HEALTH AND WELFARE Flashcards
Gestation period of alpaca
11-11.5 months
time of year cria born
late spring/ early summer
age cria are weaned
5 to 6 months
age female are ready for mating
14 months
how quick should a female be ready to be returned to male post partum
10-14 days
5 in 1 vac against what type of diseases and name them
clostridial diseases
- tetanus
- pulpy kidney/ enterotoxaemia
- black leg
- black disease/ infectious necrotic hepatitis
- malignant oedema
how many times a year should feet be trimmed
4 times, possibly less if one hard flooring
how much should cria weigh
5.5kg minimum, usually 7-9kg
how much colostrum should cria receive in first 8 hours of life
250-500ml
why do alpaca have an heightened risk of hypothermia
alpaca don’t lick cria like sheep and cattle
stocking rate on rough grazing land
4-5 per acre
stocking rate permanent pasture which is over 5 year old
5-6 per arce
stocking rate temporary pasture less then 5 years
6-8 per arces
stocking rate on 1/2 arce of pasture if well maintained
2 per arces
how much of alpaca body weigh do they ingest daily non preg and non lactating
1.5% as dry matter
how much will a 70kg will consume
1 kg dm daily
how long is deer gestation length
233 days
when should stags been removed from hinds and why
november to prevent late calves
what type of oestrus do hinds have
seasonally polyoestrous
how long is a hinds cycle
cycling 20 days with oestrus lasting 12-14 hours
when is deer calving
early summer from may to mid june
how long does deer calving season last
3 week period
when do most calves mortality happen and why
peri-natal and post-natal and due to hypothermia and repro probs.
what and when is pre-rut weaning
when calves and hinds are separated before the rut and is late august- mid sept ( usually 3-4 months)
