Lecture 2 Flashcards
Codes of practice developed by
Producers, CFIA, Vets, Transporters, etc
Well rounded group for accuracy
Are the codes of practice law
No
The requirements are enforced by law
What information do the codes of practice outline
Requirements (enforced by law)
Recommendations (best practice for enhanced quality of life)
Codes of practice requirements
Bare minimum care for each animal
Where are the codes of practice located
Online with open access
there is no excuse to not know the required practices
What are the three main requirements outlined in the codes of practice
Shelter
Feed
Water
Shelter requirements
Must be accessible at all times
Can be natural or man made
Shelter considerations
Heat: shade, shear time, water
Cold/wind: windbreak, lambing/kidding time, shear time, bedding
If an operation has natural shelter would they shear later or earlier
later
if sheep are huddled what does that mean
they are cold, need better shelter
Special goat kid requirement
Must be protected from wind and chills the first week of life
When housing animals indoors what consideration should be made
Space requirement
When housing goats indoors what is one requirement
At least one form of physical enrichment
Climbing or brushes
What is social enrichment (required for sheep and goats)
They must have at least one pen mate/friend
Fencing/pens
designed to prevent entrapment and in good repair
What is common sheep fencing
page wire or at least 5 strand barbed wire
Shouldn’t be able to fit their heads through
What is considered a fence in good repair
no sharp edges or protrusions that an animal could cut themselves on
What are the two requirements for feed
feeders designed for animal type
space for everyone to eat at once
How should feeders be designed
height at neck/brisket to allow neck movement
Space for heads and horns to easily fit through
When animals are younger what should be different about their feeders
the bar should be lower
Why is space for all animals required
When feeding once a day all animals rush in and can be injured
Feeder space for non-pregnant ewes
8 inches
When do animals need more space at feeders
When they are bigger, wooly, pregnant, or feed is limited
If feed is free access at all times do animals need more or less space
Less (not rushed)
If feed is delivered once or ewes are pregnant how much space do they need
12 inches
Generally what height do sheep and goats like to eat at
chest height or higher
As bedding builds up what has to change with feed
Feeders must be lifted
2 water requirements
Provided or accessed fresh daily
Design and placement should prevent contamination
How often does fresh water have to be provided
daily
If water is contaminated what should be done
It should be cleaned ASAP
What should waterer design take into account
cleanliness and number able to access at once
Why might animals go off feed
Their water is contaminated, empty, bad
Which groups is snow not an acceptable source of water for
Wethers, feedlot lambs, lactating ewes, all goats
When is snow an acceptable source of water
sheep are in good condition
there is enough of it
the snow is clean
When do sheep need more water
Lactation and sickness
Advantages of raising sheep
3 products
multiple “crops” per year (meat and wool)
Why are sheep a good animal to raise
They have high reproductive rates
In what ways are sheep reproductive rates fast
Short gestation
multiple births (>100%)
>1 lambing/year
As long as you pick the right breeds what reproductive traits of sheep improve their reproductive rate
Breed multiple times a year
Lamb out of season
What reproductive rates can sheep maintain under the right management
3 lambings in 2 years
2 lambings in 1 year
Which operations have higher reproductive rates
Milk
Need to breed to make milk
Disadvantages of sheep production
Predation
Weather
Labor
Fencing
