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  • A castrated bull is called a
    steer
  • Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve.
    Motto
  • This breed of hogs is red with droopy ears, known for their growth rate and quality of pork.
    Duroc
  • Lanolin is produced from which part of the sheep?
    skin
  • The process of a mare giving birth is called
    foaling
  • year FFA was founded
    1928
  • first national FFA president
    Leslie Applegate
  • Why are farrowing crates used?
    To protect piglets from being crushed
  • This species may have been the first animals domesticated in Europe and Asia.
    Swine
  • What is food science primarily focused on studying?
    The physical, biological, and chemical makeup of food
  • A cow has a gestation period of approximately
    283 days
  • True or False: Pasteurization is heating foods to kill bacteria.
    T
  • Which of these is a main component of a food label?
    Nutrition facts
  • True or False: Rubber is a byproduct of goats.
    false
  • official FFA salute
    Pledge of Allegiance
  • year FFA and NFA merged
    1965
  • A sheep younger than one year of age is a
    lamb
  • A uncastrated male hog is known as a
    boar
  • What is the process of washing fleece called?
    scouring
  • Surgical sutures can be made from the __________ of hogs.
    internal organs
  • At what age can ewes typically have their first lambs?
    12-13 mo
  • breed of beef cattle are identified by their loose skin and ability to tolerate extreme heat.
    Brahman
  • What is an emulsion in food chemistry?
    A mixture of two normally unmixable liquids
  • Which of the following dairy breeds is the highest in milk production?
    holstein
  • A female pig that has had a litter of piglets is a
    sow
  • This breed of sheep is the largest in the world, and they are a long wool breed.
    Lincoln
  • Which is a common health claim found on food labels?
    “Heart Healthy”
  • How much does a dairy cow eat in a day?
    100 #
  • This breed of sheep may have extremely loose skin, making shearing difficult. They are the foundation stock for many other wool breeds.
    Merino
  • How long is a sow’s gestation period?
    3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days
  • Components of the three circle model
    classroom/lab, FFA, SAE
  • Female cattle that have not calved are called
    heifers
  • In what year were 7th and 8th graders allowed to join FFA?
    1988
  • How often are cows milked?
    3 / day
  • What should newborn animals consume right after birth?
    Colostrum
  • Why are male pigs (boars) castrated?
    grow faster, improve meat quality, reduce aggression
  • Who was the first African American female to be elected National FFA President?
    Breanna Holbert
  • Which of the following is the smallest dairy breed?
    jersey
  • Cattle have a ___ compartment stomach
    4
  • This French breed of beef cattle are known for their fertility, calving ease and milking ability.
    Salers
  • What is the primary goal of food preservation?
    Reducing food waste
  • True or False: Leather is a byproduct of goats.
    true
  • A gestation period is the length of time from
    conception to birth
  • Each paragraph of the FFA Creed begins with
    "I believe"
  • official FFA colors represent what
    The blue fields of our nation’s flag and corn grown in each state
  • What is lanolin, and why is it important?
    A greasy substance that protects the sheep’s skin
  • This breed of hogs is black with a white belt around their shoulders and has upright ears.
    Hampshire
  • Soil amendments can be a byproduct made from __________ of chickens.
    egg shells
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