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Artificial Insemination
Chapter Quiz
1
The first recorded instance of artificial insemination (AI) was documented for what species?
A)
human AI in 1785 in England
B)
equine AI in 1322 in Arabia
C)
reptile AI in 1777 in Italy
D)
dog AI in 1780 in Italy
E)
bovine AI in 1899 in Russia
2
Mass breeding of cows by AI was pioneered in what country in the early 1900s?
A)
Russia
B)
England
C)
the United States
D)
Scotland
E)
Denmark
3
Which part of the egg is used in egg extenders for freezing semen?
A)
yolk
B)
white
4
Coloring of semen for freezing is primarily utilized for what purpose?
A)
to indicate live sperm because semen color changes with death of significant numbers of sperm
B)
to indicate the company producing the frozen semen
C)
to protect the sperm from light shock
D)
to indicate the specific antibiotic added to the extender
E)
to indicate easily the breed of animal to the inseminator
5
The principal method of long-term storage of semen on the farm is in what environment?
A)
in a typical home freezer unit
B)
in dry ice
C)
in liquid oxygen
D)
in liquid nitrogen
6
More than 95 percent of all units of frozen semen in the United States are marketed in what form?
A)
ampules
B)
capsules
C)
pellets
D)
straws
E)
cryovac containers
7
Regulations for AI in registered dairy cattle are done in compliance with regulations created by Certified Semen Services (CSS, a subsidiary of National Association of Animal Breeders) and what other body?
A)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
B)
Purebred Dairy Cattle Association (PDCA)
C)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
D)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
E)
International Association of Animal Breeding Societies (IAABS)
8
In bovine AI, it is preferred that semen be deposited in what structure of the female tract?
A)
vagina
B)
cervix
C)
uterus
D)
oviduct
E)
infundibulum
9
Most sows and gilt bred by AI are bred with fresh, unfrozen semen rather than thawed frozen semen.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
10
More than 90 percent of turkey breeders in the U.S. use artificial insemination in the propagation of market turkeys.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
11
In order to be eligible for registry, thoroughbred foals must result from natural mating, although AI may have been used as reinforcement after the natural mating occurred.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
12
Most semen marketed in the U.S. has been prepared by a freezing method called "lyophilization".
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
13
Frozen semen research for AI was explored first in 1931 by Danish scientists.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
14
The FDA does not allow the addition of antibiotics to frozen semen.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
15
When compared to typical collections, the use of electroejaculation generally results in higher volume of collections but lower sperm counts.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
16
Scrotal circumference is positively correlated with fertility.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
17
Allowing 2 or more false mountings before collection of bulls actually reduces the amount of sperm harvested.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
18
Researchers have shown that bulls should not be collected heavily for AI purposes before 3 years of age because it impacts their growth rate.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
19
Farmers in the U.S. breed a higher percentage of their cattle via AI than do farmers of any other country.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
20
A priest named Spallanzani, who served as a university professor of physiology in the late 1700s completed his first AI experiments on reptiles.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
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