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SUST 210- Animal Husbandry
Final Exam 2022 [40 points]
Name: ________________________________________ [1 pt.]
There are some important considerations to keep in mind to be safe while working with animals. If someone was coming to work alongside you at Merry Lea Farm, with our livestock, what would you be sure to tell them?
In your brief description be sure to include the following:
- what to wear [1 pt.]
- how to act around animals [1 pt.]
- behavioral norms when working with the animals [1 pt.]
- Include the difference between an animal’s flight zone & pressure zone [2 pts.]
Pick one of the following animal groups: rabbits, chickens, or goats. Discuss its digestion, reproduction, environmental needs, and how that contributes to its unique ecological niche and usefulness on the farm. [5 pts]
Briefly describe three ways in which you can help keep a livestock animal in your care healthy. [3 pts]
Fill out this matrix by comparing and contrasting the impacts of each of these types of grazing systems on animal health and productivity and environmental sustainability [6 pts.]
Continuous Grazing Rotational Grazing Management Intensive Grazing
Animal Health/Productivity
Environmental Sustainability
Animal husbandry is a joining of the farmer and the well cared for farm. Wendell Berry states, animal husbandry is “a cultural force that can exist only by becoming personal.”
How is animal husbandry cultural? [1 pt]
How is it personal? [1 pt]
Do you agree or disagree? Answer in a couple of sentences [3 pts]
From our discussions, field trips, and on-farm experiences we have seen a number of different types and scales of dairy farming.
Fill out this matrix by comparing and contrasting traditional pasture based milking systems and industrial milk production. [8 pts.]
Traditional/Pasture Based System Industrial System
Social
Environmental
Animal Welfare
Human health/nutrition
Suggest one improvement for each system? [2 pts]
Animals are commonly separated from other farming enterprises and sequestered in confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs).
What is one impact of this system on animal health? [1 pt.]
What is one environmental impact of this system? [1 pt.]
In a couple of sentences, suggest two hope-filled solutions to these issues. [3 points]
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