Question

the swine industry is increasingly dependent upon purebred hogs rather than synthetic lines of hogs.
true
false
question 12 (2 points)
scrapie is a fatal disease that affects the central nervous system of sheep and goats. scrapie is classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (tse) and is related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and chronic wasting disease (cwd) of deer and elk. these tse diseases are caused by a

bacteria
prion
virus
fungus
question 13 (2 points)
the height of a horse is measured in \hands\ at its withers. how many inches equal a hand?
4
2
12
6

Explanation:

Question 1:

The swine industry often uses synthetic lines (crossbreds) for traits like growth and disease resistance, not purebreds as the primary dependency.

Question 2:

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) such as scrapie are caused by prions, misfolded proteins that induce abnormal folding in normal proteins.

Question 3:

A "hand" in equine measurement is a standard unit equal to 4 inches, measured at the horse's withers.

Answer:

False
Prion
4