Cattle Ranch

Question 1

enclosure for confining and handling livestock

Answer 1

Corral

Question 2

pen for confining animals from the pasture

Answer 2

Holding pen

Question 3

pen used to funnel cattle into the working chute

Answer 3

Crowding pen

Question 4

chute leading the cattle from the crowding pen to the holding chute/squeeze

Answer 4

Working chute

Question 5

use to restrain animals

Answer 5

Holding chute

Squeeze

Question 6

chute used to load cattle from working chute or crowding pen to a vehicle

Answer 6

Loading chute

Question 7

Corral fence boards should be ____ mm x ____ mm - ____ mm. The fence boards shall be treated with preservatives that are not toxic to animals.

Answer 7

50mm x 100mm to 150 mm

Question 8

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.

Answer 8

150mm or 100mm

Question 9

The minimum space clearance between

horizontal rails of the corral fence shall be ____mm.

Answer 9

150mm

Question 10

The minimum fence height shall be ____ m. For Brahman cross and exotics breeds, the fence height shall be _____ m to ____ m.

Answer 10

1.5m ; 1.7m to 1.8m

Question 11

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.

Answer 11

150mm to 200mm ; 750mm ; 2.5m

Question 12

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.

Answer 12

150mm to 200mm ; 750mm ; 2.5m

Question 13

_________ shall be provided to bring the cattle from a pen or pasture to the holding.

Answer 13

Access alley

Question 14

Access alley:

It shall be at least ____m wide and shall be laid-out to provide a desired traffic flow.

Answer 14

3m

Question 15

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.

Answer 15

30 degrees ; 2m

Question 16

Crowding pen shall have solid walling and the post spacing shall be _____ m. The height of the solid wall shall be _____ m.

Answer 16

1.2m to 1.8m ; 1 to 1.5m

Question 17

Working chute wall should be _____m high and the overall height including the top rail should be _____ m.

Answer 17

1m to 1.5m ; 1.4m to 1.8m

Question 18

The post of the working chute should be ____ m and should be embedded ____ m into the ground.

Answer 18

1.8 m; 0.9 m

Question 19

Working chute should be curved (C or S-shaped with maximum curve angle of ___) or offset (offset angle at __ maximum).

Answer 19

15 deg ; 30 deg

Question 20

Loading ramp floor shall have cross battens every ___m to prevent slipping.

Answer 20

0.2m

Question 21

Ramp should have a slope of ___%.

Answer 21

30%

Question 22

The slope of the permanently installed ramp shall not exceed ____. For portable or adjustable loading chute, slope shall not exceed ____.

Answer 22

36%; 47%

Question 23

If stair-stepped concrete ramps are provided, each step should have ____ mm rise and _____ mm tread width. The step surface shall be roughened.

Answer 23

90 to 100 mm ; 300mm

Question 24

Loading chute should be provided and should be oriented so as to minimize the effect of bright sunlight. The width shall be ____m.

Answer 24

0.66m to 0.76m

Question 25

The chute should be provided with loading ramp with a level-loading surface of about ____ m wide to walk on or off the truck.

Answer 25

1.5m

Question 26

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.

Answer 26

200

Question 27

The top wire (i.e. barbed wire) shall be ____m high. The wire spacing downward
should be ____, ___ and ____ mm intervals.

Answer 27

1.4m; 500, 500 and 400 mm

Question 28

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.

Answer 28

75mm

Question 29

Perimeter fence shall be ___m high. It shall be provided with four strands wire equally spaced at ___m.

Answer 29

1.5m; 0.3m

Question 30

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.

Answer 30

100 by 100mm; 5m ;1.5m ; 0.75m; 5m