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Exam 3 Review
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 1
12/08/2011

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What city had the largest horse and mule sales facility in the Unites States in the late 1800s?
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Chicago
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What animal traveled throughout Europe during during the mid 18th century? She was seen, drawn and even had a hairstyle name after her!
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Rhinoceros
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Which king first gave the standing order for exotic species?
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Louis XIV
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3 Recommendations for proper shipping of birds?
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Send in pairs
Use appropriate sized cages
Cages should be built to minimize injury
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Which place was famous for hosting bloody battles between animals to entertain foreign visitors?
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Vincennes
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In 1887, what provided federal funds for development of state agriculture experiment stations?
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Hatch Act
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This allowed the number of eggs produced by hens to be recorded.
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Trap Nesting
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In the late 1800s in the East, who was known for his expertise in finance?
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Rockefeller
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In the early 1800s, what 2 crops were a boon to livestock production because cattle and sheep could be kept in larger numbers over winter?
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Potatoes and Turnips
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Who created the Dishley Society whose objective was to protect the purity of the Dishley Breeds?
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Bakewell
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What was held at the union stockyards at Thanksgiving in 1900 that gave people a chance to show off their fat stock, breeding stock and market ready stock?
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1st International Livestock Exposition
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Oiseleurs means
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Bird Seller
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What meat packer used to earn extra money by placing the head of slaughtered cattle on the frozen Chicago River in order to attract and kill wolves?
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Marsh
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Who opened the first slaughter house along the Chicago River in 1827?
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Archibald Clybourn
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Who originally funded the Chicago Union Stockyards?
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The Railroad
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When you breed an animal back to a particular desirable ancestor, you are
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Linebreeding
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Around 1900, who explained Charles Darwins Theory of Natural Selection?
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Mendel
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Which act provided funds to establish Cooperative Extension?
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Smith-Lever Act
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What did the poultry industry begin using around 1922 that was based on findings from Ancient Egypt to help increase production?
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Incubators
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The texas longhorns were brought to kansas and Missouri to catch the train back East. What did they bring with them that were detrimental to the native breeds?
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Ticks
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During the 1870-1880s, a lot of money came from the East to form a large ranching corporations in the West, where else did the money come from?
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Scotland
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What ranch made a huge contribution to the horse industry while contributing large numbers of cattle for both slaughter and range areas?
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King
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As the 1900s progressed, what moved toward extinction in the United States?
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Draft Horses
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What threatened the sheep and wool market in 1939?
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Synthetic Fibers
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After WWII, which act provided for the creation of regional research projects that encouraged larger animal research efforts?
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Research and Marketing Act
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How can we tell that the pig we are breeding is not too fat?
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Back-fat probe
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Some muscular pigs would die on the way to the market. What did Christian do to help prevent this problem?
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Gave the halothane gas to test for the stress gene
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What was used to alter laying patterns to increase egg production in chickens?
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Light
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What is one of the major problems facing the swine industry today?
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Waste Management
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What really influenced the breeding of dairy cows?
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Frozen Bull Semen
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Which zoo helped pioneer the shift from iron bars and concrete walls to protective moats and recreated tropical rainforests?
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San Diego Zoo
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3 Major influences on the egg industry?
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Candling
Grades
Boxes
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By the mid 1950s most beef animals were being fed to market weight in...
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Feedlots
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In the 8th century, who owned a large menagerie?
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Charlemagne
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The "range wars" were between
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Cattle and Sheep
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Who developed the steel moldbar plow with rotating coulter?
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Deere
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What animals were so profitable, they gained the name "mortgage lifters?
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Piggy
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Why did it take 2 hours by private coach, but 4 hours by public coach to reach Versailles from Paris?
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Because the driver had to stop at each Inn for a drink
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This group of people was paid by Louis XIV to study the dead animals from his menagerie.
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Academians
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Who was considered the grandfather of the modern zoo?
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Hagenbeck
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This had a profound impact on the organization and interpretation of zoo collections. It also made cuators realize they had "gaps" in their collection.
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Linnaen Taxonomy
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In addition to providing a facility in which to sell animals, the Chicago Stockyards also
Definition
Provided jobs for the locals
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This way of displaying animals benefited the visitor as it gave them a clearer picture of the animals ecosystem and the inter-relationships between one animal and another and its habitat
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Geographical Arrangements
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What is the type of zoo we have today?
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Landscape Immertion
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In 1868, what was the first zoo to open in the United States?
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Licoln Park Zoo
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During the late 1800s, when the packing business was building up chicago, how were the shaughter costs paid?
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By the by-products
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3 things about Henry A Wallace
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-Was curious and pushed researchers at agricultural schools to provide answers for the problems in agriculture
-Became Secretary of Agriculture
-Started the Pioneer Seed
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3 things designers have to think of when building a zoo.
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Insect control
Plant Toxicity
Drainage
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What did Dairy farmers form in order ot merchandise milk easier and more profitable?
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Cooperatives
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In order to help the purebred cattle industry, what did the government do?
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Provide huge tax advantages
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