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HOUSING FACILITY Flashcards

1
Q

What is more realistic?

A. Farm production facilities are made primarily for the comfort of Animals

B. Farm production Facilities are made primarily for the comfort and efficiency of the operator.

A

B.

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2
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3 reasons for improper animal production facilities.

A

Lack of knowledge

Lack of emphasis of their importance in animal raising

Cost

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3
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10 factors for an appropriate animal farm production infrastructure

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  • Type of animals to raise (breed, age, purpose)
  • Scale and type of operation
  • Space requirements
  • Kind of equipment
  • Farm location
  • Envi requirements
  • Feed storage and handling
  • Amt. of resources
  • Opportunities for expansion and development
  • Government laws and regulations that apple to animal production
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4
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Name the 4 flooring types

A

Solid
Slatted
Litter
Slat-Litter

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5
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Types of equipment seen at a production facility:

A. Feed bins, troughs, foot bath, silos, livestock scale, dipping vat
B. Feed bowls, troughs, bathtubs, weighing scale, water vat

A

A.

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6
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Fill in the blanks:

Types of housing:
L_o_se H_ _ in _

A

Loose Housing

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7
Q

Fill in the blanks:

Types of housing:
S_all _a_ns

A

Stall barns

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8
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Fill in the blanks:

Types of housing:
Ne_n_tal Ca_ _es

A

Neonatal Calves

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9
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This is a type of housing similar to neonatal calves but for more mature cows.

A

Pens for older calves

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10
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This milking parlor is slanted/ V-shaped. Also known as “fishbone”.

A

Herringbone

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11
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This type of milking parlor is circular.

A

Rotary

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12
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This type of housing is made for swine/pigs.

A

Farrowing pen.

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13
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This is a housing made for a sow (adult female pig) and her piglets.

A

Maternity ward

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14
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What is a weaned piglet?

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A piglet that no longer relies on the sow’s/mother’s milk but instead relies on solid food.

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15
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This is where newly weaned piglets are moved to.

A

Nursery

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16
Q

Following the nursery, pigs are moved to a new housing to accommodate their continued growth. What is this new housing?

A

Growing pens.

17
Q

An outdoor breeding unit usually has 1,700 breeding sows. T/F

A

False. It is the indoor unit that usually has 1,700 sows.

18
Q

In these indoor breeding units, Sows look after their piglets until they are _ _ days old.

A

28 days.

19
Q

Every week, _ _ sows are farrowed (give birth).

A

72 weeks.

20
Q

This country is the only country to have pigs on a scale large enough for an outdoor breeding unit. (40% of their pig farms are outdoors.)

A

England.

21
Q

In an outdoor breeding unit, there are usually _ _ _ _ breeding sows. They also look after their piglets until they are 28 days old.

A

1,200 breeding sows.

22
Q

These are separate pens for sows or gilts during pregnancy.

A

Gestating pens.

23
Q

These are used to help pigs eat and drink.

A

Feeders and waterers.

24
Q

This device is used to avoid “Boar taint” which is a bad odor in sexually mature male pigs. It is also used to lessen aggression towards others pigs and caretakers.

A

Castrating Device

25
Q

These are the two types of conventional poultry production systems.

A

Layers
Broilers

26
Q

If a layer production system arranges chickens in cages. How are chickens arranged in a broiler?

A

In a litter.

27
Q

Name the 3 types of alternative poultry productions systems.

A
  1. Enriched Cages
  2. Cage-free
  3. Aviaries
28
Q

What are the benefits to outdoor access for poultry?

A
  1. Birds can express natural behavior.
  2. Provides a healthy environment with ample space, sunlight, and fresh air.
29
Q

What is the difference between extensive and intensive production.

A

Intensive production is in smaller, concentrated land and uses more advanced techniques (artificial insemination, gene manipulation, etc.) to produce higher output, it is close to the market and populated areas. It has a higher labor and costs. Think of it as factory farming, where it produces a lot of output but sacrifices the welfare of the animals and environment.

Extensive production utilizes larger, open, and inexpensive land to allow animals to graze. It is usually located in more remote areas. It is more humane, however, output and capital (profit) is much less compared to intensive farming. a.k.a. Free Range

30
Q

A type of free-range production system is the f_ ed hou_e and y _ _

A

fixed house and yard

31
Q

This type of housing can subdivide yards in order to rotate or rest pasture.

A

large-scale automated house.

32
Q

This type of housing is moved frequently or infrequently

A

Portable housing

33
Q

What is a poultry housing on wheels called.

A

Eggmobile.

34
Q

The cons of this housing is that they are very labor intensive as you move the pens daily and by hand. However, the pros of this housing is that it is flexible, low-cost, and good for beginners.

A

Pasture pens.

ZOTC 11 (5 decks)

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