Climate Effects On Farm Animals
Bayani Gaba-gaba
Drive from Jos down to Yola in February and the change is obvious to any traveller: cool, dry harmattan mornings give way to a heat that makes the tarmac shimmer by noon. Farm animals feel that same swing far more sharply than we do, because their productivity, not just their comfort, rides on it. A dairy cow that milks well in a Jos morning may go off her feed by afternoon; broilers packed into a poorly ventilated shed in Lagos in April can lose a week of growth in three hot days.
In this lesson you will learn the climatic factors a stockman must watch, temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind and solar radiation, and the single idea that ties them together: the thermoneutral zone, the comfortable range in which an animal spends the least energy regulating its own body temperature and performs at its best. You will see exactly what goes wrong on either side of that zone, heat stress and cold stress, and why an indigenous White Fulani cow shrugs off a Kaduna afternoon that would knock the appetite off an imported dairy breed.
Manufura
- State the climatic factors that affect farm animals
- Explain the effect of temperature on farm animal production
- Explain the effect of humidity on farm animal production
- Explain the effect of climate on feed intake and growth
- Suggest ways of reducing the effect of adverse climate on farm animals
Takardar Darasi
Yi Rijista don Ci Gaba
Ƙirƙiri asusu kyauta don samun damar duk kayan koyo, tambayoyin atisaye, da kuma bibiyar ci gaban ka.
Nazarin Darasi
Barka da kammala darasi akan Climate Effects On Farm Animals. Yanzu da kuka bincika mahimman raayoyi da raayoyi, lokaci yayi da zaku gwada ilimin ku. Wannan sashe yana ba da ayyuka iri-iri Tambayoyin da aka tsara don ƙarfafa fahimtar ku da kuma taimaka muku auna fahimtar ku game da kayan.
Za ka gamu da haɗe-haɗen nau'ikan tambayoyi, ciki har da tambayoyin zaɓi da yawa, tambayoyin gajeren amsa, da tambayoyin rubutu. Kowace tambaya an ƙirƙira ta da kyau don auna fannoni daban-daban na iliminka da ƙwarewar tunani mai zurfi.
Yi wannan ɓangaren na kimantawa a matsayin wata dama don ƙarfafa fahimtarka kan batun kuma don gano duk wani yanki da kake buƙatar ƙarin karatu. Kada ka yanke ƙauna da duk wani ƙalubale da ka fuskanta; maimakon haka, ka kallesu a matsayin damar haɓaka da ingantawa.
- The range of ambient temperature within which a farm animal spends the least energy on temperature regulation and performs best is called the: A. Critical temperature B. Thermoneutral zone C. Comfort index D. Humidity zone Answer: B
- Which of the following is NOT one of the climatic factors that affect farm animal production? A. Humidity B. Solar radiation C. Soil pH D. Wind Answer: C
- High humidity makes hot weather harder for an animal to bear mainly because it: A. Increases the animal's appetite B. Blocks evaporative cooling C. Lowers the air temperature D. Increases wind speed Answer: B
- Which of these is a typical sign of heat stress in farm animals? A. Shivering B. Increased feed intake C. Panting and reduced feed intake D. Thickened winter coat Answer: C
- Compared with imported exotic breeds, indigenous Nigerian breeds such as the White Fulani and Yankasa are generally: A. Lower yielding but more heat-tolerant B. Higher yielding and more heat-tolerant C. Equally heat-tolerant but lower yielding D. Unaffected by climate Answer: A
Yi Rijista don Ci Gaba
Ƙirƙiri asusu kyauta don samun damar duk kayan koyo, tambayoyin atisaye, da kuma bibiyar ci gaban ka.
Yi Rijista don Ci Gaba
Ƙirƙiri asusu kyauta don samun damar duk kayan koyo, tambayoyin atisaye, da kuma bibiyar ci gaban ka.
