Biosecurity
How can you practice biosecurity?
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Name 3 methods of animal identification.
tag, ear notching, microchip, collars, tattoo, brand, freeze brand, paint or dye, toe clipping, leg band
The legal definition of "free range" states that an animal must have access to the outdoors for more than 51% of its life and currently only applies to what type of animal?
Poultry
As my goat gets older, the percentage of protein in its feed should:
a) increase
b) decrease
c) stay the same
Decrease. Feed should have a smaller percentage of protein as the animal gets older.
Behavioral Monitoring Technology can help with all of the following except:
a) tracking weight loss or gain
b) training animals to keep their heads high for showmanship
c) tracking when and for how long animals eat
d) measuring animal temperatures
e) keeping track of where animals go
B is incorrect. Monitoring technology observes and collects data on animals. Monitoring technology includes the use of cameras, infrared, tracking collars, RFID tags, microchips, and more to watch animal behavior. This helps farmers watch out for illness, make sure animals are gaining weight efficiently, keep animals from getting out, monitor pregnancies, and more. Technology that trains an animal to lift their head would go beyond the scope of monitoring technologies.
Give three ways disease could be transmitted?
Virus, Bacteria, through the air, through surfaces, through vectors (bugs like ticks or mosquitos), through parasites, through bodily fluids, fungus, contaminated food, etc
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What's the abbreviation for the common technology "radio frequency identification"?
RFID
What color light increases aggressive and cannibalistic behavior in chickens?
Red light actually increases those behaviors, and blue light induces calm. Light is another thing to consider when housing animals. Some animals will behave or produce differently when exposed to different amounts of light. Livestock can be encouraged to breed more and out of season under artificial light conditions, hens will lay more eggs with more light, and the antler cycle in deer depends on lighting.
Pigs drink ___ times as much water on a per pound basis as their daily feed consumption.
Pigs drink two times as much water per pound as food they eat.
Automatic Milking System
What is the line of separation?
Also known as a clean-dirty line, the line of separation divides a facility from its entrance. The "dirty" side is where outside clothing, boots, and agents are left. Farmers change out of their outside clothes and wash off before crossing into the "clean" side, which leads to the animals.
Type of ID permanently assigned to a group of sheep or goats NOT a geographic location
Flock ID
How high should fences be for goats?
Closest answer wins.
4-5 feet is good for most goats, but some goat species or individuals may need higher. Goats are often more athletic than they may initially appear.
Carbohydrates (and fat) provide animals with what?
Energy
Come up with 3 uses for a drone in agriculture.
Spray fertilizer or pesticide, observe crops and livestock, search for missing animals, mapping, show a 3D view of fields and damage
What are the 3 components of biosecurity?
Bio-exclusion: preventing outside agents from entering a farm
Bio-management: how the spread of disease is prevented in a farm
Bio-containment: how to contain a disease inside of a farm once it had infiltrated the farm
Type of ID permanently assigned to a geographic location, NOT a specific group of animals
Premise ID
Each market steer needs a minimum of how many square feet of space to live in? The team with the closest answer gets the points.
75 square feet of well ventilated and drained covered space
What common feed ingredient can be highly toxic to sheep?
Copper! While sheep need a very small amount of copper in their diet to remain healthy, they are very vulnerable to copper intoxication if given even a little too much copper. That's why it's so important not to give sheep feeds intended for other species, which might have a higher copper percentage than sheep can tolerate.
What is the purpose of the farrowing crate?
It protects the piglets from being crushed and gives them a little room.
Give 5 examples of zoonotic diseases.
A zoonotic disease can be transferred between humans and animals.
Examples:
COVID 19, Lyme, Rabies, Cat Scratch Disease, Swine Flu, Avian Flu, Valley Fever, Salmonella, Plague, Anthrax, Malaria, Ebola, Tuberculosis, Ring Worm, Mad Cow Disease
How many digits are on an ISO compliant RFID ear tag?
15
Mature swine are most comfortable in what temperature range?
a) 40-60
b) 55-80
c) 60-70
d) 50-75
50-75 degrees Fahrenheit! These temperatures will prevent heat or cold stress in adult swine. Piglets will need to be kept at the higher end of that range.
If livestock do not get enough of one key nutrient, their intake of all other feeds will drop. What is that key nutrient?
Water
Scientists have bee able to make some corn insect resistant as a result of what process?
Genetic modification or genetic engineering