Class 11 Agriculture Dairy Farmer Chapter 2 Livestock Accommodation

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Livestock Accommodation

Chapter – 2

SESSION 1: BASICS OF ANIMAL HOUSING

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS

A. Multiple choice questions:

1. The advantage of head-to-head system of livestock housing is _____________.

(a) Easier supervision of milking.

(b) Animals get more fresh air from outside.

(c) Feed dispensing is easier, both rows can be fed at a time.

(d) None of the above.

Ans: (c) Feed dispensing is easier, both rows can be fed at a time.

2. For adult buffaloes, floor space requirement (m²) under covered area is ____________.

(a) 3.5

(b) 4.0

(c) 7.0

(d) 8.0

Ans: (b) 4.0

3. Loose housing system is suitable for which of the following states?

(a) Punjab.

(b) Rajasthan.

(c) Maharashtra.

(d) All of these.

Ans: (d) All of these.

4. Which of the following housing system is suitable for temperate regions?

(a) Loose housing.

(b) Conventional housing.

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of these.

Ans: (b) Conventional housing.

5. Which of the following machinery is used in fodder production?

(a) Tractor.

(b) Reaper-cum-binder.

(c) Cultivator.

(d) All of these.

Ans: (d) All of these.

B. Fill in the blanks:

1. A loose housing system has open area or paddock and _____________ area.

Ans: A loose housing system has open area or paddock and covered area.

2. In a loose house, the height of the fencing is not less than ______________. 

Ans: In a loose house, the height of the fencing is not less than 5 feet.

3. The single row system is advisable when the number of animals is up to ______________. 

Ans: The single row system is advisable when the number of animals is up to 10.

4. In conventional barns, the distance between two sheds is not less than ______________. 

Ans: In conventional barns, the distance between two sheds is not less than 30 feet.

5. Burdizzo castrator is used for _______________.

Ans: Burdizzo castrator is used for castration.

C. Mark true or false:

1. Improper arrangements in animal sheds may result in additional expenditure on labour.

Ans: True.

2. In conventional housing system, each animal is provided with a separate manger in the barn.

Ans: True.

3. Heat detection is easy to carry out in a conventional barn.

Ans: False.

4. In the loose housing system, animals are kept loose in the shed.

Ans: True.

5. In big farms, it is always economical to purchase fodder from the market.

Ans: False.

D. Match the following:

A	B
1. Drenching bottle.	(a) Identification.
2. Burdizzo castrator.	(b) Administration of medicine.
3. Dehorner.	(c) Castration.
4. Bull nose ring.	(d) Dehorning.
5. Branding numbers.	(e) Controlling of bul.

Ans: 

A	B
1. Drenching bottle.	(b) Administration of medicine.
2. Burdizzo castrator.	(c) Castration.
3. Dehorner.	(d) Dehorning.
4. Bull nose ring.	(e) Controlling of bul.
5. Branding numbers.	(a) Identification.

E. Crossword:

	2 P			3 B
1 M			G		4
	D			D	O
					D
R	C
E	K			G

Across

1. The designated area for feeding animals.

Ans: Manger.

Down

1. Mixture of cow dung, leftover feed and other organic matter in a dairy farm.

Ans: Manure.

2. Open area for the animals.

Ans: Paddock.

3. Used within the animal shed which provides comfort to the animals.

Ans: Bedding.

4. Structure essential to move things from one place to another within a farm.

Ans: Road.

SESSION 2: HOUSING LAYOUT FOR DAIRY ANIMALS

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS

A. Multiple choice questions:

1. Which of the following animals prefers to wallow in water?

(a) Indigenous cattle.

(b) Crossbred cattle.

(c) Buffalo.

(d) Exotic cattle.

Ans: (c) Buffalo.

2. In a milch animals’ shed, the width of the central passage is ___________.

(a) 1.2 m.

(b) 1.8 m.

(c) 2.2 m.

(d) 2.5m.

Ans: (b) 1.8 m.

3. Holding area is related to _____________.

(a) Calving box.

(b) Calf pen.

(c) Milking parlour.

(d) Bull pen.

Ans: (c) Milking parlour.

4. Advanced pregnant animals are transferred to a calving pen ____________ before the expected date of calving.

(a) Two to three weeks.

(b) One month.

(c) One and a half month.

(d) Two months.

Ans: (a) Two to three weeks.

5. To maintain proper biosecurity, it is essential to maintain one isolation box per 

__________ cattle.

(a) 100

(b) 150

(c) 200

(d) 40

Ans: (d) 40