Livestock management - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Pesticide - Answer any material that is applied to plants, soil, water, harvested crops, structures, clothing and furnishing, or animals to kill, attract, repel, or regulate or interrup the growth and mating of pest, or to regulate plant growth Systemic - Answer Can be eaten by or injected into livestock. Interesting... Persistent - Answer time pesticide is active to control pests Residual - Answer control pests for weeks, month, or year Cultural - Answer mowing, irrig...

RECA Rural Part 1 Correctly Solved Exam [100% Correct Answers] What area does an acre cover? **Ans** An acre covers an area of 43,560 square feet. How many hectares are in an acre? **Ans** One acre is equivalent to 0.4047 hectares. What are animal unit equivalents? **Ans** Animal unit equivalents (AU) are a standard measure used to evaluate the grazing impact of different types of livestock and wildlife. For example, Animal Unit Months (AUM) indicate the duration livestoc...

By forming strategic alliances, small and medium sized farmers and ranchers can : - correct answer-achieve marketing advantages that larger operations enjoy the last step in the decision-making process us to implement the decision - correct answer-false more time should be spent on irrevocable decisions than on those which can be easily reversed - correct answer-true standardization of farm financial ratios and accounting practices will help farm managers : - correct answer-compete with...

Pesticide - ANSWER any material that is applied to plants, soil, water, harvested crops, structures, clothing and furnishing, or animals to kill, attract, repel, or regulate or interrup the growth and mating of pest, or to regulate plant growth Systemic - ANSWER Can be eaten by or injected into livestock. Interesting... Persistent - ANSWER time pesticide is active to control pests Residual - ANSWER control pests for weeks, month, or year Cultural - ANSWER mowing, irrigation, aeration...

Livestock Auctions Marketing + : -convenient for the seller -competitive market -guarenteed to get paid -they work for you Livestock Auctions Marketing - : -commission -shrink -may not be "fully" paid for the genetics or management practices Direct Sales + : -No longer a "price taker" -cattleman must negotiate the sale -lock in the price with forward contracts -no comission costs -sell the quality of the catttle 2 -producer can develop a relationship with the buyer Direct Sa...

Name users and their associated uses of water resources in VA - Answer 1. Public utilities: provide drinking water 2. Campgrounds, parks, etc: recreation 3. Owners of waterfront property manage their water: protect their investment 4. Industry depends on cooling and fire ponds for safety 5. Irrigation districts provide water for crops and livestock 6. Real estate developers, streams, and lakes provide aesthetic appeal 7 Fish farmers use aquatic systems for the commercial production of f...

Pest correct answers a plant or animal detrimental to man; seen as insects, disease causing organisms, weeds, molluscs, fish, birds, and a variety of mammals from rats to bears as competitors for our livestock and crops. earliest use of chemical pesticide correct answers 2500 B.C.; used sulfur to control insects and mites Bordeaux mixture correct answers mixture of CuSO4 and lime used to prevent downy mildew on grapes; first used in 1892 synthetic pesticides correct answers started bein...

Pesticide Applicator Exam- Nova Scotia Rated A+ Agriculture VIII Agriculture Certificate Authorizes the use of a pesticide (other than restricted fumigant gas)by ground application for protection of an agricultural crop or livestock, including use for control of noxious weeds, birds and rodent control... use for soil fumigation and use around farm buildings associated with crop and livestock production, but not including use in a greenhouse or commercial seed treatment Resistance Bu...

An Acre covers an area of how many square feet? - ️️43,560 square feet An Acre equals how many hectares? - ️️0.4047 hectares Animal Unit Equivalents - ️️The animal unit (AU) is the standard used in calculating the stocking rate or relative grazing impact of different kinds and classes of livestock and grazing wildlife. For example, AUM is the animal unit months per acre. Beneficial Management Practices (BMP) - ️️These are management practices or recommended management op...

The testes produce sperm cells and the male sex hormone: - Ans testosterone The age at which an animal reaches sexual maturity is: - Ans puberty Cattle and sheep both have multiple stomachs referred to as a(n): - Ans ruminant When animals band together in a herd or a flock, this behavior is known as: - Ans gregarious What area of livestock production is the major concern of animal rights organizations? - Ans confinement