ANSI EXAM PACK 2023

What year was the meat inspection act passed? -ANSWER 1906 What event led to HACCP in the red meat industry? -ANSWER E. coli O157:H7 outbreak at Jack-in-the-box What act requires animals deemed unconscious before slaughter? -ANSWER Humane Slaughter Act, 1958 What agency is responsible for m...

Energy -ANSWER The fuel for chemical reactions that run the various systems of the body Energy is expressed in what units? -ANSWER Mcal (Megacalories) of DE (Digestible Energy) Starch is a -ANSWER Simple Carbohydrate Starch -ANSWER Many molecules of glucose tied in alpha 1,4 linkages Sta...

Nutrient -ANSWER any chemical (element or compound) in the diet that supports normal reproduction, growth, lactation, or maintenance of life processes Nutrition -ANSWER The Study of the processes where feed nutrients are presented to and utilized by living cells for productive processes - mainten...

Ampulla-Isthmus Junction (AIJ) -ANSWER the site of fertilization in the female reproductive tract; in the mare it serves as a control point that allows only fertilized eggs to pass through to the isthmus Hormone -ANSWER chemical messenger produced by a ductless gland or tissue and carried in the ...

Mineral -ANSWER -group of inorganic elements needed by livestork for production and maintenance -cannot be synthesized by either animals or microorganisms What should you be careful of when formulating mineral mixes for livestock -ANSWER -must be formulated so that no mineral imbalance occurs -...

Dicentric chromosome has __ centromere(s) -ANSWER 2 Acentric chromosome has __ centromere(s) -ANSWER 0 Issues with dicentric and acentric chromosomes in cell division -ANSWER Dicentric: don't split properly and break Acentric: lost in mitosis because it doesn't split Four common types of...