WMA YFC Stockman of the Year Questionnaire + Answers 2014
1. What is the average gestation length in sheep?
A. 285 days
B. 147 days
C. 114 days
D. 342 days
2. Which of these is not classed as a part of the ruminant stomachs?
A. Rumen
B. Reticulum
C. Caecum
D. Abomasum
E. Omasum
3. What does IBR stand for in cattle?
A. Infectious bovine rhinitis
B. Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
C. Infective bovine retrovirus
D. Infective bronchial retrovirus
4. Which two of these is used to prevent fly-strike in sheep?
A. Wormers e.g. Dectomax
B. Vaccines e.g. Heptavac-P
C. Antobiotics e.g. Terramycin
D. Spot-on e.g. Clik
5. For which of these do you not need a movement licence for moving sheep?
A. Movement of store lambs back home from summer grazing at your neighbours farm
B. Movement of your new ram from market back home
C. Movement of 20 breeding ewes sold through a breed sale
D. Movement of 10 fat lambs sold through a market
6. In which animal species is sexed semen commonly available for artificial insemination?
A. Goats
B. Sheep
C. Cattle
D. Pigs
7. Which of these diseases is an infectious cause of diarrhoea in pigs?
A. Atrophic rhinitis
B. PWMS
C. Erysipelis
D. Swine Dysentry
8. Which of these would you not find in a pig show box?
A. Halter
B. Board
C. Stick/cane
D. White coat
9. What causes sheep scab?
A. Bacteria
B. Mite
C. Virus
D. Fungus
10. By which route is it not possible to safely administer an antibiotic to a food producing animal?
A. In feed
B. By intravenous injection
C. By intramuscular injection
D. By pour-on onto the skin
11. Which of these is it important to record in a medicine record book?
A. Active ingredient of the drug
B. The date the bottle is opened
C. Expiry date of the drug
D. Batch number of the drug
12. Iron deficiency in young piglets can cause?
A. Diarrhoea
B. Kidney disease
C. Umbilical hernias
D. Anaemia
13. The 5 point plan is sued to control lameness in sheep. It includes 5 out of the 6 points below – which
is the odd one out?
A. Treat
B. Cull
C. House
D. Avoid
E. Vaccinate
F. Quarantine
14. What might you see in a sheep or cow infected with Schmallenburg virus during pregnancy?
A. Nasal discharge
B. Mastitis
C. Hairloss/fleece drop
D. Abortion/delivery of deformed foetuses
15. Which of these is not used to help treat mastitis in cattle?
A. Vaccination
B. Teat sealants
C. Intramammary tubes
D. Antibiotics
16. Which of these is not a pedigree breed of beef cattle?
A. Simmental
B. Parthenais
C. Montbelliard
D. Saler
17. What is the maximum age that a calf can be legally castrated with a rubber ring?
A. 14 days old
B. 7 days old
C. 4 days old
D. 1 day old
18. What is twin lamb disease a deficiency of?
A. Magnesium and Glucose
B. Iron and Magnesium
C. Calcium and Glucose
D. Calcium and Magnesium
19. What is milk fever?
A
a deficiency of milk
B
a deficiency of energy
C
a deficiency of magnesium
D
a deficiency of calcium
20. What is the average normal body temperature of a pig?
A. 40 degrees centigrade
B. 39 degrees centigrade
C. 38 degrees centigrade
D. 37 degrees centigrade