Pigs one
This breed is white with erect ears and is a good mother.
Large White
This breed is brown and has lean meat
Duroc
Hardy breed with a blackface
Blackface Mountain
lowland sheep with pointy ears
Border Leicester
black cow with no horns
angus
This is the term used to describe how efficiently pigs convert feed into body weight.
FCE/FCR
This term describes giving pigs materials to prevent boredom.
Enrichment
What is a terminal sire
all progeny go for slaughter
A sheep in her 2nd year
hogget
this breed has a double muscle gene
belgian Blue
Gestation of a pig
3months, 3 weeks, 3 days or 115 days
What injection do piglets recieve at 3 days old and what does it prevent?
Iron - anaemia
Sheep gestation
5 months or 149 days
Come into heat repeatedly but only at a certain time of year
What is dystocia?
Difficulty giving birth
4 benefits of colostrum
antibodies, laxative, warmth, nutrition/energy
List 4 factors affecting FCR
Genetics, nutrition quality, housing, health, stocking density, feed digestibilty
Why do farmers do synchronised breeding?
shorting mating and lambing periods
What is flushing?
Low plane to high plane of nutrition
Why is meat hung after slaughter? 2 reasons
drain blood, tender meat (enzymes)
Two advantages of double servicing
better conception rates and increased litter size
List 5 biosecurity methods
Vaccine, footbath, no rodents, reduced visitors, fencing, isolation pens, closed herd
What is the ram:ewe ratio for mating?
1:40
Name and explain two adoption methods for ewes/lambs
Wet adoption, skinned lamb, fostering crate
Why are cattle fasted before slaughter? 2 reasons
hygiene risk, glycogen in muscle turns to lactic acid