Cattle

Question 1

Lameness

Answer 1

Extremes of energy imbalance

Costs money

Question 2

Other compromises of welfare

Answer 2

Cow calf relationship

Housing

Question 3

Types of housing patterns

Answer 3

Zero grazing
Winter housing
Grazing only

Question 4

Winter housing system

Answer 4

Calf at start or middle of housing period

Peak lactation over winter so graze at low lactation

Question 5

When winter housing goes off

Answer 5

Calf at end of housing period

Peak yield in summer so reduced grazing as need more E

Question 6

Group size issues

Answer 6

Incr
How many can cow recognise
Aggression
Reduce milk yield
Synchronous (eat) so if kit enough spaces

Question 7

Cow comfort impact

Answer 7

Lies for 10hr
Lying Good for milk production
Synchronous so lie at the same time
Lying due to lameness

Question 8

Types of housing

Answer 8

Cubicles
Straw yards
Fields

Question 9

Calves taken from mother at what age

Answer 9

12-24hr

Question 10

Affects on cow and calf

Answer 10

Cow reduced maternal behaviour stressful

Calf reduced social interaction, hard to learn adult behaviour like grazing stressful

Question 11

Types of calf feeding

Answer 11

Buckets

Why’d ale/ teat bucket

Question 12

Weaning age

Answer 12

8wk

Question 13

Beef weaning

Answer 13

6mnth

Question 14

Natural weaning

Answer 14

11-12mnth

Question 15

Mastitis

Answer 15

Infectious or trauma to twats

Costs money