ANSC 1401 FINAL EXAM FINAL TEST PAPER
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED A+
◉ Primary function of the abomasum? Answer: HCL production
◉ What is the proper calcium to phosphorus ratio for most
livestock? Answer: 2:1
◉ What is better to feed cows in a snow storm? Answer: hay
◉ Which animal functions best on a high fiber diet? Answer: steer
◉ Which has the most negative effect on the growth rate of cattle?
Answer: heat
◉ What is the normal growth curve of cattle? Answer: s-shaped
◉ True growth is an increase in? Answer: protein
◉ Which is a better measure of growth in a feed lot? Answer:
average daily gain
, ◉ Which is not a characteristic of a castrated male? Answer: grows
faster
◉ An increase in animal size that is due to an increase in cell
numbers is known as? Answer: hyperplasia
◉ An increase in animal size that is due to an increase in cell size is
known as? Answer: hypertrophy
◉ Most growth after birth is caused by? Answer: hypertrophy
◉ Which would be most favorable in livestock growth? Answer: low
temperature and low humidity
◉ What is the primary function of the small intestine? Answer:
nutrient absorption
◉ Which factor has the most influence on foal size? Answer: size of
the dam
◉ What are most hay producers concerned about when they cut and
bail hay? Answer: moisture content of hay
amount of hay produced
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED A+
◉ Primary function of the abomasum? Answer: HCL production
◉ What is the proper calcium to phosphorus ratio for most
livestock? Answer: 2:1
◉ What is better to feed cows in a snow storm? Answer: hay
◉ Which animal functions best on a high fiber diet? Answer: steer
◉ Which has the most negative effect on the growth rate of cattle?
Answer: heat
◉ What is the normal growth curve of cattle? Answer: s-shaped
◉ True growth is an increase in? Answer: protein
◉ Which is a better measure of growth in a feed lot? Answer:
average daily gain
, ◉ Which is not a characteristic of a castrated male? Answer: grows
faster
◉ An increase in animal size that is due to an increase in cell
numbers is known as? Answer: hyperplasia
◉ An increase in animal size that is due to an increase in cell size is
known as? Answer: hypertrophy
◉ Most growth after birth is caused by? Answer: hypertrophy
◉ Which would be most favorable in livestock growth? Answer: low
temperature and low humidity
◉ What is the primary function of the small intestine? Answer:
nutrient absorption
◉ Which factor has the most influence on foal size? Answer: size of
the dam
◉ What are most hay producers concerned about when they cut and
bail hay? Answer: moisture content of hay
amount of hay produced
