EXAM I

AN SCI III

September 24, l996 

1. Recently it has been charged that Animal Agriculture – harms the environment, degrades and abuses animals, and is injurious 
to human health, Give a thoughtful response, pro or con to this view. 

2. Give a brief history of animal agriculture in North America. 

3. Briefly discuss the Land-grant college system. (Give both pros & cons) 

4. Give the gross anatomy of the male bovine reproductive tract. 

5. Give the gross anatomy of the female bovine reproductive tract. 

6. Give the function of each structure that you listed in Number 4. 

7. Give the function of each structure that you listed in Number 5. 

NOTE: You may combine Number 6 with Number 4 and Number 7 with Number 5 if it is easier for you. 

8. Discuss the general functions of the gonadal steroids, What are the dangers of using them to enhance the performance of 
athletes? 

9. Define the following: 

        A. pathogenicity 

        B. disease 

        C. virulence 

        D. fomite 

        E. animal husbandry 

10. RE: Trip to the farm 

        A. How many bulls did you see at the farm? 

        B. Describe an easy way to restrain a sheep. 

        C. What sex was the horse that you saw? 

        D. How many cows can be milked at one time at the dairy? 

        E. What was the approximate weight of the dairy calf? 

                a. 40 lbs. b. 80 lbs. c. l 20 lbs. d. 200 lbs. 

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