Chapter Six Flashcards
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- What weight are the steers at their i.) 1st winter and ii.) 2nd winter? What is their final slaughter and carcase weight?
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2
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- A 40kg calf requires how many litres of milk replacer daily?
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3
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- What weight should calves be at turnout/12 weeks of age., and what should their average daily gain be during the first summer to achieve this?
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4
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- What space allowance per finishing animal should be given in i.) slatted shed and ii.) straw bedded houses?
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5
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- What are steers on this system eligible for?
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6
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- How many days should cows be dried off for? Explain the reasons why. If a cow does not get a rest period from milking, what percentage of her potential yield will she reach?
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7
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- Within how many weeks does a farmer want 90% of the herd calving within?
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8
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- What is the lactating spring calved cow’s demand for feed in kg DM/day/?
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9
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- How can total lactation yield be calculated?
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10
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- What % protein do calved cows need in their diet?
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11
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- From May onwards what percentage will the yield drop by per month?
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12
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- Explain what is meant by i.) milk yield, ii.) milk solids, and iii.) milk quality.
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13
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- What is meant by EBI?
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14
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- What should rams be dosed against 2-3 weeks before mating and again at mating?
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15
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- What injection should be given to ewe lambs and ram lambs?
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16
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- How many injections does the 8 in 1 clostridia injection consist of? And if there is more than 1 how far apart must they be? When are boosters given?
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17
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- What is meant by ‘flushing’?
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18
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- When does the majority of foetal growth occur in a ewe’s gestation?
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19
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- What % of area devoted to cereals is covered by spring barley?
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20
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- What soil type does spring barley favour?
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21
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- What is the optimum pH for Spring Barley?
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22
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- What is meant by ‘crop rotation’?
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Crop rotation is planting different crops sequentially on the same plot of land to improve soil health, optimize nutrients in the soil, and combat pest and weed pressure.
23
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- What does ‘BYDV’ stand for?
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24
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- Why is it important to use a mix of herbicides?
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25
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- What does payment for barley take into account?
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26
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- What were pig meat exports worth in 2018?
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27
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- What is the average sow herd size in Ireland?
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28
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- What is the most common sow breed?
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29
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- What is meant by an ‘integrated’ pig farm. And what % of farms are so? What should a sows feed be restricted to before farrowing?
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30
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- What weight are piglets at birth approximately?
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31
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- At what age is pelleted creep feed introduced to the piglets?
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32
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- What age are pigs weaned at?
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33
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- How are sows mated?
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34
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- What is the approximate slaughter weight of pigs?
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Ask. 82kg?
35
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- What temperature is the stage 1 house? And by how much does that temperature reduce per week?
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36
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In relation to KPI’s (key performance indicators) for 2018, what was the performance of i.) litters/sow/year, ii.) born alive, iii.) average weaning weight, iv.) average finisher liveweight, and v.) feed oversion.
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