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Facts that should be know by any good farmer!
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1
What disease do badgers supposedly pass on to cattle?
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Bovine Tuberculosis
Pasteurella multocida
Rabies
2
How long should new animals be left in isolation?
Nine days
A month
Two weeks
Three days
3
How long does a ewes pregnancy last?
2 months
5 months
4 months
7 months
4
Which of these breeds are considered endangered?
Dorset horn
Teeswater
Cotswold
Border Leicester
5
at what age should a lamb be castrated?
One week and under
Two to three weeks
One to two weeks
Three to four weeks
6
What is the most dangerous animal on a farm?
Rooster
Bull
Boar
Ram
7
Why would you need to tube feed lambs?
They have an illness that prevents them from nursing
Aggressiveness
They are small and unable to nurse
If they are orphans
8
What does zoonotic mean?
It’s incurable
It comes from zoo animals
People can catch it
It only passes to other animals
9
When should beef calves receive their first ear tags?
24 hours
Three to four weeks
One week and under
Two to three weeks
10
What is NOT a farming organisation?
DEFRA
NFU
Red tractor
Kilco
11
What is a notifiable disease?
A disease that spreads slowly
A disease that has no symptoms
A disease that has to be reported
A disease that spreads quickly
12
How long does a sows pregnancy last?
3 months
4 months
8 months
1 month
13
How long does a cows pregnancy last?
6 months
10 months
12 months
9 months
14
How many piglets does a sow usually have?
8
5
11
18
15
Which one of these dog is NOT a herding breed?
Corgi
Rhodesian ridgeback
Blue heeler
Beauceron
16
How big is a hectare?
3.8 acres
10.6 acres
5 acres
2.4 acres
17
what age are beef calves weaned from their mothers?
9 months to a year
1 to 3 months
6 to 8 months
3 to 5 months
18
How much was the most expensive sheep sold for?
£22,000
£56,506
£423,00
£231,00
19
Why is dehorning cattle important?
Makes them calmer
Stops fights between cattle
Prevents injuries for humans and cattle
20
When should a cow be serviced?
Diestrus
Metoestrus
Proestrus
Oestrus
21
What is the largest livestock show in england?
Newbury
Suffolk
Royal Welsh
Royal Norfolk
22
how much was the most expensive cow sold for at auction?
$900,000
$689,000
$1.2 million
$2.8 million
23
When should dairy calves receive their first ear tag?
Three to four weeks
One to two weeks
48 hours or less
Two to three weeks
24
What is AI?
Applications of linage
Artificial imagination
Artificial intelligence
artificial insemination
25
What is silage?
Fermented roughage
A type of concentrate
Supplement minerals
A type of bedding
26
How often is a holstein cow milked in a day?
6 times
2-3 times
4-5 times
Once
27
What are the main causes of abortion in ewes?
Pregnant with too many lambs
Isolation
Disease
Stress
28
What is the command for a sheepdog to go left?
Come-bye
Speak-up
That’ll do
Away-to-me
29
What isn’t a form of lamb fostering?
Wet fostering
Multi-fostering
Skin fostering
Forced fostering
30
What is the best type of soil?
Sand
Silt
Loam
Clay
31
What procedure is NOT legal to carry out on cattle in the uk?
Branding
Tail docking
Debudding
Knife castration
32
What is the ideal amount of lambs for a ewe to have?
Twins
Triplets
Single
Quads
33
What is the main cause of death in newborn lambs?
Starvation
Disease and illness
Cold weather
Brain or CNS injury
34
What is a calving index?
The amount of calves that die on a farm
The growth rate of a calf
The amount of calves a cow should have in a year
The amount of food a calf eats
35
Which of these disease is NOT considered notifiable?
Blue tongue
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Anthrax
ecthyma contagiosum
36
What reason would you NOT try and foster a lamb onto another ewe
A multiple birth
Underweight ewe
Bad mothering
Death of a ewe
37
Which of these is NOT a birthing position?
Body fold
Hock flexion
Superman
Breach
38
What can NOT be used as fertiliser?
Rooster droppings
Live moss
Seaweed
Crushed eggshells
39
How much was the most expensive sheepdog sold for at auction?
£9,300
£17,000
£14,800
£5,426
40
How much milk does a Holstein produce in one day?
14 litres
26 litres
43 litres
31 litres
