ANIMAL SCIENCE TRIVIA REVIEWER

1. ILRI is a non-profit association for the advancement in animal science, which aims to promote sustainable livestock
production. What is the location of the second headquarters of this infamous institute?
A. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
B. Geneva, Switzerland
C. Ibadan, Nigeria
D. Shanhua, Thailand

2. An infamous organization established in 1963 in Diliman Quezon City by 31 veterinarians and one animal scientist.
A. Association of Animal Science
B. Society of Animal Scientist
C. Philippine Society of Animal Science
D. Philippine Society of Animal Nutritionist

3. The acronym AFTA, which is one of the major cause of the dumping of products by other countries in the Philippines
stands for
A. ASEAN Free Trade Association
B. ASEAN Free Trade Agreement
C. Asian Free Trade Administration
D. Asian Free Trade Agreement

4. The value of pork imports as of January 1, 2009

A. US $ 48,114.71 FOB
B. US $108,134.22 FOB
C. US $ 57,216.55 FOB
D. US $ 78,324.13 FOB

5. The top cattle producing region in the country in terms of population

A. MIMAROPA
B. BICOL REGION
C. SOCCKSARGEN
D. ILOCOS REGION

6. The strain of Ebola that hit the swine industry in 2008

A. chauvoei
B. pyogenes
C. reston
D. pullorum

7. International Training Center on Pig Husbandry is an institution in the Philippines that helps in the
improvement of our local swine industry. It is located at
A. San Pedro, Laguna
B. Los Baños, Laguna
C. Lipa City, Batangas
D. Balayan, Batangas
8. Festivities for the good harvest and promotion of local products are popular among the country’s provinces.
One of these festivals is Lechon festival, which is being celebrated at
A. San Pedro, Laguna
B. Los Baños, Laguna
C. Lipa City, Batangas
D. Balayan, Batangas
9. The meaning of H in the strain of avian influenza H5N1 is
A. Hematoma
B. Haemonchus
C. Hemaglutinnin
D. None
10. The swine industry has the largest contribution among the livestock being produced in the Philippines, which comprises
_____ of the total livestock production in the country
A. 50%
B. 65%
C. 37 %
D. 82%
11. The carabao is popular among Filipino farmers being the beast of burden that helps folks in the countryside in their field
works. Owing a lot from this animal a festival is being held for it in
A. Dumaguete City
B. Science City of Muñoz
C. Puerto Prinsesa
D. Pulilan
 12. Among the popular delicacies in the Philippines is the Darag, a native chicken. The increasing popularity of this native
chicken boosts the production of native chicken in the south. The part of the Philippines that is considered as the top producer of
native chicken is
A. Eastern Visayas
B. Western Visayas
C. Central Visayas
D. Northern Mindanao
13. The top most duck populated region in the country is
A. CALABARZON
B. MIMAROPA
C. CENTRAL LUZON
D. BICOL REGION
14. The per capita consumption of milk of Filipinos as of January 1, 2009
A. 9.76 kg/person/yr
B. 12.15 kg/person/yr
C. 19.5 kg/person/yr
D. 14.74 kg/person/yr
15. The supply of live goats increased in the year 2008 due to the increment in the number of live births. Total supply of goats
in the Philippines as of January 1, 2009 was
A. 3.54 million hd
B. 7.40 million hd
C. 5.67 million hd
D. 10.33 million hd
16. How many percent of the total inventory of cattle belong to the backyard sector?
A. 80%
B. 77%
C. 99%
D. 100%
17. Cheese from goat’s milk is popularly known as
A. Chevre
B. Mozzarella
C. Roquefort
D. Brie
18. Which of the following is not among the top 5 largest swine producing countries
A. USA
B. Canada
C. Brazil
D. Argentina
19. The world’s largest producer of pork
A. China
B. Brazil
C. Canada
D. Argentina
20. The country with the most number of cattle and buffalo in the world
A. New Zealand
B. Australia
C. India
D. Pakistan
21. The country with largest consumption of pork
A. USA
B. Germany
C. China
D. Russia
22. The country with the largest consumption of beef
A. Argentina
B. USA
C. New Zealand
D. Mexico
23. The largest consumer of poultry meat is
A. China
B. Germany
C. USA
D. Mexico
24. The largest producer of dairy products
A. New Zealand
B. Italy
C. Australia
D. India
 25. World’s largest exporter of dairy products
A. Australia
B. Switzerland
C. New Zealand
D. USA
26. The largest importer of dairy products
A. Philippines
B. Malaysia
C. Indonesia
D. Japan
27. The first mammal to be successfully cloned from a mature cell is
A. Goat
B. Sheep
C. Rabbit
D. Rat
28. Who was the genius behind the first cloning of sheep inspired by a sexy entertainer named Dolly Parton?
A. John Dalton
B. Jay Lush
C. Stephen Wozniak
D. Ian Wilmut
29. The first vertebrate to be cloned
A. Tadpole
B. Salamander
C. Rat
D. Rabbit
30. A type of cheese being popular for its unusual color due to the mold being used in its culture
A. Brie
B. Roquefort
C. Chevre
D. Blue Cheese
31. Milk protein component of the lactose synthetase enzyme
A. Whey
B. Casein
C. Lactalbumin
D. Zein
32. The freezing point of milk is used to determine the presence of what contaminant in milk?
A. Bacteria
B. Fungi
C. Vegetable oil
D. Added water
33. The disease that devastated swine farms in the Philippines last 2008 that caused abortions and respiratory illness
A. Swine Influeza
B. Hog Cholera
C. PRRS
D. Ebola
34. The reason why goats has a typically elevated type of housing
A. Goats are originally mountain animals
B. Goats are browsers
C. Goats are picky animals
D. None
35. A cross between genuses is permissible with the use of biotechnology like crossing a tiger with a lion producing a liger.
What is the term for the animals produced from the crossing of turkey and chicken?
A. Chiturks
B. Turkins
C. Chicteys
D. Keykens
36. If the per capita consumption of pork for the year 2010 is 18 kg/person/yr. Compute for the projected demand of pork for
the year 2014 if the current population is 100 000 000 with annual growth rate of 2.05%
A. 1,952,201,047 kg
B. 2,076,346.542 kg
C. 1,826,768,965 kg
D. 1,565,432,678 kg
37. The first animal to be domesticated
A. Pig
B. Goose
C. Sheep
D. Chicken
Answer Key (ANIMAL SCIENCE CURRENT EVENTS)

1) A 26) d
2) c 27) b
3) b 28) d
4) a 29) a
5) d 30) d
6) c 31) c
7) c 32) d
8) d 33) c
9) c 34) a
10) d 35) b
11) d 36) a
12) b 37) b
13) c
14) d
15) b
16) c
17) a
18) d
19) a
20) c
21) b
22) a
23) c
24) d
25) c