Supervised Agricultural Experience | Unit 3 Animal Terms and Breeds | Unit 4 Quality traits of Livestock Animals | Unit 5 Impacts of Animal Agriculture | Unit 6 Animal Husbandry |
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What is Supervised Agricultural Experience
This is what SAE stands for.
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What is a broiler
A chicken that is raised for meat
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What is Structural Soundness
The arrangement of bone and muscle tissue. The legs of animal should be long and straight and have adequate bone and foot to carry the animal throughout its life span.
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What are Livestock Byproducts
Cheese, milk, leather, gelatin, glue, soap, cosmetics and eggs are examples of products that come from farm animals
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What is Human error
Human error, poor ventilation, and improper training are examples of this
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What is entrepreneurship
A type of SAE that includes planning, implementing, operating and assuming financial risks in an agricultural business or farming activity
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What is pullet
Immature female poultry who have not started laying eggs
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What is Live Bird Deformities
Traits that will cause the bird to be culled
from the flock to prevent undesirable traits being passed down. Crooked toes, crossed beak, crooked back are examples of this. |
What is Animal Welfare
People who support this believe in the humane treatment of animals, support animal nutrition, and are against the cruel treatment of animals
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What is the sides of their head
livestock animals have a wider range of
peripheral vision because their eyes are located on the ______________ but have limited depth perception. |
What is placement
A type of SAE that places students in jobs outside the regular classroom hours. They may be paid or unpaid (volunteer) work.
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What is castrated
Males that are altered to prevent breeding by removing their testicles
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What is Quality Grades
Determined by the class or kind of animal (steer,
heifer, cow, bull), age or maturity, firmness and marbling of the carcass. |
What is Animal Rights
People who do not believe that animals should be used by humans for any purpose. PETA is an example of this
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What are halters
use these to tie horses and restrain cattle, sheep
and goats. |
What is exploratory
A type pf SAE that helps students learn about agriculture and become aware of possible agricultural careers through short times spent observing, shadowing or helping
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What is Hereford
A breed of cattle consisting of a red and white face, horns, gentle temperament, and are good foragers
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What is USDA
inspects slaughter- houses for safety and quality among other duties
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What is Cow-Calf Producers
a herd of cows are bred each year to produce calves. These calves are often sold sometime after weaning (6 months to 1 year old animals).
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What is the Flight Zone
The imaginary circle that surrounds an animal or
herd. When humans enter this zone, animals react and attempt to move away. |
What are reasons to have an SAE
Develop job skills, earn money, learn about careers, win FFA awards.
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What is Yorkshire
A breed of pig that is white, has erect ears, produces large litters, and has excellent mothering abilities
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What is primal
Wholesale or ______ cuts are the larger initial cuts that beef and pork are broken into at the slaughter- house.
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What is Vertical Integration
Two or more steps of production, marketing, and processing are linked together usually by contract between producers and feed manufacturers or between producers and processors or include all three.
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What is Ear Tagging
This type of animal identification uses special pliers to attach pieces with numbers on them. These are not permanent and easy to read from a front view
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