Ruminants

Question 1

How many chambers does ruminant stomach have?

Answer 1

4

Question 2

Cattle produces ______ % of world milk

Answer 2

82%

Question 3

Ruminants store 1_______ in the 2__ chamber of the stomach called 3_____. After, they 4______ the material called 5_____. They again chew it to break down the 6____, which is difficult to digest. Then it goes again to the last 3 chambers, called as 7_____, 8_____ and 9_____.

Answer 3

1 - masses of grass
2 - 1.st chamber
3 - rumen
4 - vomit
5 - cud
6 - cellulose
7 - reticulum
8 - omasum
9 - abomasum

Question 4

Gestation period of YAK

Answer 4

258 days

Question 5

Gestation days of water buffalo

Answer 5

299-340 days

Question 6

Gestation days of cow

Answer 6

285 days

Question 7

How can be cows stabled?

Answer 7

Tie stalls
Free stabling
Litter

Question 8

Name 5 cow breeds

Answer 8

Holstein, Zebu, Bos, Ongole, Charolais, Hereford, Jersey

Question 9

Estrus of cow starts around 1_____ years after birth, usually 2____ a year. Calving is usually 3____ per 2-3 years. Cow has usually 4____ calves in a lifetime.

Answer 9

1 - 2
2 - 1
3 - 1
4 - 4-5

Question 10

Cattle is fed by:

Answer 10

Pasture, water, hay, straw, minerals, vitamins

Question 11

Goat has _____ species

Answer 11

8

Question 12

Nutrition of a goat

Answer 12

based on dry pasture, hay, silage, straw, cereals

Question 13

Goat is resistant to ______ taste

Answer 13

bitter

Question 14

Gestation of a goat

Answer 14

150 days

Question 15

Goat is a high yielding animal or low?

Answer 15

High, milked 2 times a day

Question 16

What are the main benefits of having goat in tropics?

Answer 16

Cheap, low maintenance, low religious problems, high yielding, in tropics - up to 4 days without water

Question 17

How many species are there from sheep?

Answer 17

5

Question 18

What are the main purposes of breeding a sheep?

Answer 18

Wool, Meat, Milk

Question 19

How long is the lactation period of sheep?

Answer 19

100-250 days

Question 20

Tell me the basic nutrition of a sheep

Answer 20

pasture - complete nutrition
5 - kg of pasture daily
Selective grazer,
minerals, water, hay or cereal as supplement

Question 21

Gestation of a sheep

Answer 21

140 days

Question 22

Main difference between bactrian and dromedar

Answer 22

Bactrian - low temperature areas, only 9,6% of camel population - 2 humps
dromedar - high temperatures, over 90% of camel population - 1 hump

Question 23

Camel has a very efficient 1____, which helps him to absorb 2______ and his 3_____ is almost dry. Camel can drink up to 4____ l of water within few mins and can stay around 5_____ days without water supply, in cold areas up to 6_____

Answer 23

1  kidneys
2 urine
3 dung
4 100
5 15
6 30

Question 24

Main countries of camel breeding

Answer 24

Arabia, North Africa, Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, India

Question 25

Gestation period of camel

Answer 25

13 months

Question 26

Basic nutrition of a camel

Answer 26

Pasture and water - can eat salty, woody, starchy foods, cactuses

Question 27

How many chambers of stomach does a camel have?

Answer 27

3

Question 28

Llama differs from camels mainly by:

Answer 28

not being able to stay long without water
needs humidity (domesticated llama needs water pools)
Not resistant to heat - optimally needs medium temperatures

Question 29

How do we call two wild species of llama?

Answer 29

Guanaco

Vicugna

Question 30

How do we call two domesticated species of llama?

Answer 30

Llama

Alpaca

Question 31

How are llamas usually bred?

Answer 31

Agropastoralism, Pastoralism

Question 32

Gestation period of llama

Answer 32

11 months