GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CATTLE
- It has large body size
- It is a ruminant that grazes on herb and pasture
- It has four pairs of hoofs on each limb
- Male and female have horns
- Calves at least once in a year
- Produces a calf in one parturition
- The udder has four glands
- Well formed earlobes
- The gestation period is between 283-305 days
- Their puberty age ranges between 8-12 months
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GOATS
- They are very hard and can survive unfavourable environment conditions
- They have medium size
- Male and female have horns
- They are vey prolific and can produce kids three times in two years
- Have unturned tail
- They are reared mostly for meat, skin, milk and fibre
- They are the most acceptable breed of farm animals
- Male is often with beards
- The gestation periods between 145, 154 days or 4-5 month
- They are mostly reared on the extensive system
GENEREAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SHEEP
- They have medium size with long legs
- Have long thin tail which hang down
- The ear lobes are long and dropping
- They are grazers and can also scavenger on relish of road size
- They are kept mostly for meat, wool, fleese and milk purposes
- Leather from sheep hides are sued to make shoe, gloves and jackets
- They seem to be very stupid in appearance and behaviour
- The gestation period is between 151-154 days or 51/12 months.
- Only the males have horns, but the female are polled
- Twining is very common (Delivery of twins).
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PIGS
- They have a high deposit of fats hence their association with ponds or water because of catabolism.
- They are very prolific producing 8-16 piglets at a time
- They can farrow twice in a year
- The gestation period is very short, it is 114 days (3monts, 3 weeks and 3 days)
- They have high feed convertibility
- They can produce at any time
- They are monogastric animals and are mostly omnivores in natures
- The neck is short and fixed i.e. the neck is immovable
- The tail is short and coiled.
See also:
CLASSIFICATION OF CROP ACCORDING TO THEIR USES
Common Disease of Farm Animals
FACTORS TO CONSIDER BEFORE DESIDING ANIMAL FEED
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