Types of Primary Production
Animal Types and Names
Sheep Breeds
Cattle Breeds
100
The technical term for the salmon farming and mussel industries.
Aquaculture - Salmon and Mussel Farming
100
Name for a young sheep.
A lamb is a young sheep.
100
This is New Zealand's most popular breed of sheep.
Romney (66 % of national flock)
100
The most popular dairy breed in NZ.
Holstein-Friesian
200
Examples of this form of primary production include dairy and sheep / beef.
Agriculture
200
Male member of the swine / pig family.
A boar is a male pig
200
Name a breed used as a terminal sire (where the male is used to produce lambs destined for slaughter).
Southdown, Suffolk
200
A smaller, light-brown to dark-brown dairy breed that produces higher milk solids per kg of live weight.
Jersey
300
This primary sector includes the cultivation of orchards and market gardening.
Horticulture (includes apples, berries, market gardening)
300
The name for a female pig that has never been pregnant.
A GILT is a female pig that has never been pregnant.
300
Name a fine wool breed.
Merino
300
This breed of beef cattle has a white face.
Hereford have a white face.
400
Name a species of tree harvested for timber in New Zealand.
Pine - Pinus radiata
400
A name for a castrated male sheep.
A WETHER is a castrated male sheep.
400
Give an example of a sheep breed used for meat.
Romney, Perendale, Coopworth
400
This is the most popular beef breed in NZ. They are black to dark red and lack horns.
Angus
500
Name a product of the arable cropping industry.
Wheat, oats, barley, maize.
500
A name for a female deer, commonly used for female red deer over three years of age.
A hind is a female deer over three years of age.
500
Give an example of a dual-purpose breed.
Romney, Corriedale
500
This is a large breed of beef cattle that is often crossed with Hereford or Angus. Hint: Ch_________s
Charolais
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