Ruminants Flashcards
How many chambers does ruminant stomach have?
4
Cattle produces ______ % of world milk
82%
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_____.
1 - masses of grass 2 - 1.st chamber 3 - rumen 4 - vomit 5 - cud 6 - cellulose 7 - reticulum 8 - omasum 9 - abomasum
Gestation period of YAK
258 days
Gestation days of water buffalo
299-340 days
Gestation days of cow
285 days
How can be cows stabled?
Tie stalls
Free stabling
Litter
Name 5 cow breeds
Holstein, Zebu, Bos, Ongole, Charolais, Hereford, Jersey
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.
1 - 2
2 - 1
3 - 1
4 - 4-5
Cattle is fed by:
Pasture, water, hay, straw, minerals, vitamins
Goat has _____ species
8
Nutrition of a goat
based on dry pasture, hay, silage, straw, cereals
Goat is resistant to ______ taste
bitter
Gestation of a goat
150 days
Goat is a high yielding animal or low?
High, milked 2 times a day
What are the main benefits of having goat in tropics?
Cheap, low maintenance, low religious problems, high yielding, in tropics - up to 4 days without water
How many species are there from sheep?
5
What are the main purposes of breeding a sheep?
Wool, Meat, Milk
How long is the lactation period of sheep?
100-250 days
Tell me the basic nutrition of a sheep
pasture - complete nutrition
5 - kg of pasture daily
Selective grazer,
minerals, water, hay or cereal as supplement
Gestation of a sheep
140 days
Main difference between bactrian and dromedar
Bactrian - low temperature areas, only 9,6% of camel population - 2 humps
dromedar - high temperatures, over 90% of camel population - 1 hump
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_____
1 kidneys 2 urine 3 dung 4 100 5 15 6 30
Main countries of camel breeding
Arabia, North Africa, Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, India