SMALL RUMINANTS Flashcards
(18 cards)
IF PASTURE IS GREEN IT PROVIDES ADEQUATE PROTEIN TRUE OR FLASE
TRUE
IT ALSO PROVIDES ADEQUATE VITAMINS AND MINERALS
BCS CHANGE
WAXING AND WANING WITH SEASONALITY
SENSITIVE TO DIETARY CHANGE
FLUSHING TO BREED
INCREASE BODY WEIGHT PRIOR TO COPULATION
INCREASES OVULATION RATE
INCREASES LAMBING 10-20%
FETAL GROWTH IS HIGHEST DURING
LAST TWO MONTHS GESTATION
GESTATION LENGTH SHEEP
147 DAYS
ESTROUS IN SHEEP
17 DAYS
GESTATION IN GOATS
150 DAYS
ESTROUS IN GOATS
21 DAYS
BREEDING TO 105 DAYS
NORMAL FEED INTAKE
MINERAL SUPPLEMENT
105-142 DAYS
CRITICAL ENERGY NEEDS
SUPPLEMENTAL GRAIN
PARTURITION
QUALITY FORAGE
SUPPLEMENTAL GRAIN
PREGNANCY TOXEMIA
MULTIPLE FETUSES
LATE GESTATION
FORMATION OF KETONES
LACTATION NUTRITION
2-3X MAINT
MINERAL SUPPLEMENT
PEAK PRODUCTION AT 3 WEEKS
CA TO P RATIO
1.5 TO 1
MATURE SHEEP NEED WHAT VITAMINS
VITAMIN A D E K
TRUE OR FALSE SHEEP SHOULD BE AT NEGATIVE ENERGY STATUS AT LAMBING
FALSE POSITIV ENERGY BALANCE
EFFIENCY INDEX
KIDS/LAMBS WEANED PER 100 EWES PER YEAR
WHEN SHOULD YOU WEAN SMALL RUMININANTS
60 DAYS
DISCONTINUE GRAIN AT 6 WEEKS
