ANSC 107 EXAM 1 TAMU| ACTUAL
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GUARANTEED.
What is a breed?
ANSWER ✔✔ Animals of common origin having characteristics that distinguish them
from other groups within the same species.
What is a sire breed?
ANSWER ✔✔ Fast growing, muscular, late maturing, low milking.
What is a maternal breed?
ANSWER ✔✔ Heavy milking, early maturing sexually, inherently fertile, small to
moderate size.
What is a dual-purpose breed?
ANSWER ✔✔ Excel in sire and maternal characteristics.
What is useful about segregating breeds according to maturing rates?
ANSWER ✔✔ It can indicate frame size at maturity, chronological age at maturity,
leanness, marbling ability, muscling, fleshing ability, and fertility.
Where is Angus cattle from and what are their characteristics?
ANSWER ✔✔ Scotland, black, naturally polled, and moderate size.
Where is Hereford cattle from and what are their characteristics?
ANSWER ✔✔ England, red with white face, poorest marbling, prone to cancer in the
eye due to sunburn.
, Where is Shorthorn cattle from and what are their characteristics?
ANSWER ✔✔ English, red, white, & roan, excellent milk production.
What are Bos Indicus breeds?
ANSWER ✔✔ Eared cattle; long and floppy ears.
Where is Brahman cattle from and what are their characteristics?
ANSWER ✔✔ India, red & gray, heat tolerance, disease & insect resistance, and
crossing ability, highest stress cattle.
What are Brangus cattle?
ANSWER ✔✔ U.S., 5/8 Angus and 3/8 Brahman, high energy, good mothers.
Where are Santa Gertrudis cattle from and what are their characteristics?
ANSWER ✔✔ U.S., 5/8 Shorthorn and 3/8 Brahman, developed on the King Ranch in
Kingsville, TX by Robert J. Kleberg, Santa Cruz composite.
What are Beefmaster cattle?
ANSWER ✔✔ U.S., 6 essentials: weight, conformation, fertility, hardiness, disposition,
and milking ability. No color pattern.
What is hardiness in cattle?
ANSWER ✔✔ The ability to survive in various environments.
Where is Charolais cattle from and what are their characteristics?
ANSWER ✔✔ France, large framed, off-white, heavy birth weights and large mature
size.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GUARANTEED.
What is a breed?
ANSWER ✔✔ Animals of common origin having characteristics that distinguish them
from other groups within the same species.
What is a sire breed?
ANSWER ✔✔ Fast growing, muscular, late maturing, low milking.
What is a maternal breed?
ANSWER ✔✔ Heavy milking, early maturing sexually, inherently fertile, small to
moderate size.
What is a dual-purpose breed?
ANSWER ✔✔ Excel in sire and maternal characteristics.
What is useful about segregating breeds according to maturing rates?
ANSWER ✔✔ It can indicate frame size at maturity, chronological age at maturity,
leanness, marbling ability, muscling, fleshing ability, and fertility.
Where is Angus cattle from and what are their characteristics?
ANSWER ✔✔ Scotland, black, naturally polled, and moderate size.
Where is Hereford cattle from and what are their characteristics?
ANSWER ✔✔ England, red with white face, poorest marbling, prone to cancer in the
eye due to sunburn.
, Where is Shorthorn cattle from and what are their characteristics?
ANSWER ✔✔ English, red, white, & roan, excellent milk production.
What are Bos Indicus breeds?
ANSWER ✔✔ Eared cattle; long and floppy ears.
Where is Brahman cattle from and what are their characteristics?
ANSWER ✔✔ India, red & gray, heat tolerance, disease & insect resistance, and
crossing ability, highest stress cattle.
What are Brangus cattle?
ANSWER ✔✔ U.S., 5/8 Angus and 3/8 Brahman, high energy, good mothers.
Where are Santa Gertrudis cattle from and what are their characteristics?
ANSWER ✔✔ U.S., 5/8 Shorthorn and 3/8 Brahman, developed on the King Ranch in
Kingsville, TX by Robert J. Kleberg, Santa Cruz composite.
What are Beefmaster cattle?
ANSWER ✔✔ U.S., 6 essentials: weight, conformation, fertility, hardiness, disposition,
and milking ability. No color pattern.
What is hardiness in cattle?
ANSWER ✔✔ The ability to survive in various environments.
Where is Charolais cattle from and what are their characteristics?
ANSWER ✔✔ France, large framed, off-white, heavy birth weights and large mature
size.
