Stockmanship And Social Behaviour

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    Handling can have a economical significance?

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  • 2. 

    Living in a social group has advantages with protection, feeding, ____________, and health. (all lowercase)

  • 3. 

    What kind of person makes the best stockman?

    • Reserved introvert

    • Confident introvert

    • Reserved extrovert

    • Confident extrovert

    Correct Answer
    A. Confident introvert
  • 4. 

    Pigs that were handled gently

    • More approachable

    • Had more piglets per litter

    • Less piglet mortality

    • Came into puberty earlier

    • Had high plasma cortisol levels

    • Were restless

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. More approachable
    A. Had more piglets per litter
    A. Less piglet mortality
    A. Came into puberty earlier
  • 5. 

    Select all of the correct answers. what are the disadvantages to being social and living in groups?

    • Groups attract predators

    • Groups attract disease and parasitism

    • Aggression

    • Sharing of scarce food

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 6. 

    Common dairy shed problems include 

    • Slippery floors

    • Stray voltage

    • Breast rail too low

    • Inadequate head room

    • Pressure on cows in yards

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Slippery floors
    A. Stray voltage
    A. Inadequate head room
    A. Pressure on cows in yards
  • 7. 

    Cattle that were handled gently 

    • Had decreased lameness

    • Had shorter walking and flight distances

    • Approached humans more willingly

    • Enter the dairy shed quicker

    • Relaxed and still in shed

    • Defecated and urinated more in the shed

    • Let down milk quicker

    • Increased milk production

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Had shorter walking and flight distances
    A. Approached humans more willingly
    A. Enter the dairy shed quicker
    A. Relaxed and still in shed
    A. Let down milk quicker
    A. Increased milk production

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