JSS 1 Livestock Farming Flashcards: Breeding Stock, Heat, Conception and Parturition in Sheep and Goats

Question 1

What is breeding in livestock?

Accepted Answer

the controlled mating and selection of animals to produce offspring

Question 2

One purpose of selective breeding is to improve ____.

Accepted Answer

desirable inherited traits

Question 3

Fertility is the ability of an animal to ____.

Accepted Answer

reproduce successfully

Question 4

Prolificacy refers to the tendency to produce ____.

Accepted Answer

more offspring per birth or reproductive period

Question 5

A good breeding animal should have sound body conformation, good health, and ____.

Accepted Answer

desirable performance records

Question 6

Adaptation is important because breeding stock must perform well in the local ____.

Accepted Answer

environment and management system

Question 7

Animals with serious inherited defects should be ____.

Accepted Answer

excluded from breeding

Question 8

Heat or oestrus is the period when a female is ____.

Accepted Answer

sexually receptive to mating

Question 9

Which is a sign of heat in sheep or goats: standing to be mounted, complete isolation at birth, refusal to move, or a dull rough coat?

Accepted Answer

standing to be mounted

Question 10

Restlessness, bleating, and frequent tail wagging may indicate ____.

Accepted Answer

heat

Question 11

Mating should be recorded with date and identity of the ____.

Accepted Answer

male and female

Question 12

A female not returning to heat about three weeks after mating may have ____.

Accepted Answer

conceived

Question 13

Failure to return to heat alone does not prove pregnancy, so confirmation may require ____.

Accepted Answer

further observation or veterinary examination

Question 14

As pregnancy advances, the abdomen may enlarge because of ____.

Accepted Answer

foetal growth

Question 15

The gestation period of sheep and goats is approximately ____.

Accepted Answer

five months

Question 16

Near parturition, a female may become restless and seek ____.

Accepted Answer

isolation

Question 17

A swollen, reddish vulva may be observed as ____.

Accepted Answer

parturition approaches

Question 18

What is parturition?

Accepted Answer

the process of giving birth

Question 19

If labour is prolonged without progress, the correct action is to ____.

Accepted Answer

seek veterinary help promptly

Question 20

Good breeding management combines selection, mating records, pregnancy observation, and ____.

Accepted Answer

safe care at parturition

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