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Dairy
farming
By
Marjorie Henry, Contributor
HERE
IS a little bit more on dairy farming.
The information has to do with technology
used in this farming system.
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Artificial insemination ensures the
availability of high quality animals.
There is no need for bulls.
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Embryo transfer results in a better
breed of animal. This comes about
as the embryo from a superior cow
is put in an inferior cow, which carries
it to maturity.
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Electronic market involves electronic
identification of the animal. A microchip
is placed under the skin of the animal.
This in turn provides information
on the animal.
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Electronic tag allows the gate to
the milking shed to open, when the
animal goes to milk. The computer
tells how much feed should be given
to the cow as well as the amount of
milk the animal gives. The amount
of milk is automatically weighed and
recorded. The animal is let out after
milking. However, if the milk is less
than the usual amount that the animal
gives, it is sent elsewhere for checking
in order to determine the cause for
the decline in its milk production.
Let
me share with you some sections of
questions on dairy farming, taken
from past papers. It is Question 7
on all the question papers I selected.
Use them to guide you in your revision
of the topic.
June
1997
(c)
(i) Compare feeding practices on the
cattle ranches in the country named
in (b) (i) (i.e. a country in the
Caribbean) with those on the Great
Plains of the United States of America.
(8 marks)
(ii)
Give two reasons why dairy farming
is important in the Mid West of the
United States of America. (6 marks)
June
2000
(c)
(i) Compare dairy farming in a named
Caribbean country with that in the
Mid West of the United States, under
the following headings:
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Size of farms
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Labour
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Feeding practices
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Marketing (8 marks)
June
2001
(e)
Give three reasons why the dairy industry
in the Caribbean has been relatively
slow to develop. (6 marks)
June
2003
(d)
Compare dairy farming in a named Caribbean
country with that in the Mid West
USA under the following headings:
(i)
Climatic Conditions (3 marks)
(ii)
Size of farms (2 marks)
(iii)
Marketing (3 marks)
Just
in case you think that I have forgotten,
here are the answers to the multiple-choice
questions I gave you in the last lesson.
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A |
6.
A |
| 2.
D |
7.
B |
| 3.
D |
8.
C |
| 4.
D |
9.
D |
| 5.
A |
10.
A |
| 11.
C |
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In
the next lesson, we will review beef
cattle rearing. In the meanwhile,
see how much information you can find
on this farming system.
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Marjorie Henry is Geography
teacher at Glenmuir High School in
Clarendon. Send your questions and
comments to the CXC Study Guide, the
Gleaner Company Ltd., 7 North Street,
Kingston; or email us at jcampbell@gleanerjm.com
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