- -  AGRICULTURE CORE CURRICULUM  - -

(CLF3000)  Advanced Core Cluster:  ANIMAL SCIENCE

  (CLF3450)  Unit Title:  SMALL ANIMAL PRODUCTION

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  (CLF3499)  Topic:  SMALL ANIMAL PRODUCTION     Time          Year(s) 
                     UNIT EXAM                  1 hour          3 / 4  
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TOPIC PRESENTATION:  SMALL ANIMAL PRODUCTION UNIT EXAM

NAME ______________________

DATE ______________________

PER. ______________________


1.  List the five species of legal laboratory small animals studied in 
    class.  In addition, list 2 varieties, strains, or breeds of each:

         species                         variety, strain, or breed


a.  ____________________         _____________________  ____________________


b.  ____________________         _____________________  ____________________


c.  ____________________         _____________________  ____________________


d.  ____________________         _____________________  ____________________


e.  ____________________         _____________________  ____________________


2.  List 3 advantages of small animal projects as SOEs

a.

b.

c.

3.  Give 3 reasons why rabbits can be considered an important livestock
    species:

a.


b.


c.



4.  Give 2 additional reasons why small animals are important to 
    agriculture and related industries:

a.


b.



5.  Given the following methods of marketing small animals, list one
    advantage and one disadvantage for each:

                     |           advantage         |    disadvantage
=====================|=============================|========================
a.  Labs:            |                             |
                     |                             |
                     |                             |
                     |                             |
                     |                             |
                     |                             |
_____________________|_____________________________|________________________
b.  Pet Shops:       |                             |
                     |                             |
                     |                             |
                     |                             |
                     |                             |
                     |                             |
_____________________|_____________________________|________________________
c.  Newspaper Ads:   |                             |
                     |                             |
                     |                             |
                     |                             |
                     |                             |
                     |                             |
_____________________|_____________________________|________________________

6.  Where can a person who is interested in obtaining a federal license for
    raising small animals obtain information?






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