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
Target BCS at calving
3.25
What is steaming-up
What is steaming-up
Increasing nutrition in last 10 weeks of pregnancy
Colostrum amount for calf within 12 hours
Colostrum amount for calf within 12 hours
3 litres
Age when calves are weaned
Age when calves are weaned
6-8 weeks
Teagasc recommended annual replacement rate
Teagasc recommended annual replacement rate
17%
What does EBI stand for
What does EBI stand for
Economic Breeding Index
Drying-off period timing before next calving
Drying-off period timing before next calving
2 months
Welfare framework of 5 standards for livestock
Welfare framework of 5 standards for livestock
The Five Freedoms
Main Irish animal welfare law (2013)
Main Irish animal welfare law (2013)
Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013
Oestrous cycle length in dairy cows (days)
Oestrous cycle length in dairy cows (days)
21 days
Cow gestation length (days)
Cow gestation length (days)
283 days (or 9.5 months)
BCS scale range for cattle and sheep
BCS scale range for cattle and sheep
1-5
Raising nutrition in last 6-10 wks of pregnancy
Raising nutrition in last 6-10 wks of pregnancy
Steaming up
Calf colostrum rule: litres, hours, milking
Calf colostrum rule: litres, hours, milking
3 L, within 2 hrs, from 1st milking
Target calving interval in dairy (days)
Target calving interval in dairy (days)
365 days
Irish dairy cattle profit breeding index
Irish dairy cattle profit breeding index
Economic Breeding Index (EBI)
Main biosecurity advantage of closed herd
Main biosecurity advantage of closed herd
Much lower disease-introduction risk