Goat

Question 1

Adult female

Answer 1

Doe

Question 2

Adult male

Answer 2

Buck

Question 3

Up to 1 year old

Answer 3

Kid

Question 4

Female 1-2 years old

Answer 4

Goatling

Question 5

Male 1-2 years old

Answer 5

Buckling

Question 6

Horns

Answer 6

Gently curved

Question 7

Tail

Answer 7

Short and erect

Question 8

Suitable temperature

Answer 8

38.6-40

Question 9

Breeding season

Answer 9

September to March

Question 10

Reach puberty

Answer 10

5 months

Question 11

Oestrous cycle

Answer 11

19-21 days

Question 12

Ovulation

Answer 12

24-36 hours after start of oestrus

Question 13

Gestation

Answer 13

150 days

Question 14

When and how long is the period of joining?

Answer 14

Autumn

50 days

Question 15

When should bucks do condition score before joining?

Answer 15

2 months

Question 16

When to do pregnancy test?

Answer 16

6 weeks after removal bucks

Question 17

6 Requirements of kidding

Answer 17

Shade and shelter 
Free from predation 
High level of nutrition
Castration of males
Outside kidding (yards and pens increase parasite incidence)
Feed sufficiently to lactate

Question 18

Purpose of weaning and process

Answer 18

Gain weight of does for next mating

Separate male and female kids at 3.5-12 months
Culling of unsound/ old does

Question 19

Abomasum and rumen percentage in kid and adult goat

Answer 19

Kid 70% abomasum 30% rumen

Adult 7% abomasum 80% rumen

Question 20

3 main breeds

Answer 20

Dairy
Meat
Fibre

Question 21

6 Dairy breeds

Answer 21

Anglo Nubian
British alpine
Saanen
Toggenburg
Australian brown
Australian black

Question 22

3 meat breeds

Answer 22

Rangeland
Red kalahari
Boer

Question 23

2 fibre breeds

Answer 23

Mohair

Cashmere

Question 24

Requirement of nutrition

Answer 24

Eat wide variety of forage plants
Very selective in the way they graze
Select most energy dense parts of plant
Show more preference for roughage

Question 25

What would goats do to save themselves during pregnancy?

Answer 25

Abort the kids

Question 26

What does kid survival depend on?

Answer 26

Birthweight | Milk supply

Question 27

Is there any extra requirement on energy and protein towards first 3 months of pregnancy?

Answer 27

No

Question 28

7 dietary related diseases

Answer 28

``` Bloat Pregnancy toxaemia and ketosis Hypocalcaemia and hypomagnesaemia Ruminate acidosis Mineral deficiency Thiamine deficiency Consumption of toxic plants ```

Question 29

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids

Answer 29

Causes liver damage

Question 30

Cyanogenic

Answer 30

Cyanide producing

Question 31

Nitrates

Answer 31

Reduced oxygen carrying capacity

Question 32

Photosensitisation

Answer 32

Severe sunburn

Question 33

Oxalates

Answer 33

Lowers blood calcium | Forms Crystal in kidneys