Cow Husbandry Flashcards
What is rumination
Food broken down by chewing and blouses are regurgitated &I chewed 40-50 times before swallowing again
Time spent laid down
12-14
Time spent ruminating
7+ he
- 5 laid down
- 5 stood
Rumen pH
6-7
Feed types
Forage
Concentrates
Age of cull cattle
Over 30mnth
What cows are used for beef
Purebred dairy bull
Dairyxbeef
Purebred beef calf
What is innate behaviour
Instinctive unlearned behaviour
What is acquired behaviour
Learnt actions
What poor husbandry can cause off behaviour
Inadequate trough space
Inadequate lying time
How can exploration lead to issues
They lick smell and attempt to eat new things so can eat wire batteries plastic etc
Problems with the cattle hierarchy
Excessive competition
Intro of heifers to the herd
Mixing at markets
Why is good quality housing important for reproduction
Usually better demonstration of sexual behaviour so better reproduction efficiency as easier to identify on heat
Calving interval/index
365 days
Gestation period
282 day
9mnth
Calving-conception interval
83 day
Oestrus intervals
21 day (17-25)
Oestrus duration
16hr
Ovulation
12hr after oestrus ends
Oestrus signs
Restless Bellowing Grouping Scoff marks flanks and tail head Standing to be mounted
+ve AI
Accurate breeding record
Precise calving date
Good herd management
Beef v dairy insemination
Beef mainly natural
Dairy mainly AI
Who can do AI
Trained operator
Trained farm staff
What diseases may AI contain
Venereal