Larry is a producer and wants to save time when planning his artificial insemination program. He is able to control the ovulation in all his female recipients. This process is referred to as __________.

CIDR stands for_____________.

Select all the following methods producers use to determine ovulation in sheep and goats.

Sarah is a swine producer and wants to incorporate a new breeding method into her operation. Which method is most commonly used in the swine industry?

When collecting semen from a boar, the collection container should be filled with water at __________.

Josh is analyzing the semen he collected from his bull. Which characteristic is he considering?

Which of the following is a technique producers use for collecting semen in cattle?

How is artificial insemination performed on horses?

The process of cloning when the donor cell is fused with the oocyte is called __________.

Which breeding technology utilizes gene banking?

Which hormone does CIDRs release?

What is the significance of corpora lutea (CL)?Responses

Miranda is researching breeding methods commonly used in the cattle industry. Which of the following breeding methods should she research?

__________ is the process of developing primordial germ cells into viable sperm cells.

Which of the following is NOT accurate about reproductive techniques applied to sheep and goats?

Ideally, a sow or gilt will stop standing within 12 hours after being artificially inseminated.

Which livestock species commonly uses the gloved hand technique for semen collection?

Select the following valid reasons for breeding techniques, such as AI and ET being applied in the horse industry.

Which of the following terms refers to the state of development when a cell culture reaches maximum density?

The spreading of a disease affects all members of society.

An animal becomes ill due to cellular invasion and disruption.

An animal is ill due to a nutritionally unbalanced ration.

An overcrowded building leads to an illness among a herd.

An animal becomes ill due to toxins inside its cells.

Which of the following causes Bovine Viral Diarrhea?

Which of the following is caused by a fungus?

__________ are live organisms responsible for providing health benefits, typically by improving and restoring gut health.

Which of the following pathogens invades a cell, multiples through cellular division, then produces and releases a toxin?

disease-carrying birds fly into barn

multiple groups of animals traveling on same trailer

blood of an infected animal comes into contact with another animal

an infected animal coughing in a barn

contaminated feces mixed with hay

The avian influenza outbreak in 2014 affected ten different states.

Select all the following examples of a vector.

Which of the following transmission pathways is most likely to affect cells in the lungs first?

Which of the following pathways of transmission is responsible for the spread of Brucellosis?

Which of the following pathways of transmission can heavily impact an entire industry due to the potential increase of impact caused by a pathogen’s ability to travel from operation to operation?

Animals in confinement are more susceptible to aerosol transmission.

routine procedures

location of facilities and various components

physical barriers

Which of the following is a principle in a prevention protocol?

The application of biosecurity measures on a farm does NOT help prevent the introduction of pathogens.

After receiving new animals, they should be grouped according to health status.

Immunity occurs

Antigens attach to receptors on immune cells

Impact level of disease decreases

Body gains memory

Select all the common types of vaccine used in the livestock industry.

To ensure success, producers should only include principles they feel are necessary into their protocol.