Animal Health In Production Systems Flashcards
What types of organisational bodies may contribute to the organisation of an industry?
🔹Industry research and promotion bodies (eg. MLA, AWI, CSIRO as well as cooperative research centres)
🔹All three levels of government (commonwealth, state and local)
🔹Industry bodies (such as breed societies)
Who is responsible for the regulation of veterinary pharmaceuticals in Australia? How about in USA?
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
What are peak councils and what is their role in production systems?
They are agro-political bodies (representatives) that liaise with and influence regulatory bodies or government.
Act to improve communication between peak bodies
As of 2016, which country was ranked highest for world beef exports? Which was ranked lowest?
Highest: Brazil 🇧🇷
Lowest: Mexico 🇲🇽
(Australia was 3rd)
As of 2015-2016, roughly how many agricultural businesses were operating in Australia?
85,600
What are the top 3 Australian agricultural export products?
Beef 🐂 (20%)
Wheat 🌾 (12.5%)
Other meat (8%)
Wool and other animal hair (6%)
In what ways can the value of a production system be considered?
Financial Environmental Psychological Medical Cultural
Provide an example of how plant and animal systems may be integrated in a production system.
How is this beneficial?
Sheep and wheat crops
🔹Crops are grazed in winter and early spring
🔹Crops are harvested in early summer and sheep graze the stubble
This allows increase in sheep stocking rate with minimal reduction in overall grain production. It also provides feed supply to sheep when nutrition is limiting
What are some different government bodies that may play a role in animal production systems?
Occurs at different levels of government and may include:
Biosecurity Australia
DAFF (now the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources)
Animal Health Australia (AHA)
What country receives greatest amount of gov support for industry?
Norway
What are some examples of industry inputs?
🔹 Veterinary health products 🔹 Livestock and property 🔹 Animal id equipment 🔹 Genetic testing equipment and material 🔹 Feeds 🔹 Labour providers 🔹 Insurance 🔹 Livestock agents and transporters 🔹 Infrastructure/ utilities
Basically anything that is needed to effectively manage an enterprise
Summarise the sectors a farmer may work with or be influenced by:
Breed organisations Peak rural bodies Government regulatory bodies/decisions Research providers/ funders Animal welfare and rights groups Providers of different inputs
What are the gestation lengths for the following species?
Cow Sheep Horse Dog Cat Bird Pig
🐎 336 🐮 283 🐑 145 🐷 115 🐶 63 🐱 63 🐣 22
The average age of cattle when they first successfully mate is….?
15 months
As a rule of thumb, female ruminants need to be in the order of _______________% adult body weight at first mating to get good pregnancy rates for large animals.
60-70%
Goats and long wool British breed sheep are what type of breeders? When do they give birth?
Seasonal breeders that give birth in spring (cycle in autumn)
Survival of weaner sheep is dependent on what factors?
Growth rate Weight at weaning Body weight of dam at lambing Post parturition nutrition Post weaning nutrition
When do mares naturally cycle?
As daylight length nears a maximum
TB birthday is when?
1st August
Provide examples of seasonal breeders.
What is the purpose of this?
How can it be changed?
Horses, deer, goats, long wool British breeds of sheep
Young are born at a favourable time of year to maximise chances of survival and chance of passing of genetic material
Lights, Regulin, genetic selection
At what stages can reproductive loss occur?
Conception, parturition, pre-weaning, post-weaning, adult
What may cause reproductive loss?
Genetics Nutrition Environment Infectious disease Predation
What is one way in which we can estimate reproductive loss or wastage?
females bred x industry standard for progeny per female
What is the difference between this number and the actual number of animals that are produced each year
What are some examples of genetic defects that may reduce reproductive rate?
Curly calf syndrome
Breeds with high heads
Toxins
What are the most common orders of birds presented in practice? (You should list 6)
Psittaformes (eg. Cockies, galahs, eclectic)
Passeriformes (eg. Finches, canaries, crows, magpies)
Galliformes (eg. chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail)
Anseriformes (eg. Ducks, geese)
Columbiformes (eg. Pigeons and doves)
Falconiformes and strigiformes (eg. hawks, falcons, owls)
What are some first principles of (caged) avian husbandry?
🔹providing enough space for movement and flight
🔹providing shelter from the weather (keeping their environment clean and dry)
🔹providing the right nutrition and water
🔹establishing an environment that mimics their native habitat
What are some general things to consider when setting up an outdoor aviary?
Size, flooring, protection from weather, protection from predators, material used, stocking density, foliage, maintenance
Canaries and finches can be kept together as can canaries and….?
Neophemas