General and Special Management Practices

Question 1

the first milk secreted by the mammary gland

Answer 1

colostrum

Question 2

rich in nutrients such as vitamin a and minerals

Answer 2

colostrum

Question 3

should be done after birth

Answer 3

teeth clipping and tail docking

Question 4

process of cutting the tail of sheep

Answer 4

docking

Question 5

the caring for the newly hatched chicks by supplying heat and confinement

Answer 5

brooding

Question 6

ideal brooder temp in piglets

Answer 6

30-32 centigrade

Question 7

process of separating the dam from their young

Answer 7

weaning

Question 8

weaning in cattle

Answer 8

5-7 months

Question 9

weaning in sheep and goat

Answer 9

anytime after 3 months

Question 10

weaning in swine

Answer 10

early weaning 21 days, later weaning 42 days

Question 11

common identification of animal identification

Answer 11

branding
ear notching
ear tag
tattoo
wing/leg bands
horn brand

Question 12

formed by making a strip incision through nose

Answer 12

buds

Question 13

made by cutting down a strip of skin on the jaw bone

Answer 13

wattles

Question 14

formed by cutting down a strip of skin on the brisket

Answer 14

dewlaps

Question 15

the removal or permanent alteration of the testicles of male

Answer 15

castration

Question 16

advantage of castration

Answer 16

prevent unnecessary breeding
easy handing
meat quality

Question 17

disadvantage of castration

Answer 17

less heavy
less mascular
tend to decrease rate of live weight

Question 18

castration period in calves, lambs, and pigs

Answer 18

calves- 1 to 3 (average 2 months)
lambs- 7 to 14 days
pigs- 1-3 weeks

Question 19

usually grown for 17-20 weeks and marketed at 3.6-4.5 kg

Answer 19

caponization

Question 20

done usually at 2-4 weeks of age

Answer 20

caponization

Question 21

removal of horns in cattle, goat, sheep

Answer 21

dehorning

Question 22

advantages of dehorning

Answer 22

required space
more uniform
prevent injuries

Question 23

scoops the horn and horn producing skin

Answer 23

A barnes-type dehorner

Question 24

used to remove the horn bud plus the horn producing skun

Answer 24

dehorning spoon or tube

Question 25

destroy the horn producing skin at the base

Answer 25

electric hot iron dehorner

Question 26

removes horn producing skin but does not cut into frontal sinus

Answer 26

barnes-type dehorner

Question 27

cutting to reduce excessive growth if hooves in sheep

Answer 27

hoof trimming

Question 28

done whenever the hair are long enough to harvest

Answer 28

shearing

Question 29

bad habit developed by some growing chickens, more commonly observes in hens and birds

Answer 29

cannibalism

Question 30

causes of cannibalism

Answer 30

imbalance rations
overcrowding
poor ventilation
excessive heat

Question 31

cutting of the beak in young birds routinely prevent problems such as cannibalism

Answer 31

debeaking

Question 32

common practice in fighting cocks, it is the cutting off the comb at day 1

Answer 32

dubbing

Question 33

2 primary purposes of comb

Answer 33

thermostasis
indicator of health

Question 34

ability of a living organism to maintain the same temperature

Answer 34

thermostasis

Question 35

procedure to remove a wattle

Answer 35

dewattling

Question 36

process of losing of the feathers

Answer 36

molting

Question 37

molting occurs in definite order

Answer 37

head
neck
breast
back
fluff
abdomen
wing
tail

Question 38

loss of yellow pigmentation in yellow skinned chickens

Answer 38

bleaching

Question 39

bleaching occurs in definitebirder

Answer 39

vent (1 week)
eye ring (7-10 days)
earlobe (7-10 days)
beak (4-6 weeks)
shanks (4-6 months)

Question 40

management of heat stress

Answer 40

use of cooling systems
modification through feed and water supply
housing design and material

Question 41

management of cold stress

Answer 41

• supplying supplement heat by providing high energy content
• reduce heat loss
• use of insulators