Housing

Question 0

What animals have a broad TNZ and what does it mean and what type of housing

Answer 0

Group 2 ruminants climate housing
Wide changes in ext temp have minimal effect on ME intake
Homeothermic maintained by regulating hear loss through coat

Question 1

What animals have narrow TNZ and what does it mean

Answer 1

Group 1 pigs and poultry

ME intake changes a lot with changing external temp so adjust food intake to maintain homeothermy

Question 2

What is desired air speed to minimise chill causing hypothermia

Answer 2

<30cm/s

Question 3

RH equation

Answer 3

RH=mass of water vapour in air /mass of water vapour when saturated x100

Question 4

Min and max ventilation rates

Answer 4

5-50 air changes per hour

Question 5

Ammonia OEL humans (8h and 10m)

Answer 5

25ppm for 8hour

35ppm for 10 min

Question 6

Ammonia OEL livestock

Answer 6

20ppm

Question 7

Hydrogen sulphide OEL humans

Answer 7

10ppm for 8h

15ppm for 10 min

Question 8

Hydrogen sulphide OEL livestock

Answer 8

0.5ppm

Question 9

C02 OEL humans

Answer 9

5000 ppm for 8 h

15000 ppm for 10min

Question 10

c02 OEL livestock

Answer 10

3000 ppm

Question 11

Straw : dairy cow yard
Horse
Beef
Sow
Finishing pig
Dairy cubicle

Answer 11

Dairy yard 4tons/y
Horse 3tons/y
Beef 2tons/y
Sow 0.75tons/y
Finishing pig 0.4tons/y
Dairy cubicle 0.25tons/y

Question 12

Parlour measurements 
One way
Two way
Feed passage
Feed space
Length of cubicle

Answer 12

One way 1.0m
Two way 2.1m
Feed passage 2.8m
Feed space 70cm/cow
Cubicle length 1.7+0.8xweight in tons

Question 13

Straw yard space for cow

Answer 13

7.5-10m2/cow

Question 14

Mastitis 5 point plan

Answer 14

1hygienic teat management 
2 prompt treatment of clinical mastitis
3 dry cow theory
4 culling chronically affected
5 maintenance of milking machine

Question 15

What can cause lameness

Answer 15

Concrete floors
Prolonged slurry exposure 
Slippery floors
Unnatural movement
Automatic scrapers

Question 16

Calving box space

Answer 16

1 box to 20 cows close season
2 boxes to 100 cows all yeR
4mx4m

Question 17

Bull pen size and walls and escape

Answer 17

4mx4m
1.5m solid 2.2 rails
Escape 30cm

Question 18

Pen space for 150,200&>200kg calf

Answer 18

Up to 150 - 1.5m2
Up to 200- 2m2
Over 200- 3m2

Question 19

Air space for calves

Answer 19

6m3 per calf up to 6w

10m3 per calf over 6w

Question 20

Factors for Enzootic pneumonia

Answer 20

New stock
Close to old stock
Stress
High stocking rate
Low ventilTion rate 
Poor air hygiene

Question 21

Sheep areas: per ewe
Straw bedding
Wooden slats
Feeding space conc, forage and drinkers (bowls and troughs)

Answer 21

Straw 1.3m2
Wooden slats 1m2
Conc 0.5m2
Forage 0.2m2
Bowls 1m/10
Troughs 1m/25

Question 22

Pigs
Outdoor extensive
Large dynamic
Indoor crates 
Indoor nests
Solari house

Answer 22

Outdoor 20/ hectare
Large dynamic 3-4m2/sow
Indoor crate 6m2/ sow
Indoor nests 12m2/sow
Solari 12m2/sow

Question 23

Battery hens
Min height 
Area
Perches
Trough space
Drinkers

Answer 23

Height 45cm
Area 750cm2/bird
Perches 15cm/bird
Trough space 12cm/bird
Drinkers 1 nipple per 10 birds

Question 24

Horses space
Pony
Hunter
Foaling 
Height
Loose box
Stalls

Answer 24

Pony 3x3 
Hunter 4x4
Foaling 5x5
Height 3.5-4m
Loose box 1.2x2.4m
Stalls 1.7x3.3m