WorksheetsAnimal welfare
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
In the formula of heat losses by evaporation, the value of heat lost to evaporate 1g of water is:
100 kcal
3 kcal
4.5 W/m2
0.6 kcal
1.45 J
Choose the location where the exhaust ventilation (negative pressure artificial ventilation) doesn't match:
In a calves' nursery
In a laboratory using highly toxic substances
In a house with fattening pigs
In a microbiology laboratory
In a house with chickens kept for meat
Concerning the comfort microclimate parameters, in the floor heating area for piglets the optimum temperature is 30-32°C, while for the sow the required temperature range is:
18-20°C
0-5°C
10-12°C
8-10°C
28-30°C
Sows are moved in the maternity building:
By 28 days before farrowing
By 5-7 days before farrowing
In 5-7 days after farrowing
In the first day after farrowing
By 10-14 days before farrowing
In which legislative document signed by the EU member states it was stated for the first time (recognized) that the animals are beings with feelings:
Amsterdam Treaty (1997)
Montreal Protocol (1987)
Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes (1976)
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (1958)
Treaty pf Brussels (1948)
For an efficient mixed-type natural ventilation ( stack ventilation ), the temperature difference between the indoor air and the outdoor air is at least:
10°C
7°C
20°C
-14°C
2°C
In the formula of airflow velocity the through the chimneys, the air friction coefficient has values of:
0.3-0.45
70-100°F
1/16-1/25
20-28
1800-3600
For fattening pigs (growers/finishers), the ventilation volume (VFR) in winter is :
15-45 m3/animal
450 m3/animal
500 cm3/animal
2 m3/animal
65-120 m3/animal
Regarding the artificial lighting systems in animal houses, how many times the fluorescent tubes are more efficient than the light bulbs:
The two artificial light sources have the same efficiency
1.5 times
In animal houses there are not being used fluorescent tubes foe lighting
3 times
8 times
The artificial ventilation efficiency is:
The way the airducts are mounted
The sum of the flowrates of all active fans in the barn
The distance between the fans
The overall surface of the fans in the barn
The number of fans in the barn
Which transporter authorisation is valid for all journeys (shorter or longer than 8 hours):
Type 2
None
Type 1
Type A
Type 3
Inside nursery houses, in the collective boxes for calves, the minimum space allowance is :
0.55 m2/animal
6 m2/animal
1.5 m2/animal
3 m2/animal
9 m2/animal
Short tie stalls for dairy cows have a length of:
1.8-2 m
1.6-1.8 m
2-2.4 m
2.4-3 m
1-1.2 m
Foe dogs, ammonia concentration in the air must not exceed:
10 ppm
26 ppm
0.5 ppm
26 kg/m3
15 ppm
Which statement is not correct for dairy cows' long tie stalls:
Have usually 2.4-3 m length
There are usually used in maternity buildings
Have the advantage of good health and good welfare of the stock
Have usually walls (partitions) of 1.4 m height
Have usually 1.2-1.4 m width
For dogs housed indoors, the optimum temperature range is:
26-29°C
15.5-18°C
30-32°C
2.5-10°C
8-10°C
In dairy cows, the recommended value of WFR (windows to floor area ratio) is:
1/32
1/16
1/25
1/20
1/8
Which statement is not correct for vehicles used for long journeys:
Must have a Navigation System (GPS)
Must have water tanks' total capacity at least equal to 20% of vehicle load
Must have a warning system for temperature levels
Must have a temperature monitoring and recording system
Must have an adequate ventilation system capable of operating independently for at least 4 hours
The interest of economic agents in the holistic food supply system from stable to table (from farm to fork) in order to maintain the consumer confidence concerns the following animal welfare motivation:
The ethical and moral motivation
The political motivation
The social motivation
The ecological motivation
The economical motivation
For cows in the maternity building, the recommended temperatures' range is:
10-14°C
15-18°C
20-25°C
4-8°C
30-32.5°C
Selecting the animals and groups formation are:
Administrative procedures during the transport
Animal husbandry, stockmanship actions before transport
Veterinary activities for preparing animals for transport
Important actions in the resting points of the journey
Administrative and organisational preparations before transport
Stereotypical, nonadaptive behavioral patterns observed in kennelled dogs does not include:
Repetitive grooming
Tongue rolling
Barking
Circling and pacing
Jumping
For fattening calves (beef cattle), phase II of the rearing lasts from:
The day one to the age of 45 days
The age of 181 days to the age of 540 days
The age of 46 days to the age of 160 days
Third day of life to the age of 8 weeks old
The age of 15 days to the age of 45 days
Housing the calves in hutches implies keeping them inside the hutch, in loose system (no tether), until the age of:
3 months
6 months
4 weeks
1 week
18 months
In dairy cows' houses with tether system (tie-stalls), the recommended stalls placement solution (animal position) is:
Head to head (face in)
Near the infrared gas brooder heaters
Tail to tail (face out)
There is no such thing as a recommended placement
Head to tail
In animal transportation within the EU, for how long from the date of arrival is mandatory that the keepers at the destination to hold the journey log:
For at least three years
For at least twenty years
It is not compulsory that the keepers hold this document
For at least one year
Foe 10 days
The books Animal machines, published in 1964, critics the intensive animal husbandry system and can be considered a cornerstone in animal welfare concept evolution. It was written by:
Donald Maurice Broom
Temple Grandin
Stefan Gunnarsson
Ruth Harisson
Michael Appleby
The number of cows accommodated in maternity building will represent:
40-50% from the number of cows in the farm
1-2% from the number of cows in the farm
8-10% from the number of cows in the farm
17.5% from the number of cows in the farm
15-30% from the number of cows in the farm
Point out the system which cannot be applied for housing gestating sows:
Collective boxes (10 sows), on slatted floor
Collective pens, on full floor covered with straw bedding
Collective boxes (20 sows), on slatted floor
Individual boxes, on slatted floor
Tether system
When calves are housed in a separate space from the dams/cows, in nursery cages on grid floor (metallic bars), the floor of the cage is elevated at a height of:
60 cm
5 cm
38 cm
1.5 cm
20 cm
Which document is needed by transporters for long journeys (taking longer than 8 hours) between EU Member states and has 5 sections:
Tickets for ownership and health status confirmation
Certificate of competence for drivers and attendants
Certificate of approval of means of transport
Journey log
Transporter authorisation
The concept of telos (a species specific nature of animals) is the foundation of zoocentric theory for defining animal welfare. It was introduced in 1995 by:
Donald Maurice Broom
Michael Calvert Appleby
Temple Grandin
Bernard Rollin
Helmut Bartussek
Stale air (used air) can often accumulate near the floor in:
Pit ventilation
Two-sided natural ventilation
Stack natural ventilation
Chimney natural ventilation
Tunnel ventilation
It was decided in 1992 to include in school and university curricula courses on animal welfare, in the 44th General Assembly of:
World Society for the Protection of Animals
World Veterinary Association
International Society for Animal Hygiene
North American Meat Institute
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
According to the pathocentric theory for defining animal welfare, the degree of animal protection must be highest:
Only for animal species suffering more than the others e.g. prey species
Only for non-human primates
For animal species from commercial farms
Only for marine mammals
For non-human primates and also for pets
Among the dog breeds, heatstroke occurs more often in:
Dalmatian, German Shepherd, Irish Terrier
Russian blue
Aberdeen Angus
Beagle, Basset
Pug, Pekingese, Bulldog
Regarding the food requirements for puppies, from the weaning until they reach 40% of the adult weight, the need is equal to:
12 x maintenance requirement
1.2 x maintenance requirement
3 x maintenance requirement
1.5 x maintenance requirement
2 x maintenance requirement
Regarding the 1 to 9 BCS version for dogs, the recommended score (ideal) is:
3
1
9
6
4-5
Requirements for animal transport by air can be found in:
GFP
LAR
AWIN
OWI
ANI 35L
For fattening pigs in the second rearing phase (60-110 kg), the space allowance is at least:
0.3 m2/animal
0.55-0.65 m2/animal
4 m2/animal inside the house and 8 m2/animal outside the house
1-1.2 m2/animal
200 m3/animal
The Environment Directorate General of the European Commission (DG Environment) is responsible for:
Proper animal transportation
Captive animals in zoos, parks
Wild/ feral/ stray animals management in humane conditions
Farm animals/ companion animals
Lab animals/ animals for research activities
For dogs housed indoors, the optimum relative humidity ranges between:
20-30%
45-55%
80-90%
65-70%
100-120%
Regarding the suspended particulates and sedimentable particulates in the air of calves' houses, the maximum admitted values are:
10 mg/m3 ; 10 g/m2/30 days respectively
80 mg/m2/30 days ; 15 g/m3 respectively
20 mg/m3 ; 10 g/m2/30 days respectively
15 mg/m3 ; 17 g/m2/30 days respectively
1.3 kcal/m2 h °C
