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Livestock husbandry Flashcards

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1
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Recognise the signs of an unhealthy animal

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On its own
Bad coat
Bad faeces
Not eating normally
Coughing
Matter from eyes + nose
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2
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Name a bacterial diseas

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Salmonella

TB

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3
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Name a virus

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Foot and mouth

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4
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Name a fugu diseas

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Ringworm

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5
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Name 3 parasites

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Blowfly
Maggots
Lice

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6
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Name 3 advantages of extensive farming

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Cheap to set up
Diseas can’t spread
Better welfare

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7
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Name 3 disadvantages for extensive farming

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Less profit
More labour
More expensive product

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8
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Name 3 advantages for intensive farming

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More profit per animal

Less labour cheaper product

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9
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Name 3 disadvantages for intensive farming and

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Costly to set up
Diseas can spread quickly
Not good for animal welfare

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10
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What is bulk food

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Low energy, takes up lots of space, cheap, eat lots of grass hay silage

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11
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What are concerntrates

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High energy compact, expensive eat little e. G pellets grain

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12
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Name the elements of a balance diet

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Carbohydrates 
Protein 
Fats
Fibre
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
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13
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What is maintenance rations

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The amount of food given to an animal to keep it going

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14
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What is production rations

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The more produced by an animal, the more food is needed

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15
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Describe the digestive system of a pig

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Stomach- contains acid
Gall bladder- adds bile
Pancreas- adds digestive enzymes
S intestine- absorption of soluble food
L intestine- absorption of water
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16
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What’s the difference between a pig and a ruminant

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A pig has one stomach and a ruminant has 4. Ruminants chew the cud

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17
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What does the ovary do

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Make eggs

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18
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What does the oviduct do

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Connects the ovaries to the uterus

19
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What is the uterus

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Offspring develops here

20
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What is the vagina

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Penis goes in, offspring comes out

21
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What does the testes do

A

Sperm is made here

22
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What does the sperm ducts do

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Connects tested to the penis

23
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What’s the penis

A

Carries urine or semen

24
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What’s the scrotum

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Sack containing the testicles

25
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What is the vuvla

A

Outside parts of a female sexual system

26
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What are the signs of an animal in heat

A

Seeking males
Calling
Mounting others
Large vulva

27
Q

Name the 3 stages of AI

A

Semen in catheter
Thaw it out
Place it in uterus when female is on heat

28
Q

Name 3 advantages of AI

A

Don’t have to keep the males
Can choose best makes
Can choose different breeds

29
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Give disadvantages of AI

A

Disease needs trained operative
Expensive
Labour intensive

30
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Name the 4 stages of Embryo transfer

A

Inject female with hormone to cause lots of ripen.
Fertilise them with AI.
Flush them out while zygot is small
Put in surrogate mother

31
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Give advantages of embryo transfer

A

Good mothers can have lots of offspring per year

32
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Give disadvantages of embryo transfer

A 
Expensive
Needs trained operator
Disease can spread 
Unethical 
Narrow gene pool
33
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What is a lactation curve

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The lactation curve shows how much milk a cow produces over a year

34
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The combination of alleles an organism has BB, Bb, bb is called

A

Genotype

35
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What the organism actually looks like e.g blue brown is called

A

Phenotype

36
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What is a clone

A

A genetically identical individual

37
Q

Give an advantage of cloning

A

You can have desirable characteristics

38
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Give disadvantages of cloning

A

Suffering of the animals
Death in pregnancy
Safety of animal products

39
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Give advantages of cloning

A

Abolition reproduce large numbers of animals
Disease resistant
Zoos can clone to reproduce endangered animals

40
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What is selective breeding

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Means deliberately choosing animals to breed from which have desired characteristics

41
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Give an example of a selectively bred animal

A

Belgian bull to produce more muscle

42
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What is hybrid vigour

A

What you get when you cross two breeds together

43
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How do you approach animals

A

Let them know your there by talking to them

Avoid sudden movements

44
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Recognise the signs of a healthy animal

A 
With the rest
Good coat
Eating well
Normal faeces
Good behaviour pattern

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