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Which type of enterprise is fertility most important for?
Which type of enterprise is fertility most important for?
- Pigs
- Sheep
- Dairy
- Beef (correct)
What does the lactation curve graph show?
What does the lactation curve graph show?
- The longer it takes for cows to be pregnant, the longer they spend at lower lactation levels (correct)
- The longer it takes for cows to be pregnant, the higher their lactation levels
- The shorter it takes for cows to be pregnant, the longer they spend at lower lactation levels
- The shorter it takes for cows to be pregnant, the higher their lactation levels
Why is it difficult to establish where fertility is going wrong?
Why is it difficult to establish where fertility is going wrong?
- Fertility performance is always obvious when it goes wrong
- Fertility performance can be poor without obvious signs (correct)
- Fertility performance is not important for enterprises
- Fertility performance is easy to measure
Which type of enterprise aims to produce 1 calf per cow per year?
Which type of enterprise aims to produce 1 calf per cow per year?
Which type of enterprise aims for 2 lambs per sheep?
Which type of enterprise aims for 2 lambs per sheep?
Which type of enterprise aims for as many piglets as possible per year?
Which type of enterprise aims for as many piglets as possible per year?
Which type of enterprise is the number of offspring not highly relevant?
Which type of enterprise is the number of offspring not highly relevant?
What type of measure is used to determine the number of litters each sow can fit into a year and how many piglets are produced each time?
What type of measure is used to determine the number of litters each sow can fit into a year and how many piglets are produced each time?
What type of measure is used to determine the lambs produced per sheep?
What type of measure is used to determine the lambs produced per sheep?
What type of measure is used to determine the number of calves per cow per year?
What type of measure is used to determine the number of calves per cow per year?
Which of the following measures is highly useful in dairy systems but doesn't measure offspring?
Which of the following measures is highly useful in dairy systems but doesn't measure offspring?
What is the definition of 'pregnancies per unit time'?
What is the definition of 'pregnancies per unit time'?
In a 150 cow dairy herd, if 30 cows are in calf and 20 cows are in the voluntary wait period, how many cows are eligible to be bred in a 3 week period?
In a 150 cow dairy herd, if 30 cows are in calf and 20 cows are in the voluntary wait period, how many cows are eligible to be bred in a 3 week period?
If 60 out of 100 eligible cows got served in a 3 week period, what is the submission rate?
If 60 out of 100 eligible cows got served in a 3 week period, what is the submission rate?
If 20 out of 100 eligible cows got pregnant in a 3 week period, what is the 21-day pregnancy rate?
If 20 out of 100 eligible cows got pregnant in a 3 week period, what is the 21-day pregnancy rate?
What does the conception rate measure?
What does the conception rate measure?
If the overall 21-day pregnancy rate is poor, what should be measured next?
If the overall 21-day pregnancy rate is poor, what should be measured next?
Which aspect of the process does the conception rate measure?
Which aspect of the process does the conception rate measure?
What does the submission rate measure?
What does the submission rate measure?
If the conception rate is poor, what aspects of the process should be measured next?
If the conception rate is poor, what aspects of the process should be measured next?
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