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Goat Flashcards

1
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Adult female

A

Doe

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2
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Adult male

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Buck

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3
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Up to 1 year old

A

Kid

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4
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Female 1-2 years old

A

Goatling

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5
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Male 1-2 years old

A

Buckling

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6
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Horns

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Gently curved

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7
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Tail

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Short and erect

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8
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Suitable temperature

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38.6-40

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9
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Breeding season

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September to March

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10
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Reach puberty

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5 months

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11
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Oestrous cycle

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19-21 days

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12
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Ovulation

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24-36 hours after start of oestrus

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13
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Gestation

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150 days

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14
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When and how long is the period of joining?

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Autumn

50 days

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15
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When should bucks do condition score before joining?

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2 months

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16
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When to do pregnancy test?

A

6 weeks after removal bucks

17
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6 Requirements of kidding

A 
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
18
Q

Purpose of weaning and process

A

Gain weight of does for next mating

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

19
Q

Abomasum and rumen percentage in kid and adult goat

A

Kid 70% abomasum 30% rumen

Adult 7% abomasum 80% rumen

20
Q

3 main breeds

A

Dairy
Meat
Fibre

21
Q

6 Dairy breeds

A 
Anglo Nubian
British alpine
Saanen
Toggenburg
Australian brown
Australian black
22
Q

3 meat breeds

A

Rangeland
Red kalahari
Boer

23
Q

2 fibre breeds

A

Mohair

Cashmere

24
Q

Requirement of nutrition

A

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

25
Q

What would goats do to save themselves during pregnancy?

A

Abort the kids

26
Q

What does kid survival depend on?

A

Birthweight

Milk supply

27
Q

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

A

No

28
Q

7 dietary related diseases

A 
Bloat
Pregnancy toxaemia and ketosis 
Hypocalcaemia and hypomagnesaemia
Ruminate acidosis
Mineral deficiency
Thiamine deficiency
Consumption of toxic plants
29
Q

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids

A

Causes liver damage

30
Q

Cyanogenic

A

Cyanide producing

31
Q

Nitrates

A

Reduced oxygen carrying capacity

32
Q

Photosensitisation

A

Severe sunburn

33
Q

Oxalates

A

Lowers blood calcium

Forms Crystal in kidneys

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