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What is the function of lysozyme in milk?
Which hormone is responsible for milk letdown?
What is the standard for reporting milk production in dairy cows?
What is marbling in meat?
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How many glands and teats does a mare's udder have?
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What is the function of colostrum?
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What is the largest component of the ruminant stomach where fermentation occurs?
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Study Notes
Animal Science Key Facts
- Testosterone stimulates muscle development and inhibits fat deposition, while intramuscular fat is also called marbling.
- Lysozyme is a protective factor in milk that hydrolyzes bacterial cell walls.
- The mare breed ovulates 24 hours before the end of estrus.
- Frozen semen can last indefinitely if stored properly.
- Oxytocin is responsible for milk letdown.
- Gilts have more muscle than barrows at market weight.
- The medial sensory ligament separates the udder into left and right.
- A mare's udder consists of four glands and two teats.
- The rumen is the largest component of the ruminant stomach where fermentation occurs.
- Sheep are the species least likely to use artificial insemination on.
- Colostrum provides a source of passive immunity to newborn offspring.
- The standard for reporting milk production in dairy cows is 305 days.
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Think you know everything about animal science? Test your knowledge with this quiz on key facts about animal science. From reproductive biology to milk production, this quiz covers a range of animal science topics. See how much you know and learn something new along the way!
