Dairy
The Holstein Friesian is the most common dairy cattle breed in the world - true or false
True
Name two methods of identifying cattle
Branding, ear notching, ear tags
Food, water, shelter, etc.
Healthy bacteria found in yogurt
probiotics
Farmed without chemicals
Organic
Rotary, walkthrough and herringbone
The place cattle are slaughtered and processed for the butcher
Abattoir
The mineral chickens need to produce strong eggshells
Quarantine
A young female cow
Heifer
Name 5 different dairy products
Cream, milk, cheese, butter, UHT milk
Name 2 breeds of beef cattle
angus, brahman, brangus, droughtmaster
Name the 3 types of egg production in Australia
Caged/Battery, Barn, Free range
Give two reasons why intensive farming/factory farming was developed
More efficient food, more production, cheaper
Social hierarchy of chickens
Pecking order
What is effluent? And how is it used on a farm?
Waste water made up of manure, urine and milk that is used for fertiliser
What is a brangus a cross between and why did they do it?
Brahman and Angus - Brahman is most suited to tropical conditions but the Angus brings high fertility, quality meat and ease of calving
Name the MOST common external parasite of chickens
Lice
What is a castrated male called in cattle?
Steer
The first milk a calf receives, full of antibodies
Colostrum
How long is a cow pregnant
9 months (283 days)
Why are there regulations about washing boots before/after being on an egg farm
Biosecurity to ensure nothing is transmitted
If dung beetles clean up manure on a farm, how do you think they are useful in controlling parasite populations (like the blood sucking buffalo fly)?
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The gas that is produced by cattle, contributes to greenhouse emissions
Methane