Husbandry & Health (Leaving Cert Agricultural Science): Flashcards
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Duration of oestrous cycle in dairy cows
Duration of oestrous cycle in dairy cows
21 days
Duration of standing heat
Duration of standing heat
2-18 hours
Gestation period in dairy cows
Gestation period in dairy cows
9.5 months
Target BCS at calving for dairy cows
Target BCS at calving for dairy cows
3.25
Colostrum amount needed within 12 hours of birth
Colostrum amount needed within 12 hours of birth
3 litres
Age at which calves are weaned
Age at which calves are weaned
6-8 weeks
Recommended annual replacement rate for dairy herds
Recommended annual replacement rate for dairy herds
17%
Estimated cost to rear one replacement heifer
Estimated cost to rear one replacement heifer
€1500
What does EBI stand for?
What does EBI stand for?
Economic Breeding Index
What is steaming-up?
What is steaming-up?
Increasing cow's nutrition in last 10 weeks of pregnancy
The Five Freedoms welfare framework
The Five Freedoms welfare framework
Hunger, discomfort, pain, normal behaviour, fear - all freedoms
Oestrous cycle length in cows and sows
Oestrous cycle length in cows and sows
21 days
Gestation period in cows (days)
Gestation period in cows (days)
~283 days (9.5 months)
Standing heat definition
Standing heat definition
Female stands to be mounted - definitive sign of oestrus
BCS scale for cattle and sheep
BCS scale for cattle and sheep
1-5 scale
Steaming up purpose
Steaming up purpose
Increase nutrition in late pregnancy (last 6-10 weeks)
Colostrum 3-2-1 rule
Colostrum 3-2-1 rule
3 litres, within 2 hours, from 1st milking
Navel dipping purpose
Navel dipping purpose
Prevent navel ill/joint ill infection
EBI stands for
EBI stands for
Economic Breeding Index - dairy profit ranking
Closed herd main benefit
Closed herd main benefit
Much lower disease-introduction risk