Housing for Goat and Sheep

Question 1

mature male goat

Answer 1

Buck

Question 2

mature female goat that has kidded

Answer 2

Doe

Question 3

doe without milk

Answer 3

Dry doe

Question 4

young goat under six months old of either sex

Answer 4

Kid

Question 5

mature female sheep that has already lambed

Answer 5

Ewe

Question 6

sheep under six months of age

Answer 6

Lamb

Question 7

mature male sheep

Answer 7

Ram

Question 8

For slatted floor, the slats should be __ mm - __ mm wide, __ mm - __ mm thick and should be laid with slot space of __mm - __mm

Answer 8

70mm to 100mm, 25mm to 30mm ; 10 - 25mm

Question 9

For goats, staircase type and elevated type of slatted flooring should be constructed. The minimum step width shall be __ mm and the vertical distance between steps shall be __ mm.

Answer 9

800mm ; 300mm

Question 10

A brooder box shall be provided for newly born kids/lambs. One side shall be open
and box dimension should be __ mm x __ mm x __ mm.

Answer 10

500mm x 450mm x 350mm

Question 11

Hay racks shall have diagonal or vertical slats with a minimum spacing of __mm.

Answer 11

130mm

Question 12

In an open tank drinking system, __mm of space is required for each 15 - 25 head.

Answer 12

300mm

Question 13

In an automatic watering system, 1 bowl or nipple shall be provided for every __ head.

Answer 13

50

Question 14

For free range, apron around the waterers shall be paved or packed with gravel at least __ mm width.

Answer 14

750mm

Question 15

A separate kidding or lambing pen with a minimum dimension of __ m x __ m shall be provided.

Answer 15

1m x 1.5m

Question 16

The height of the fence shall be at least __ m.

Answer 16

1.5m