Behavior

Question 1

How do pigs live in nature?

Answer 1

In small groups

Question 2

Stages of swine production:

Answer 2

Farrowing, nursery, grower, finisher

Some barns are wean-finish

Question 3

Innate behavior of pigs:

Answer 3

Curious
If familiar with people, will likely come to you
Chew at boots/coveralls
Food motivated
can become affectionate with caretakers

Question 4

Pig response when agitated:

Answer 4

grunt/bark

Question 5

Pig response when frightened/restrained:

Answer 5

Squeal loudly

Question 6

Pigs have a natural urge to ______________.

Answer 6

ESCAPE
will look for gaps, very strong

Question 7

Piglets fight for _____________.

Answer 7

teat order; social hierarchy

Question 8

____________ is a sign of dominance in piglets.

Answer 8

Mounting

Question 9

How do we manage tail biters in piglets?

Answer 9

Figure out why its happening. Stress v boredom

Question 10

Pig behavior in response to being cold:

Answer 10

Pile up

Question 11

Pig response to being comfortable (temperature wise)

Answer 11

Lying spread out

Question 12

Pig response to being too hot

Answer 12

Panting, dirty, lie in cooler/wetter areas

Question 13

Innate behaviors of cattle:

Answer 13

Nursing, standing
body positions- rest, intense weather, grazing
Shelter seeking

Question 14

learned behaviors of cattle:

Answer 14

locations of water, feed, mineral
milking procedures
electric fences
response to humans/facilities

Question 15

Cattle Smell:

Answer 15

Better than humans, not as good as dogs
Can detect odors up to 1 mi away
Generally do not like the smell of blood

Question 16

Critical temperature for adult bovine:

Answer 16

-9ºF

Question 17

Temperature at which bovine RR increases:

Answer 17

70ºF

Question 18

Temperature at which cattle decrease intake to lower heat produced by metabolism

Answer 18

77ºF

Question 19

Cattle Bite Habits:

Answer 19

50-70 bites/min; 1 chew for every 3 bites

Question 20

Cattle grazing times:

Answer 20

8-9 hr/day

Question 21

Cattle rumination time:

Answer 21

6-10 hrs/day

Question 22

Factors that decrease time spent grazing by cattle:

Answer 22

Flies
Predators
Drought/Lack of Food

Question 23

Feedlot eating patterns:

Answer 23

Mainly diurnal
Total eating time ~5hr
eat 10-14 times/day

Question 24

How many cows should be eating OR chewing their cud at any given point on a dairy?

Answer 24

50%

Question 25

Dairy eating time:

Answer 25

4.5 hrs

Question 26

Dairy chewing cud time:

Answer 26

7.5 hrs

Question 27

How much does pregnancy increase water consumptionin cows:

Answer 27

Doubles

Question 28

Dairy cow water intake:

Answer 28

30-50 gal/day

Question 29

Distance of walking by cattle is determined by which two factors:

Answer 29

Location of water and soil Density of nutrients in forage

Question 30

What is up last and down first when a cow is rising and laying down?

Answer 30

The head

Question 31

Maternal Behavior of cows:

Answer 31

Licking Calf Eats placenta Defensive of Calf Dystocia or heifer may not follow these behaviors

Question 32

"Dark Cutters"

Answer 32

A result of pre-harvest stress depleting energy stores in the muscle Results in dark, firm, dry meat and lower carcass price

Question 33

Stress, Pain, and Illness cause decreases in what bovine behaviors:

Answer 33

Eating Drinking Ruminating Ambulating Reproducing Maternal Care Grooming

Question 34

Sheep reaction to alarm:

Answer 34

Form tight bunch & push themselves to the middle

Question 35

Goat reaction to alarm:

Answer 35

form a thin line

Question 36

Alarm behavior in goats:

Answer 36

Sneezing

Question 37

Alarm behavior in sheep:

Answer 37

Stomp and Snort

Question 38

Eating behavior difference between sheep and goats

Answer 38

Sheep graze Goats browse

Question 39

Grazing behavior of sheep & the importance:

Answer 39

Tend to graze close to manure piles Increases parasite intake Also graze differently than cattle- can rotate pasture between these species

Question 40

Goat grooming:

Answer 40

Goats lick/clean almost every part of their body Sick animals will not groom effectively