AMPH Numbers Flashcards
UK Dairy goats lactate for how many days a year
300
how many liters do uk dairy goats produce
2-3
uk daiery goats breed when
they are short day (autumn) seasonal breeders
uk meat goats breed when
almost all year round
female uk dairy goats weigh
65kg
male dairy goats weigh
60kg
female uk meat goats weigh
75kg
male uk meat goats weigh
120kg
how much wool does an angora male goat produce
6kg
how much wool does an angora female goat produce
4kg
when are angora goats shorn
mid winter and mid summer
In a housing yard/paddock, goats in an individual pen must have how much space
4m2
In a housing yard/paddock, goats in an individual pen must have how much space
2m2
for goats, how much bigger than their home must the exresise yard be
3-4 times
in a paddock, what is the space requierments for goats
0.25 acres per goat
goat feed consists of
50% browse and 25% rain and pasture
male goats reahc puberty at
4 months
femal egoats reach pubery at
6 months
female goats can be bred at
35kg or 18 months
goat oestrus lasts
few hors to few days and cycles every 21 days
when breeding seasonaly what is the ratio of does to billies
1:30-40 does
when breeding with synchronised does what is the ratio of does to billies
1: 20
how long is goat gestation
150 days
goat mid pregnancy mot
bcs
mineral and energy status testing
nutritional analysis of feeds
pre kidding clostridial disease and abortion vaccination
percentage of goat kid losses
30-60%
goats slaughted at
6-18 months
what is the age limit on castrating oats with a band
7 days
age at which goats are disbudded
3-10 days by vet
when are goats vaccinated
primary kid course, pre kidding clostrum booster for preg does
how often do goats get thei rfeet checked
monthly
alpaca gestation
11-11.5 months
when are cria born
late spring/ early summer
when are cria weaned
5-6 months
when arefemale alapacs put to stud
14 months
when can a female alapaca return to stud post partum
10-14 dyas postpartum
what vaccinations do alpacas get
5 in 1
tetnus, black leg, pulpy kidney, black disese, malignat oedema
how many times a year do you trim alpacs feet
4, or every 6-7 weeks
what does a newborn cria wegh
at leat 5.5kg but ususlly 7-9 kg
how many alapacas can you have on rough grazing land
4-5
how many alapacas can you have on perminent pasture over 5 years old
5-6
how many alapacas can you have on tempory pasture less than 5 years old
6-8
how many alpacas can be kept on 1/2 acre of well mantained land
2
a 70kg alpaca will consume how much dry ,atter daily
1kg
deer mate in what season
autumn
deer gestation length
233
what is the cycle of a deer hind
seasonally polyoestrus
cycle of 20 days with oestrus lasting 12-24 hours
calving in deer occurs…
early summer in 3 weeks
when are deer weaned
pre-rut in late gust at 3-4 months or post rut at 6-7 months
herd size of indoor sows
400-500
herd size of outdoor sows
700-800
gilts reach puberty at
150-180 days
gilts are mated at
240 days
gilts give birth
around their first birthday
gilts purchased at
190 days
gilts cyles last
21 days
pigs are weaned at
70 days of age
pigs are slaughtered at
150-170 days
point of lay of chicken
18 weeks
enriched cages should be
5mx2m wide have 12cm of feeder space perches 7-10cm high contain 90 birds 9 hens per m2
stocking density of hens in barn
9 hens per 1m2
15cm of perch per hen
1 nest box per 5 hens
free range hen stocking density
4m2 per hen
organic stocing densities
6 hens per m2
max flock size of 3000
broiler birds at table weight at
6-7 weeks
broiler bird stocking density
30kg per m2
smal chicks must be kept at
32 degrees
legislation involved in zoos
EC Zoos directive (1999/22/ec)
zoos licencing act (1981)
secretary of states standards of modern zoo practicr (sssmzp)
balai directive (ec directive 92/65/eec)
convention on international trade in endangered species (CITES)
Animal welfare act (2006)
the welfare of animals(transport)(england) order 2006
dangerous wild animals act 1976
firearms act 1968
legislation regulation catteries and kennels
animal boarding establishmet act 1963
the animal welfare (licensing of activties involving animals)(england) regulations 2018
animal welfare act 2006
the animal welfare (licensing of activties involving animals)(england) regulations 2018
PARTS 1-7
apply to all animal related buisnesses
the animal welfare (licensing of activties involving animals)(england) regulations 2018
PARTS 1-4
relate to the bording of cats and dogs
the animal welfare (licensing of activties involving animals)(england) regulations 2018 covers
provision of suitible enviroment
monitoring of behaviour and training
record keeping
protection from pain, suffering and disease
general animal legislation
animal welfare act 2006
codes of recomendation for the welfareof livestock
the animals (scientific procedures act) 1986
nutrients required by animals
water energy protien minerals vitamins essential fatty acids
major minerals in animal nutrition
calcium phosphorus magnesium sodium chlorine potassium sulphur
trace elemets in anmal nutrition
cobalt copper iodine iron manganese selenium zinc
order common forages in order of lowest to higest water content
barley straw, maize silage, grass silage, mature grass, younge grass
order common forages in order of lowest to higest dm content
younge grass, grass silage, mature grass, maize silage, barley straw
order common concentrates in order of lowest to higest dm content
soya bean meal, rapeseed meal, barley, brewers grains, sugar beet pulp
order common concentrates in order of lowest to higest water content
sugar beet pulp, barley, brewers grains, rapeseed meal, soya bean meal
adult sheep rumen volume
10-15l
adult cattle rumen volume
150-200l
the rumen contains how many g/kg of water
850-930
crude protien content of forages from low to high
straw, whole crop wheat,maize silage, hay, grass silage, grass
fibre content of forages from low to high
maize silage, whole crop wheat, grass silage, hay, straw
ME content of forages from low to high
straw wheat, hay, whole crop wheat, grass silage, msize silage, grass
legislation involved in livestock housing
the welfare of farmed animals (england) refulations 2007
how frequntly should dairy herd straw yards be cleaned out
every 4-6 weeks
how many cubicles should cows have
5% more cubicles than no. of cows
considering the dimensions of a stall or pen used for individual pigs, what are the stipulations on the dimensions
internal area must not be less than the square leanght of the pig, no internal side can be less than 75% of the leanght of the pig
in loose housing what should be the total available area per dairy cows
10.5m2
in loose housing what should be the total available area per cows up to 100kg
2.6m2
in loose housing what should be the total available area for cows up to 200kg
4.4m2
in loose housing what should be the total available area percows up to 350kg
7m2
space allowances per grouped calves of 45kg
2m2
space allowances per grouped calves of 46kg-99kg
3.0m2
space allowances per grouped calves of 100kg-149kg
4m2
space allowances per grouped calves of 150kg-199kg
5m2
a dairy perid of of less than how many lux is essentail to mantian hormone belence in cattle
<30 lux
how much space per sow should loose house sows have
<2.25 m2
space requierments for rabbits
3mx2mx1m
temp requierments for rabbits
21-23c
space requierments for guinepigs
0.9m2 per adult
temp requierments for guinea pigs
16-24c
describe the cyle of the bitch
monoestrous non seasonal 6 month cycle polytocous oestrus lasts 9 days
when does the bitch reach puberty
6-9 months
pregnancy in the birch lasts
63 days
feline oestrus cycle
seasoonaly poly oestrus jan to sept long day breeders 6 month cycles puberty at 6-9 months polytocous induced ovulators
oestrus in the cat
2-10 days
feline gestation period
63-65 days
guinea pig oestrus cycle
females sexually mature at 4-6 weeks, males at 9-10 weeks
polyoestrus
cycle is 15-17 days
oestrus lasts 1-16 hours
rabbit oestrus cycle
jan-oct, light dependent
receptive for 12-14 days
induced and 2-4 days of non receptivity
ovulators
bovine oestrus cycle
polyoestrus
leangth of cycle 21 days
18 hour oestrus
gestation 283
ovine oestrus cycle
SEASONALLY POLY OESTRUS
17 days
36 hour oestrus
147 gestation
porcine oestrus cycle
polyoestrus
21 day cycle
oestrus lasts 36-98 hours
111-120 day gestation
caprine oestrus cycle
seasonally polyoestrus
21 day oestrus cycle
36-60 hour oestrus
150 day gestation
poultry oestrus cycle
seasonally polyoestrus
1 egg a day= 1 day cycle
20-30 day incubation
alpaca
induced ovulators
no cycle
345 gestation lenghth
calving interval aim
365 days with 1 offspring per year
legislation of biosecurity in transport
the transport of animals (cleansing and disinfection) (england)(no.3) order 2003
