Animals in a beef operation do not need concentrates (grain) unless they are pregnant of lactatingTrue Beef is more popular than lambTrue Azoonose is a disease that can be transmitted (either way) between animal andhumansTrue Artificial insemination is used less extensively than natural matings in beef herdsFalse The entire beef carcass is processed into edible productsFalse Only male beef animals grow hornsFalse An animal that has been dehorned is said to be polledTrue Pink eye is classified as a zoonoseTrue T.B. is a zoonoseFalse Only bulls are raised for beefFalse Parasites are usually no problem in livestock productionFalse Branding animals is necessary and painlessFalse In a lambing operation, the greatest labor need is at breeding timeFalse Wool membranes repel water vaporTrue The most valuable byproduct of meat animal production is woolFalse Wool has very little elasticityFalse Lamb death losses very rarely exceed 5 percentTrue Themidwest is considered the center of the commercial cattle industryTrue Merino is a finer wool breed of sheepFalse Superior management practices have basically eliminated predator problems in sheep operationsTrue More crimp means higher quality woolFalse To harvest wool, the sheep has to be slaughteredTrue One hank is equal to 560 yards of woolTrue Lanolin is a byproduct of the wool cleaning processFalse Most wool processed in the U.S. is used for carpetsTrue Boston is the center of wool marketing in the U.S.True The Better quality wool has longer fibersFalse Most sheep are shorn in the fallFalse Mohair is the fleece of the Angora catFalse Only rams can produce hornsFalse Stress has little effect on an animal's ability to produceTrue Scours is a disease that can be fatalFalse The URI mascot is a female (the animal, not the person inside of the costume)True Most breeds of sheep are seasonal breedersFalse URI's mascot is a Rhode Island Red RoosterFalse There is no correlation (relationship) between stress and disease of livestockTrue Reproductive performance has the highest economic importance of all traits to the livestock producer.True The term purebred refers to purity of ancestryTrue Young ewes tend to have single birthsTrue Scrapie is a viral infection resulting in deathFalse In sheep management, the goal is to get each ewe bred six times per yearFalse Scrapie will cause sheep to walk in a circular motionTrue YOung sheep are less fertile than older sheepFalse All sheep breed year-roundFalse Systemic disease are easily treated and cured in sheepFalse Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) only affects cattleTrue Mutton is meat from a mature (over one year old) sheepTrue Listeriosis is not a zoonoseFalse Most U.S. pork is produced in New EnglandFalse Sheep farmers receive the majority of their income from the production of woolTrue Wool use has steadily increased over the past ten yearsFalse Current consumer trend is for a lard type (fat) hogFalse Per capita, poultry meat consumption in the U.S. has declined steadily since 1960False It is illegal to sell horse meat in the U.S.False Kosher pork products can be found in most supermarketsTrue Federal meat grading is not mandatoryTrue Death resulting from enterotoxemia (overeating disease) is actually due to the animal not eatingFalse Coarse hairs interwoven with wool fibers is known as crimpFalse USDA beef slaughter methods are the same as Kosher methodsFalse Meat always gets tougher as the animal gets olderFalse Other than meat, the pork carcass yields no other byproductsTrue Older animals have more finish (fat)False Compared to other livestock, baby pig mortality rates are relatively lowFalse Gammaglobulin is the major meat pigmentTrue The U.S. exports most of its horsemeatTrue Much of the flavor in meat is carried by the fatFalse Sow's milk is high in ironTrue Flavor and/or odor is more intense in meat from older animalsFalse If two steaks are "Choice" they should look identicalTrue All meat inspection must be done by a state or federal USDA inspectorFalse The majority (more than half0 of inspected meat fails to meet federal standards and therefore is rejectedTrue Grading determines the quality of the meatFalse A meat packing company is permitted to inspect its own productFalse Meat grading is a free service provided by the stateTrue Inspection determines the wholesomeness of the meatFalse Lamb outsells most other meat productsFalse Each retail cut of beef is gradedTrue Yield grade measures the edible cuts from the carcassTrue The entire animal carcass is given a USDA inspection sealFalse Kosher meat comes from the hind quarter of the animalTrue Drugs are a common byproduct of the meat processing industryFalse The farmer gets about 75 cents of every dollar we spend on foodTrue The U.S. consumes about 1/4 of the worlds meatFalse The higher the yield grade, the better the meat will tasteFalse Smoked meat products need to be cooked again before eating themTrue Sheep can utilize land that would not be suitable for other livestockTrue Meat is highly digestableFalse Meat is high in all vitamins and minerals necessary for human growth and developmentTrue The U.S. horse population is correlated to the general economic conditions in the countryFalse A mule crossed with a stallion produces a fertile hinnyTrue A mare crossed with a jack produces a sterile muleTrue Egg production can be manipulated by controlling the amount of light in the hen houseFalse There is no difference in egg quality between eggs produced in a cage layer operation and an open floor systemFalse The pecking order is established faster in an open floor system as compared to a cage layer operationTrue Most table eggs (eggs bought in the super market) are infertileFalse Albumen is measured in white unitsFalse Debeaking and dubbing is necessary only in cage layer operationTrue Shell thickness declines in eggs as a hen gets