Cattle Ranch Flashcards
enclosure for confining and handling livestock
Corral
pen for confining animals from the pasture
Holding pen
pen used to funnel cattle into the working chute
Crowding pen
chute leading the cattle from the crowding pen to the holding chute/squeeze
Working chute
use to restrain animals
Holding chute
Squeeze
chute used to load cattle from working chute or crowding pen to a vehicle
Loading chute
Corral fence boards should be ____ mm x ____ mm - ____ mm. The fence boards shall be treated with preservatives that are not toxic to animals.
50mm x 100mm to 150 mm
Four ____mm or five ____mm rails should be attached to the inner part of the post
with slightly larger spacing at the top of the fence.
150mm or 100mm
The minimum space clearance between
horizontal rails of the corral fence shall be ____mm.
150mm
The minimum fence height shall be ____ m. For Brahman cross and exotics breeds, the fence height shall be _____ m to ____ m.
1.5m ; 1.7m to 1.8m
Post should be ____mm - ____mm in diameter and should be set at least ____ mm into the ground. The maximum spacing between posts shall be ____ m.
150mm to 200mm ; 750mm ; 2.5m
Post should be ____mm - ____mm in diameter and should be set at least ____ mm into the ground. The maximum spacing between posts shall be ____ m.
150mm to 200mm ; 750mm ; 2.5m
_________ shall be provided to bring the cattle from a pen or pasture to the holding.
Access alley
Access alley:
It shall be at least ____m wide and shall be laid-out to provide a desired traffic flow.
3m
Funnel shaped crowding pens shall be constructed with one straight side and the other side should enter the working chute at an angle of ___. The funnel should be at least ___ wide.
30 degrees ; 2m
Crowding pen shall have solid walling and the post spacing shall be _____ m. The height of the solid wall shall be _____ m.
1.2m to 1.8m ; 1 to 1.5m
Working chute wall should be _____m high and the overall height including the top rail should be _____ m.
1m to 1.5m ; 1.4m to 1.8m
The post of the working chute should be ____ m and should be embedded ____ m into the ground.
1.8 m; 0.9 m
Working chute should be curved (C or S-shaped with maximum curve angle of ___) or offset (offset angle at __ maximum).
15 deg ; 30 deg
Loading ramp floor shall have cross battens every ___m to prevent slipping.
0.2m
Ramp should have a slope of ___%.
30%
The slope of the permanently installed ramp shall not exceed ____. For portable or adjustable loading chute, slope shall not exceed ____.
36%; 47%
If stair-stepped concrete ramps are provided, each step should have ____ mm rise and _____ mm tread width. The step surface shall be roughened.
90 to 100 mm ; 300mm
Loading chute should be provided and should be oriented so as to minimize the effect of bright sunlight. The width shall be ____m.
0.66m to 0.76m
The chute should be provided with loading ramp with a level-loading surface of about ____ m wide to walk on or off the truck.
1.5m
Dipping vat should be constructed if the herd is ____animal units or more. The vat should be built on one side of the corral system where water supply is abundant and it should be near the center of the grazing.
200
The top wire (i.e. barbed wire) shall be ____m high. The wire spacing downward
should be ____, ___ and ____ mm intervals.
1.4m; 500, 500 and 400 mm
Battens which are intended to grow should have their tops leveled with the top of the posts and should have a clearance of ___mm from the ground.
75mm
Perimeter fence shall be ___m high. It shall be provided with four strands wire equally spaced at ___m.
1.5m; 0.3m
Fence posts should be concrete with a minimum dimension of ____ mm x ___ mm.
Maximum spacing between post shall be ___ m and it shall be ___ m high. The depth of the post
in the ground shall be ___ m or deeper depending on the type of soil. If the distance between
posts is more than ____m, battens shall be used at the intervals between the posts to keep the
wire spacing rigid. Smaller staples should be driven in tight to prevent the battens from
moving side to side.
100 by 100mm; 5m ;1.5m ; 0.75m; 5m
