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pasture management

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Number of animals that can graze on a set area of land refers to......

a)

Stocking rate

b)

Digestibility

c)

Botanical Composition

d)

Productivity

2.

Grass is highly digestible in the vegetative stage which a DMD of approx ______%

a)

50%

b)

60%

c)

70%

d)

80%

3.

Grass plant finishes elongation stage when ______________ starts to emerge.

a)

Seed head

b)

Flower

c)

Leaves

4.

Grass plant finishes elongation stage when ______________ starts to emerge.

a)

Seed head

b)

Flower

c)

Leaves

5.

The amount of feed an animal consumes, excluding its water content refers to

a)

Dry Matter

b)

Dry Matter Digestibility

c)

Dry Matter Intake

6.

Identify the grazing system

a)

Block Grazing

b)

Set Stocking

c)

Paddock grazing

d)

Mixed grazing

7.

•Fermentation is carried out by anaerobic bacteria, which converts carbohydrates into acid to preserve the grass.

What does the term anaerobic mean?

a)

Oxygen present

b)

Oxygen absent

8.

1. These are narrow-leaf species that easily grow on vacant lots and denuded areas where the topsoil is very thin.

a)

Forages

b)

Grasses

c)

Legumes

d)

Trees

9.

2. It is a creeping perennial plant with stout above the ground runners which root fully at the nodes and grows well under the warm moist conditions

a)

Centrosema

b)

Guinea grass

c)

Napier

d)

Para grass

10.

5. In this system of pasture utilization, the goats are allowed to graze in the pasture area for at least eight hours a day and are only kept inside the house during the unfavorable hours of the day and during bad weather.

a)

Grazing system

b)

Silage making

c)

Tethering

d)

Zero grazing

11.

4. These are broadleaf species, noted for their high protein content and these have root nodules with microorganisms known as rhizobium.

a)

Forages

b)

Grasses

c)

Legumes

d)

Trees

12.

6. In this system of pasture utilization, the goats are tied each to a rope about 6 to 10-meter long.

a)

Grazing system

b)

Silage making

c)

Tethering

d)

Zero grazing

13.
The type of mower that cuts with a scissors-type action is a
a)
Rotary
b)
Flail
c)
Sickle-bar
d)
Vibrating
14.
The harvesting of ___ requires the most labor of any forages
a)
Pasture
b)
Haylage
c)
Silage
d)
hay
15.
Hay is raked to
a)
Allow even drying
b)
Allow the hay to ferment
c)
Reduce its maturity
d)
Remove leaves and weeds