Deck 3

Question 1

Maximum limit of hydrogen sulphide in the air in animal houses is

Answer 1

10 ppm

Question 2

Name minimum 4 types of artificial ventilation

Answer 2

1. Mechanical
2. Negative pressure
3. Positive pressure
4. Isobaric

Question 3

Minimum distance between production units & rendering plants is?

Answer 3

3000 m

Question 4

Minimum distance between poultry hatching & rearing units is?

Answer 4

1000 m

Question 5

Enriched cage for laying hens must be provided by: ( write min. 5 recommendation)

Answer 5

1. perch -15cm per hen
2. 12cm - food through per hen
3. at least 90cm passage between cages
4. nest box
5. space per 1 hen min. 750 cm2

Question 6

Which housing systems are used for heifers?

Answer 6

• in boxes
• in bedding system

Question 7

Which housing practices are not allowed in organic farming

Answer 7

• housing w/year-round tethering
• cages w/limited area for movement
• closed houses w/out access to pasture
• parallel ways of keeping animals from same species

Question 8

What does it mean black & white system?

Answer 8

separation to clean (white) and dirty (black) areas -> when contact points of both zones are protected

1. productive & reproductive zone -> white (clean) area
2. feed storage -> can be black (complete protection) or white (2nd degree)
3. waste products -> black (dirty)

The entrance to the clean parts are protected by “barriers” and “filters”

Question 9

Write the recommended ratio between resting area and dunging area in group housing for pigs?

Answer 9

2:1
(resting:dunging)

Question 10

Which statements about broiler farming is not true?

Answer 10

broilers are kept in EU in cage housing system