Flashcards
Dairy, Beef and Sheep
Cards in this deck (12)
- 1Explain the Behaviour of Feral Cattle- Isolation causes stress
- Naturally gregarious, in herds
- Bulls live separately from groups, they may defend specific areas which may attract females (e.g. water, shelter)
- Interact with cow-calf group for mating
e.g Chillingham cattle - 2Explain the Behaviour of Farmed Cattle- All adult/ all juveniles female groups in dairy
- Mixed sexes in juveniles for finisher beef herds
- Mix of cows, calves with a few bulls during breeding season in beef suckler herds - 3Explain Affiliation and Aggressive Behaviour in Farmed Cattle- Cows that are kept with grooming partners reduces stress in some situations
- Aggression rarely escalates, which is key in herds, can include head-head pushing at trough - 4Dominant- Subordinate relationships in cattle- Unfamiliar cows mixed together will have most aggressive interactions to settle dominance between them.
Once decided, will be relatively calm as less energy spent on healing wounds and aggressive behaviour allows more to be spent on growth & development - 5Social Behaviour of Wild Sheep- Matrifocal small groups
- Daughters learn from mothers about distribution of food, water and shelter - 6Social Behaviour of Farmed SheepWill eat at different distances from each other depending on the breed, hill or lowland and system of farming (e.g intensive)
- Breed Differences in: home range size, social group size, strength of social attachment - 7Social Behaviour of Farmed Sheep- Movement in single file following leader
- The most dominant will not lead but will be towards the front
- Aggressive behaviour is rare as dominance is kept by subtle behaviours - 8Social Recognition in Sheep- Can remember >50 individuals by face, this helps maintain dominance
- Human interference puts them in much greater numbers, making it more difficult to maintain dominance - 9Feeding and Foraging Behaviours of Sheep- Can use a wide variety of food sources including lichen, seaweed and cacti
- Are not browsers so need grazing materials - 10Maternal Behaviour in Wild Sheep- Will withdraw from group to a sheltered or rugged terrain to reduce predation risk
- This also allows increase chance of bounding of mother and lamb without interruption from others - 11Maternal Behaviour in Domestic Sheep- Will depend on the breed and Space provided as to how much they will separate themselves
- lambs are followers (will stay with mum instead of hiding)
- The attachment is formed in <1hr, and are recognised by smell, sound and sight
- Will lick lamb dry for first 6hrs - 12—
Information
- Description
- Animal Management 2 (Species Focus) Flashcards on Dairy, Beef and Sheep, created by Rebecca Hitchman on 10/02/2017.
- Created by
- Rebecca Hitchman
- Views
- 0
- Rating