Applied Animal Nutrition: Beef Animal Production

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What characterizes the growth phase after the pre-embryonic phase?

Rapid development of all tissues simultaneously

Differential growth rates of various tissues and organs (correct)

Only external body shape changes

Uniform slow growth of all organs

Which organs develop rapidly and reach a high degree of maturity in the early stages of life?

Nervous system, heart, liver, and kidneys (correct)

Fats

Bones

Muscles

What shape does the growth curve of post-embryonic growth resemble?

U-shape

L-shape

V-shape

S-shape (correct)

What happens during the third stage of the post-embryonic growth curve?

Growth nearly halts and excess fat begins to deposit Signup and view all the answers

How do the lengths of growth stages differ among species?

Species with longer gestation periods have larger mature body sizes and longer growth stages Signup and view all the answers

During the early stages of life, which tissues develop in order of priority?

Organs > bones > muscles > fats Signup and view all the answers

In Stage 3 of body development for cows, which tissue type starts to grow rapidly?

Fats Signup and view all the answers

What weight range defines Stage 2 for sheep?

13.6 - 41 kg Signup and view all the answers

At what stage do animals' organs and bones reach near-maturity and muscles are in a high growth phase?

Stage 3 Signup and view all the answers

Which of these animals reaches a body weight range of 0.68-2.27 kg in the second growth stage?

Chicken Signup and view all the answers

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What characterizes the growth phase after the pre-embryonic phase?

Which organs develop rapidly and reach a high degree of maturity in the early stages of life?

What shape does the growth curve of post-embryonic growth resemble?

What happens during the third stage of the post-embryonic growth curve?

How do the lengths of growth stages differ among species?

During the early stages of life, which tissues develop in order of priority?

In Stage 3 of body development for cows, which tissue type starts to grow rapidly?

What weight range defines Stage 2 for sheep?

At what stage do animals' organs and bones reach near-maturity and muscles are in a high growth phase?

Which of these animals reaches a body weight range of 0.68-2.27 kg in the second growth stage?

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