Evaluation

This exam can be used to evaluate students' understanding of artificial insemination.

Section 1: Multiple Choice (10 marks)

Directions: Each question in this section has four suggested answers, lettered (a), (b), (c) and (d). Read each question carefully, decide which choice is best, and SHADE it. There is only one correct answer to each question.

1. What is semen for use in artificial insemination put in?
a. Your hand
b. Syringes
c. Straws
d. Cups

2. What is in the semen tank to preserve the semen?
a. Xenon
b. Liquid nitrogen
c. Salt
d. Hydrogen

3. How soon can a cow be rebred if the semen did not stick?
a. 30 days
b. 10 days
c. 90 days
d. 21 days

4. Which of these is part of an insemination rod?
a. Elastrator
b. Slycobut
c. Pipette
d. Delaval

5. What lubricant is used in artificial insemination?
a. K-Y Jelly
b. Vaseline
c. Saliva
d. Bag Balm

6. Which is an acceptable method to thaw semen?
a. In the air
b. In a microwave
c. On the sidewalk
d. In a warm water bath

7. Semen is stored at a temperature of
a. 96oC
b. -96oC
c. 196oC
d. -196oC

8. Estrus is the time when the female
a. is willing to receive the male
b. has reached sexual maturity
c. is ready to give birth
d. is lactating

9. All of the following are signs of heat in a cow EXCEPT
a. Clear mucus discharge from the vulva
b. Increase in appetite
c. Undue noise making
d. Restlessness

10. A teaser cow is one which is
a. on heat
b. mature
c. hungry
d. sexy


Section 2: Short Answer Questions (10 marks)

Directions: This section consists of ONE numbered question. You should attempt it fully.

1. Farmer John owns a dairy farm with 50 cows and one bull. When the cows are on heat, the farmer collects the semen from the bull and inseminates the cows manually.

a. What type of insemination is he practicing? (1 mark)
_________________________________________________

b. List FIVE advantages of this type of insemination. (5 marks)
1._______________________________________________
2.______________________________________________
3._______________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________

c. State FOUR problems that may arise from using this type of insemination. (4 marks)
1. ______________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________


Section 3: Long Answer Questions (15 marks)

Directions: This section consists of ONE numbered question. You should attempt it fully.

1. Name and discuss the three main segments of Artificial Insemination.