Extensive Livestock Production: Free-Range System
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What is the 'free-range system' also known as?

  • Extensive Production (correct)
  • Intensive Production
  • Livestock System
  • Semi-Intensive Production

    • What is the primary advantage of extensive production in terms of animal welfare?

  • Easier cleaning of animal enclosures
  • Improved animal health
  • Improved animal welfare due to not being kept in stifling conditions (correct)
  • Increased profit margins

    • What is a disadvantage of extensive production?

  • Higher profits
  • Increased disease incidence and parasite infestations (correct)
  • Improved animal welfare
  • Lower production costs

    • What type of system is characterized by having a pen and one or more runs?

    <p>Semi-Intensive Production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of semi-intensive production?

    <p>Partly free-range and partly intensive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which species are typically kept in semi-intensive production systems?

    <p>Cattle, goats, and poultry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main advantage of the intensive production system?

    <p>Higher growth rate and feeding efficiency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the major disadvantage of intensive production system?

    <p>Higher production input</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of farming is done using the intensive production system?

    <p>Commercial farming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main advantage of intensive production system in terms of land use?

    <p>It is a more economical use of land</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main disadvantage of the free-range system in comparison to intensive production system?

    <p>It requires more land for the animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of intensive production system?

    <p>To maximize the production obtained from the available land</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the preferred orientation for the long axis of a poultry house?

    <p>East-west direction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of poultry house provides better ventilation and lighting?

    <p>Open Type</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main advantage of monitor and semi-monitor roofing types?

    <p>Provide better ventilation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of flooring is commonly used in poultry houses?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to have provision for easy electricity connection?

    <p>To provide lighting and power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of roofing is commonly used for small housing units?

    <p>Shed type</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of a litter material?

    <p>To absorb moisture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some potential health risks associated with litter type/non-elevated floors?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using slotted floors?

    <p>To facilitate the fall of droppings through slats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of slotted floors?

    <p>They are raised or elevated from the ground</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can litter materials be used as?

    <p>Fertilizers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of using litter materials?

    <p>Providing Vit.B2 and B12</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the holding pen in a confinement house?

    <p>To hold the maximum number of animals at one time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the crowding pen?

    <p>To funnel cattle into the working and/or loading chute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the working chute?

    <p>To funnel cattle into the head gate or squeeze chute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the component that is used for weighing cattle?

    <p>Scales</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the arrangement of cattle inside the working chute?

    <p>In a single file</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the confinement house?

    <p>For close observation of cattle or to perform routine health functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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