Lifestock Production

Question 1

Are dairy herds in Scotland larger or smaller than in the EU

Answer 1

Larger

Question 2

What is the average milk yield per cow in Scotland

Answer 2

7500 litres

Question 3

What is the most common breed of dairy cow in Scotland

Answer 3

Holstein-Friesian

Question 4

What is a beef sucker

Answer 4

An unweaned cow, a suckling calf under the age of six months

Question 5

When are beef sucklers weaned

Answer 5

6 months

Question 6

Are beef cattle finished indoors

Answer 6

Yes, housed indooors

Question 7

Are beef cattle more expensive to keep indoors

Answer 7

Yes, they need fodder

Question 8

Will barley make beef cattle grow faster when finishing for market

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

Are Suffolk sheep a lowland or upland breed of sheep

Answer 9

Lowland breed

Question 10

What percentage of dairy cattle give birth to twins

Answer 10

Approximately 6% give birth to twins

Question 11

How many litters should a sow produce per year

Answer 11

2 litters

Question 12

What is an acceptable size of a litter of piglets at birth

Answer 12

11 piglets

Question 13

What is the most common breed of sow

Answer 13

A cross breed usually involving two or more breeds

Question 14

At what weight are bacon pigs slaughtered

Answer 14

90 kg

Question 15

What is the name given to a chicken raised indoors for meat

Answer 15

A broiler chicken

Question 16

Most dairy units in Scotland are in the

Answer 16

South west

Question 17

Aberdeen Angus suckers are ideally suited to the

Answer 17

South west

Question 18

How many dairy cows produce calves

Answer 18

6%

Question 19

What are continental bulls used for

Answer 19

Sires

Question 20

Do Aberdeen Angus or continental cows grow faster

Answer 20

Continental cows

Question 21

Why are beef cattle more expensive to keep in the winter than the summer

Answer 21

Winter fodder is expensive

Question 22

Should finishing beef cattle bee housed in the winter

Answer 22

Yes they need housing in the winter

Question 23

Name an animal that gains weight relatively quickly

Answer 23

Beef bulls finished on high energy rations like barley

Question 24

Name a Scottish upland breed of sheep

Answer 24

Blackface sheep

Question 25

How many lambs do lowland ewes produce on average

Answer 25

2 lambs per year

Question 26

When does lambing commence on lowland farms

Answer 26

Around march

Question 27

What is a sheep that’s been sheared once called

Answer 27

A shearling

Question 28

Lambs born on the hill are usually finished where

Answer 28

In the lowlands

Question 29

Name a common sire of finishing lambs

Answer 29

Suffolk

Question 30

Which type of livestock is most effective at converting feed to meat

Answer 30

Chicken

Question 31

What is the main feed used for poultry production

Answer 31

Cereal grain like wheat and barley

Question 32

Which type of poultry is usually kept in indoor units

Answer 32

Broilers