Long Structured Questions Exam 2.

Question 1

1. Under the Responsible Use of Antibiotics, describe five (5) out of the 6 R’s right when it comes to using animal medicines to lower antimicrobial resistance?

Answer 1

• Right Vet Diagnosis
• Right Animal
• Right Animal Medicine
• Right Dose
• Right Duration
• Right Storage and Disposal

Question 2

List and explain in detail five (5) benefits of housing cattle?

Answer 2

• Allows the land a rest period
• Avoids poaching the ground and fulfils environmental legalisation
• Maximises the utilisation of spring grass production for early turn-out
• Enables easier and safer management of animals including feeding, handling and calving.
• Improves animal performance
• Enables higher stocking rates to be achieved
• Ensures more efficient use of slurry

Question 3

3. There are many options available to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) and ammonia emissions that will at the same time improve on-farm efficiency and profitability.
   Discuss in detail five (5) different solutions farmers can use to help reduce emissions on beef farms?

Answer 3

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Question 4

4. Grass Tetany is a common problem in lactating cows and the biggest factor in controlling grass tetany is prevention.
   Describe in detail five (5) ways that Grass Tetany can be prevented?

Answer 4

• Leave a Magnesium lick bucket out
• Fed High Magnesium nut/ meal/ concentrates
• Mineral Boluses/Bullets
• Fed Hay/straw or silage during high risk period
• Fed a Mineral Block
• Fed Magnesium/Mineral powder on the silage pre or post calving or out in the field.
• Fed it through the drinking or water system.

Question 5

5. Profit at farm level can be influenced by a number of important factors which can be controlled inside the farm gate.
   Discuss five (5) key ways a farmer can drive profit in beef production?

Answer 5

Have a defined system.
Manage Animal Health.
Achieve high stocking rates.
Achieve the appropiate calving date and a tight calving spread.
Suckler Farms need clear replacement strategy.
Achieving high reproductive performance.
Maximise the use of Grass.