Multiple Choice Questions on Livestock Production and Management (Part-1)

Multiple choice questions

Binomial system of classification was given by a. Linnaeus b. Lamarck c. Darwin d. Lennac

2. Which of the following is the non-ruminant? a. Cattle b. Goat c. Pig d. Deer

3. Which animal has minimum chromosome number? a. Pig b. Sheep c. Goat d. Horse

4. Act of parturition in cat is known as: a. Kidding b. Queening c. Kindling d. Foaling

5. Group of animals known as clowder in which animal? a. Rabbit b. Guinea Pig c. Cat d. Horse

6. Act of mating in sheep is known as a. Tupping b. serving c. covering d. Coupling

7. Young one of cat is known as a. Kid b. Baby c. Farrow d. Kitten

8. Castrated male of horse is known as a. Gelding b. Wedder c. Bullock d. Steer

9. Meat of buffalo is known as a. Beef b. Carabeef c. Mutton d. Chevon

10. Which of the following is the family of sheep? a.Suidae b. Ovidae c. Bovidae d. Capridae

11. Adult male and female of horse is known as: a. Stallion and Mare b. Stallion and Equine c. Buck and doe d. Tup and

12. Which of the following is the common name of chicken? a. Gallus domesticus b.Meleagridis gallopavo c.Oryctolagus cuniculus d.Capra hircus

13. Gestation period of horse (in days) is: a. 363 b. 444 c. 336 d. 633

14. Normal body temperature of cattle is (°F): a. 100.8 - 102.4 b. 100.4 – 101.7 c. 100.9 – 102 d. 101.6 – 103

15. Which of the following animals have maximum pulse rate: a. Horse b. Cattle c. Pig d. Dog

16. Respiration rate per minutes of fowl is a. 20-30 b. 12- 16 c. 5-12 d. 40-50

17. Length of estrus cycle in goat (in days) is a. 20 b. 21 c. 17 d. 28

18. Length of proestrus in dog (in days) is a.7 b. 3 c. 9 d. 12

19. Number of progenies produced per parturition of sow is a.10 b. 14 c. 7 d. 9

20. Sub - order perissodactyl refers to a. Even – toed ungulates b. Odd- toed ungulates c. Carnivores d. Pouched mammals

21. Study of animal behavior is called a. Etymology b. Behaviorlogy c. Ethology d. Ethos

22. Split estrus occurs in which of the following animals: a. Goat b. Ewe c. Cow d. Mare

23. Time of ovulation in cow is a.10-15 hrs. after end of estrus b.12- 24 hrs. after end of estrus c. 10 -15 hrs before end of estrus d. 12-24 hrs before end of estrus

24. Which animal has maximum semen volume? a. Horse b. Boar c. Bullock d. Dog

25. Which mineral is highest in fish? a. Sodium b. Chlorine c. Potassium d. Sulphur

26. Which of the following animal have maximum sperm in one ml of ejaculate? a. Buck b. Cock c. Bull d. Dog

27. Temperature required for storage of liquid semen storage in ruminant (°C): a.15 b. 10 c. 5 d. 20

28. Which of the following animals has maximum number of viable sperms per ejaculate? a. Ram b. Stallion c. Dog d. Buck

29. Which of the following animal have silent heat? a. Cow b. Buffalo c. Goat d. Sheep

30. Cow should be bred (in days) postpartum a. 10- 13 b. 13-15 days c. 15- 18 days d. 60 days

31. Duration of heat occurs in sow (in hrs), postpartum is: a.12 b. 24 c. 48 d. 60

32. Which heat in sow is fertile? a. 48 hrs. Postpartum b. 14 days postpartum c. 48 days postpartum d. 14 hrs postpartum

33. Uterus involutes to its normal size (days postpartum) in cow: a. 45 days b. 28 days c. 48 days d. 30 days

34. Age of sexual maturity (in month) in dogs is: a. 10-12 b. 12-18 c. 18-24 d. 24-30

35. Semen collection frequency of cattle (times per weeks) is a.1 b. 3 c. 5 d. 7

36. Site of semen deposition is uterus in which of the following animals: a. Boar b. Stallion c. Dog d. Both a and b

37. Which of the following is the oldest domesticated animal? a. Horse b. Dog c. Cow d. Camel

38. Which of the following animal have maximum dressing percentage? a. Goat b. Sheep c. Swine d. Cow

39. Age of weaning in goat (in weeks): a.14 b. 16 c. 18 d. 20

40. Age of castration in cattle (in weeks) is: a. 11-14 b. 16 -18 c. 8- 10 d. 14 -16

41. Age of dehorning in cattle (in days) is : a.7 b. 10 c. 13 d. 16

42. Marketable age (in month) and body weight (Kg) of swine are respectively: a. 6-8 and 68 b. 3-6 and 36 c. 8-10 and 70 d. 10-12 and 180

43. Female cattle showing the sign of advanced pregnancy is known as: a. Springer b. Full fruit c. Both a and b d. Full term

44. The feed conversion efficiency is maximum in: a. Cattle b. Poultry c. Pig d. Camel

45. Smallest piglet of a litter which is expected to farrow at last is known as: a. Card b. Crit c. Runt d. All

46. Farming in which 50% or more obtained from a single source is known as: a. Specialized b. Diversified c. Mixed d. None

47. Dry matter requirement of buffalo per 100 kg b.wt. (In Kg) is a.2 b. 2.5 c. 3 d. 3.5

48. Creep feed for swine should contain: a.16% protein b. 18% protein c. 20 % protein d. 24% protein

49. Daily requirement of protein in dog a.3gm protein/kgb.wt/day b. 2gm protein/ kgb.wt/day c. 5gm protein/kgb.wt/day d. 4gm protein/ kgb.wt/day

Correct Answer

1

(Linnaeus)

Lamarck gives Theory of inheritance of acquired characters
Darwin gives Theory of biological evolution by natural selection
Lennac Invented stethoscope

2.

c. Pig

Ruminant: Cattle, Deer, Bison, Buffalo, Goat and Sheep
Non- Ruminant: Pig poultry, Elephant, Hippopotamus
Pseudo ruminant: Camels, alpacas, Llama

3.

(Pig)

Animals Chromosomes Animals Chromosomes

Cattle/ Goat 60 Camel 74

Elephant 56 Riverine buffalo/ water buffalo 50

Sheep 54 Swamp buffalo 48

Horse 64 Pig/ Cat 38

Donkey 62 Dog / Fowl 78

Mule 63

4.

b. (Queening)

Animals Act of Parturition

Cattle/ Buffalo/ Camel Calving
Birds/Chicken/Goose/Turkey Hatching
Horse Foaling
Goat Kidding
Sheep Lambing
Swine Farrowing
Dog Whelping
Cat Queening
Rabbit Kindling

5.

c. (Cat)

Animals Groups

Cattle/ Pig Herd/ Drove
Cat Clowder
Horse Herd/ Stable
Rabbit Colony
Sheep Flock/ Hurtle
Chicken/ Turkey Flock
Dog Kennel
Buffalo Herd
Goose Gaggle
Goat Trip
Camel Herd/ Tola

6.

(Tupping)

Animals Act of Mating

Cattle/ Buffalo/ Goat Serving
Horse Covering
Sheep Tupping
Pig Coupling

7.

d. (Kitten)

Animals Young one

Cattle Calf
Buffalo Buffalo calf
Horse Foal; Filly (Female above 1 yrs); Colt (Male above 1 yrs)
Swine Piglet/ shoat x
Sheep Lamb x
Goose Gosling
Camel Tordia (Male); Tordi (Female)
Rabbit/ Cat Kitten
Dog Pup
Turkey Poult

8.

(Gelding)

Castrated male horse- Gelding/ geld
Castrated adult sheep- Wether/ Wedder
Ram castrated after service- Seggy
Male sheep that has not been properly castrated- Rig
Male pig castrated before reaching sexual maturity- Barrow
Male pig castrated after puberty – Stag
Castrated young bull – Steer/ Bullock

9.

b. (Carabeef)

Animals Meat

Cow beef / Veal (calves' meat)
Buffalo Carabeef
Sheep Mutton
Goat Chevon
Pig Pork
Hen Chicken
Deer Venison

10.

c. Bovidae

Under Sub - Order Artiodactyl, there are three families:

Suidae: It includes genus Sus
Camelidae: It includes genus Camelus and Llama
Bovidae: It includes three genuses: Capra, Ovis, and Bos

11.

(Stallion and Mare)

Animal Adult

Male Female

Cattle Bull Cow/Heifer
Buffalo Buffalo bull She Buffalo
Horse Stallion/ Stud Mare/Dam
Swine Boar Sow/ Gilt
Sheep Buck/Ram Ewe/Dam
Goat Billy/Buck Doe/ Nanny
Dog Dog/stud Bitch
Cat Tom Queen/ Pussy
Chicken Cock/ Rooster Hen/ Pullet
Goose Gander Goose flock
Turkey Tom Hen
Rabbit Buck Doe
Camel Oont Sand

12.

(Gallus domesticus)

Animals Scientific Name

Indian or Humped Cattle Bos indicus
Exotic or hump less cattle Bos taurus
Buffalo Bos bubalis or Bubalus bubalis
Goat Capra hircus
Sheep Ovis aries
Horse Equus caballus
Donkey Equus asinus
Mule Equus caballus* asinus
Zebra Equus zebra
Domestic pig Sus domesticus
Wild pig Sus scrofa
Single humped camel Camelus dromedarius
Doubled humped camel Camelus bactrianus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Chicken Gallus domesticus
Turkey Meleagridis gallopavo
Dog Canis familiaris
Cat Felis catus

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c. 336 days (near to 11 month 11 days among options)

Animals Gestation periods

Cows 282 days (9 months and 9 days)
Buffalo 10 month and 10 days
Horse 11 month and 11 days
Goat 5 month and 5 days
Sheep 5 days less in 5 months
Sow 3 month 3 weeks 3 days
Dog 2 month 2 days
Cat 56 – 65 days
Camel 1 yrs 1month 1 week
Elephant 22 month
Rabbits 1 month

14.

a. (100.8 to 102.4 F)

Animal’s Normal temp

°F °C

Cattle 101.4 38.5
Buffalo 101 38.3
Horse 100 37.7
Sheep 102.4 39.1
Goat 103.8 39.8
Pig 102.4 39.1
Chicken 107.2 41.7
Dog 102 38.8
Cat 101.4 38.5
Camel 97.4 36.3
Rabbit 103.2 39.5

15

(Dog)

Animal Pulse rate

Camel 32-50
Horse 38 -45
Buffalo 40-50
Cow 50-60
Pig 70-80
Sheep 70-90
Goat 70-90
Dog 70-100
Cat 100-130
Chicken 128-140

16.

d. (40-50)

Animals Respiration rate

Camel 5-12
Horse 8-12
Buffalo 15-20
Cow 20-25
Pig 10-16
Sheep 12-30
Goat 12-30
Dog 15-25
Cat 18-22
Chicken 12-28

17.

(20 days) (near to 19 in option)

Animals Length of estrus cycles

Camel 25-30 days
Cow 21 days
Buffalo 21 days
Mare 21 days
Sow 21 days
Doe 19 days
Ewe 17 days
Bitch 6-7 month
Cat 15 -21 days

18

c. (9 days)

Animals Proestrus Estrus Met estrus Diestrus

Camel - 4-7 days 15-20
Cattle 3 days 12-24 hrs 3-5 days 13 days
Buffalo 2-3 days 1 days 2-3 days 11- 15 days
Horse 3days 6 days 3-5 days 6-10 days
Swine 3 days 2-3 days 3-5 days 13 days
Sheep 2days 36 hrs 3-5days 7- 10 days
Goat 2days 48 hrs 3-5days 7-10 days
Dog 9 days 9 days absent 6 month
Cat - 9-10 days - - -

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b. (14)

Animal Number of progenies per parturition

Camel 1 babies, sometimes twins
Cattle 1 babies, rarely twins
Buffalo 1 baby
Horse 1 foal
Swine 14
Sheep 1 to3
Goat 1 to 6
Dog 5 to 6
Cat 1 to 12

20

b. (Perisodactyla)

Even – hoofed animals is called Artiodactyla
Pouched animals called Marsupials

21

c. (Ethology)

Etymology is the study of the origin of words.

22.

d. (Mare)

Split heat, Gestation heat and Foal heat all are occurring in mare. Split heat also seen in dogs.
Split heat is heat happening two distinct periods of times split by a break.
Gestation heat refers to showing the signs of heat while pregnancy
Foal heat refers to the first heat after foaling. In mare it came by 6 to 8 days postpartum.

23

(10-15 hrs after end of estrus)

Animal Ovulation time

Cattle 10-18 hrs after end of estrus (Met estrus)
Mare last 2 days of estrus
Ewe last day of estrus
Goat last day of estrus
Sow After 30-40 hrs start of estrus
Bitch 1^st 3 days of estrus
Cat 1 day after mating

Note:

Cat, Camel and Rabbit are induced ovulators.

24.

b. (Boar)

Animals Volume of semen per ejaculation

Cattle 8 ml
Mare 125 ml
Ewe 1ml
Doe 1ml
Sow 250 ml
Bitch 10ml
Cock 0.5 ml

25.

c. Potassium

- Fish is rich in calcium and phosphorus and a great source of minerals, such as iron, zinc, iodine, magnesium and potassium.

26.

b. (Cock)

Cock has highly concentrated semen, after it, highly concentrated semen is of Ram.

27

c. (5°C)

Cow/ ewe/ Doe - liquid semen storage temperature is 5°C
Horse/ Dog/ Sow- Liquid semen storage temperature is 15°C

28

d. (Buck)

Animal Viable sperm (%)

Cattle 60%
Mare 70%
Ewe/Doe 90%
Sow 60%

29.

b. (Buffalo)

Silent heat in animal refers to the heat in animals without showing any signs of estrus.
Silent heat is shown by buffalo and bitch.

30

d. (60 days)

Animal Fertile heat after postpartum

Cattle 60 days
Mare 25 days
Pig 14 days
Goat 4 to 6 week
Sheep after 3 month only

31.

c. (48 hrs)

Animals Immediate heat after parturition

Sow after 48 hrs
Cattle after few weeks to 2 month
Horse after 5-7 days, called foal heat

32

(14 days postpartum)

33.

(45 days)

Uterine involution is the reduction in size and remodeling of the endometrium so that uterus can initiate and sustain another pregnancy. It includes mainly three major’s events:

Myometrial contractions and expulsion of lochia
Restoration of endometrium
Elimination of bacterial contamination from reproductive tracts

34

c. (18-24 month)

Animals Age of Puberty Age of Sexual maturity

Cattle 6 month to 1.5 year 2- 3 yrs
Horse 2 year 3 year
Swine 5-8 month 8 month
Ewe 4-12 month 12 month
Goat 4-12 month 12 month
Canine 6-12 month 12 month
Feline 8-12 month 12 month

35.

b. (3)

Cattle/ Boar – 3 times in weeks
Buffaloes – once in a week

36

d. (Both a and b)

Animals Site of semen deposition

Natural Insemination Artificial Insemination

Cattle Anterior vagina uterine body
Horse cervix and uterus uterine body
Swine Cervix Cervix
Ewe Vagina Cervix and vagina
Goat Vagina
Dog Vagina

37.

b. (Dog)

-Goat was the first domesticated animal followed by sheep and then cat and dog.

38.

c. (Swine)

Animals Dressing %

Mutton 45-55
Chevon 48-50
Beef 50-60
Pork 65-80
Chicken 80-82

39.

b. 16 weeks

Animal Age of weaning

Cow 9 week
Swine 8 week
Goat 16 week
Sheep 14 week

40.

c. (8 – 10 weeks)

Animal Age of Castration

Swine 1 week

Sheep 2 week

Goat 4 week

Cattle 8- 10 week

41.

b. (10days)

- Cattle should be dehorned within 10 days of age.

42

(6-8 month and 68 kg b.wt.)

Animal Marketable age Marketable weight

Pig 6–8-month 68 kg
Cattle 36-month 450-500 kg
Sheep/goat 5–8-month 45 kg
Poultry 45 days 2-2.5 kg

43.

(Springer)

44.

Poultry

There are two terms: 1. FCR and Feed conversion efficiency.
Higher the FCR value, lower the feed conversion efficiency
FCR (Feed Conversion ratio): FCR is the mass of input (Feed) divided by mass of Output(meat/milk)

Animals FCR value

Cattle 8:1
Pork 3.9:1
Chicken 1.9:1
Fish 1.3:1

45.

d. (All)

Information related Swine Production and Management:

Test of detection of heat in sow: Riding test. Standing heat occurs in pig which is detected by immobility of sow in estrus along with erection of ears when manual pressure is applied on the back of sow.
Blue pig is pig produced by crossing black and white pig.
Brawn is the product prepared by boiling the meat of pig’s head, Trotters (both foot) and tail.
Maiden gilt is female pig of 6- 8 months of age.
Store pigs are the pigs between 8-15 week of age for market
Sty is the house of pig having one or more pens for pig.
Piggery is a place where pigs are kept.

46.

(Specialized farming)

Farming which incorporates both animal and crop production is called mixed farming.
Farming which incorporates varieties of crops or animals in one farm is called diversified farming.

47.

c. (3 kg)

Dry matter requirement of cattle per 100 kg b.wt. Is 2.5 kg.
Feeding stuff feeding to cattle are actually two types: Roughage (2/3^rd) and concentrate (1/3^rd)

Concentrates requirements to cattle and Buffalo:

Animals for Maintenance for Productions

Cattle 1 kg 1 kg/ every 3 kg of milk
Buffalo 1.5 kg 1 kg/ every 2.5 kg of milk

48

c. (20%)

Swine ration CP% Metabolizable energy (Kcal/kg)

Weaning 20-22% 3360
Growing 18% 3360
Finishing 14% 3170
Breeding 14% 3300
Lactating 15% 3300

49.

a. (3 gm protein/ kg b.wt./ day)

-Cat needs 5 gm protein/kg b.wt./day

Note

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