Other Farmed Animals Husbandry

Question 1

gestation period for alpacas

Answer 1

335-345 days

Question 2

name for a young alpaca/llama

Answer 2

Cria

Question 3

name for a male alpaca/llama

Answer 3

macho

Question 4

name for a female alpaca/llama

Answer 4

hembra

Question 5

age of weaning for alpaca/llama cries reared naturally

Answer 5

4-6 months

Question 6

average milk production in kg per day of a goat

Answer 6

3-4 kg/day

Question 7

goat kids must be disbud before this age

Answer 7

10 days

Question 8

goat kids must be castrated via rubber band before this age

Answer 8

7 days

Question 9

goat kids can be castrated with Burdizzo until this age

Answer 9

2 months

Question 10

what vaccine is necessary for goats

Answer 10

Clostridial vaccine

Question 11

what age are goat kids weaned

Answer 11

3-5 months

Question 12

gestation of water buffalo

Answer 12

281-334 days

Question 13

average weight of a water buffalo

Answer 13

300-600 kg

Question 14

average milk production per day of a water buffalo

Answer 14

5-7 liters per day

Question 15

life expectancy of an ostrich in the wild and the expectancy in captivity

Answer 15

40 years in wild, 70 years in captivity

Question 16

average weight of an ostrich

Answer 16

150 kg

Question 17

how fast can an ostrich run

Answer 17

35 mph