Livestock Production 1

Question 1

Are Dairy herds in Scotland larger or smaller than in the EU?

Answer 1

Larger

Question 2

What is the average milk yield per cow in Scotland?

Answer 2

7,500 litres

Question 3

What is the commonest breed of dairy cow in Scotland?

Answer 3

Holstein-Friesian

Question 4

What is a Beef Suckler?

Answer 4

An unweaned cow, a suck-ling calf

Question 5

When are the Beef Sucklers weaned?

Answer 5

6 months

Question 6

Are beef cattle finished indoors?

Answer 6

Yes, housed indoors

Question 7

Are beef cattle more expensive to keep indoors?

Answer 7

Yes, they need fodder

Question 8

Will barley make beef cattle grow faster when finished for market?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

Are Suffolk sheep a lowland or upland breed?

Answer 9

Lowland sheep

Question 10

What percentage of dairy cattle give birth to twins?

Answer 10

approx 6% are twins

Question 11

How many litters should a sow produce in a year

Answer 11

2

Question 12

What is the acceptable size of a litter of piglets at birth?

Answer 12

11 piglets

Question 13

Which is the commonest breed of sow?

Answer 13

Cross-bred involving two or more breeds

Question 14

At what weight are bacon pigs slaughtered?

Answer 14

90kg

Question 15

What is the name given to a chicken reared indoors for meat?

Answer 15

Broiler

Question 16

Intensively reared chickens for meat are slaughtered at?

Answer 16

40 days of age