TAMU ANSC 108 Exam 1
_____ leads the world in mohair production - South Africa (60% pf the whole
worlds)
a hand equals - 4 inches
Angus - black, naturally polled, noted for marbling, largest # of annual
registrations
Appaloosa - -eye encircled by white
-skin is mottled irregularly with black and white (particularly around muzzle)
-hooves are narrowly striped vertically in black and white
-general purpose riding horse
Appaloosa developed by - Developed by the Nez Perce Indians
as work load increases - energy increases
balance in 3rds - shoulder, barrel, hip
balance in 4ths - neck, slope of shoulder, topline, slope of hip
balance in halves - depth of heart girth, length of leg
bald face facial marking - head is all white
bit that works off indirect pressure - curb
blaze facial marking - down the whole fac
bos indicus breeds - brahmen, Brangus, simbrah, santa Gertrudis, beefmaster
Bosal and Mechanical Hackamore(pressure points that respond to bridles) - the
nose, poll, and chin pressure points but have no bit in the mouth
, bow- legged - knees too far apart
breed of dairy goats with the highest butterfat milk - Nubian (Africa)
breed of dairy goats with the highest milk production - saanen
breeding season for sheeo - fall
British breeds - Angus, Hereford, Polled Hereford, Red Angus, Shorthorn
Broad breasted turkeys - no longer capable of natural reproduction, experience
structural problems
buck-kneed - knees are too far forward
calf-kneed - knees are too far back
cattle of swiss origin - simmental, brown swiss
Characteristics of a Bay - horses with black points and bodies that are some
shade of red from nearly yellow to black, red gives the coat a brilliance and
sheen
Chestnuts - a horses fingerprint, dark oval shaped areas on the inside of the
hocks and just above the knee
Clydesdales - noted for their nervous nature and feathering on their lower legs
Continental European Breeds - Chianina, Charolais, Gelbvieh, Limousin, Maine
Anjou, Simmental, Texas Longhorn
cow- hocked - hocks too close together, feet stand apart
crimp - natural waviness of the wool (grade)
criteria used in wool evaluation - staple length, yield, grade,
_____ leads the world in mohair production - South Africa (60% pf the whole
worlds)
a hand equals - 4 inches
Angus - black, naturally polled, noted for marbling, largest # of annual
registrations
Appaloosa - -eye encircled by white
-skin is mottled irregularly with black and white (particularly around muzzle)
-hooves are narrowly striped vertically in black and white
-general purpose riding horse
Appaloosa developed by - Developed by the Nez Perce Indians
as work load increases - energy increases
balance in 3rds - shoulder, barrel, hip
balance in 4ths - neck, slope of shoulder, topline, slope of hip
balance in halves - depth of heart girth, length of leg
bald face facial marking - head is all white
bit that works off indirect pressure - curb
blaze facial marking - down the whole fac
bos indicus breeds - brahmen, Brangus, simbrah, santa Gertrudis, beefmaster
Bosal and Mechanical Hackamore(pressure points that respond to bridles) - the
nose, poll, and chin pressure points but have no bit in the mouth
, bow- legged - knees too far apart
breed of dairy goats with the highest butterfat milk - Nubian (Africa)
breed of dairy goats with the highest milk production - saanen
breeding season for sheeo - fall
British breeds - Angus, Hereford, Polled Hereford, Red Angus, Shorthorn
Broad breasted turkeys - no longer capable of natural reproduction, experience
structural problems
buck-kneed - knees are too far forward
calf-kneed - knees are too far back
cattle of swiss origin - simmental, brown swiss
Characteristics of a Bay - horses with black points and bodies that are some
shade of red from nearly yellow to black, red gives the coat a brilliance and
sheen
Chestnuts - a horses fingerprint, dark oval shaped areas on the inside of the
hocks and just above the knee
Clydesdales - noted for their nervous nature and feathering on their lower legs
Continental European Breeds - Chianina, Charolais, Gelbvieh, Limousin, Maine
Anjou, Simmental, Texas Longhorn
cow- hocked - hocks too close together, feet stand apart
crimp - natural waviness of the wool (grade)
criteria used in wool evaluation - staple length, yield, grade,
