FFA Test Review

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Principles of Agriculture Final Exam Review

Important dates of the FFA:

·  1917 -

·  1928 -

·  1965 -

·  1969 -

·  1988 -

Parts of the FFA Emblem:

·  Corn-

·  Owl-

·  Plow-

·  Eagle-

·  Rising Sun-

Degrees of the FFA:

·  Discovery-

·  Greenhand-

·  Chapter-

·  State-

·  American-

Who wrote the creed?

What is the creed?

When was it written?

Describe the breed characteristics of the following swine breeds (include what type of ears, color, and any other important facts that you feel are important). Be able to identify them from colored pictures.

1. Duroc-

1. Poland China-

1. Spotted Poland China-

1. Chester White-

1. Landrace-

1. Yorkshire-

1. Hampshire-

1. Pietrain-

1. Berkshire-

1. Name the breed of pig whose European cousins are called Large Whites.

1. Which breed is named for a county in Pennsylvania?

1. Which two colored breeds have similar ancestry and were established in Ohio and Indiana?
2. Which white breed was first imported into the United States from Denmark in the 1930s?

Ear notching: Be able to describe/define and read the ear notches from example diagrams.

1. What ear contains the litter #?

1. What ear contains the pig #?

Livestock Species Terminology

1. Gilt-

1. Barrow-

1. Boar-

1. Sow-

1. Pig-

1. Farrowing-

1. Calving-

1. Calf-

1. Cow-

1. Bull-

1. Heifer-

1. Ewe-

1. Lamb-

1. Ram-

1. Steer-

1. Wether-

1. Kid-

1. Doe/Nanny-

1. Billy/Buck-

1. Gelding-

1. Mare-

1. Stallion-

1. Foal-

1. Broiler-

1. Rooster-

1. Hen-

1. Define breed:

1. Define marbling:

1. What are the two biological types of cattle?

1. List two examples of bos indicus cattle?

1. What is a trait specific of bos indicus cattle?

1. Which breed of cattle, vary in color but are predominantly gray to red?

1. Brangus is a composite breed of what two other breeds? List the percentages.

1. Where did the Beefmaster breed originate from?

1. For each of the following breeds list where they originated from and what other breeds they where developed from.
2. Simbrah-

1. Santa Gertrudis –

1. What two sub categories make up the bos taurus breeds?

1. Exotics are also known as______breeds.

1. For each of the following breeds list where they originated from, what other breeds they developed from, if they are polled or horned, and whether they are an Exotic, British breed, or American.
2. Charolais-

1. Gelbevieh-

1. Limousin-

1. Chiniana-

1. Simmental –

1. Maine-Anjou-

1. Texas Longhorns-

1. Angus-

1. Red Angus-

1. Shorthorn-

1. Brahman-

Dairy Cattle Breeds- be able to identify the following breeds, origin, color and markings, average weight, and important facts.

Jersey -

Guernsey -

Holstein -

Milking Shorthorn-

Brown Swiss -

Ayrshire -