DC4H Sheep Flashcards Deck 2
(82 cards)
1
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501. is done to straighten out the tip of each fiber so it can be trimmed evenly on sheep. - SH 8
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Carding
2
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- Name two important pieces of information you should know about your sheep to tell the judges. -SH 8
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Birth date, Weight, How it has been fed and managed
3
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- Name one basic message to communicate to everyone at a show. -SH 8
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Believe in the humane and responsible care of all animals, Meat and dairy products are part of an overall healthy diet as recommended by leading health authorities, Americans enjoy the safest food supply in the world
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- Always be alert and while in the ring with your sheep. - SH 8
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Cheerful
5
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- Name three different types of sheep flock operations. -SH 10
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Purebred flocks, Commercial flocks, Club lamb flocks, Lamb feeders
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- Name three things which purebred breeders place great emphasis on in their sheep. -SH 10
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Size, Structural correctness, Growth traits, Breed characteristics
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- The purebred sheep operations produce stock for the commercial sheep industry. - SH 10
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Breeding
8
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- The commercial sheep operations produce and that is destined for the consumer. - SH 10
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Lamb, Wool
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- breeders produce lambs for youth shows. - SH 10
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Club lamb
10
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- purchase lambs then feed these lambs to desirable slaughter weight. - SH 10
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Lamb feeders
11
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- Name the two classifications of sheep operations. -SH 10
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Farm flock sheep operations, Range sheep operations
12
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- Name four classifications of breeds of sheep. -SH 10
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Ram breeds, Ewe breeds, Dual purpose breeds, Fine-wool breeds, Medium-wool breeds, Medium to long wool breeds
13
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- Name two breeds of sheep from the ram breed sheep classification. -SH 10
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Cheviot, Hampshire, Oxford, Shropshire, Southdown, Suffolk
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- The breed classification of are meat type breeds used as terminal sires. -SH 10
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Ram breeds
15
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- Name two breeds of sheep from the ewe breed classifications. -SH 10
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Corriedale, Finn sheep, Merino, Rambouillet, Targhee
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- Name two breeds of sheep from the dual purpose sheep classifications. -SH 10
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Columbia, Dorset, Lincoln, Montadale, North Country Cheviot, Polypay, Romney
17
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- Name two breeds of sheep from the fine-wool breed sheep classification. -SH 10
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Merino, Rambouillet
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- Name two breeds of sheep from the medium-wool breed sheep classification. -SH 10
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Cheviot, Columbia, Corriedale, Dorset, Hampshire, Montadale, Finn sheep, Oxford, Polypay, Shropshire, Southdown, Suffolk, Targhee, North County Cheviot
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- Name two breeds of sheep from the medium to long wool breed sheep classification. -SH 10
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Lincoln, Romney
20
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- Name three major areas that animal science careers can be grouped in. -SH 12
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Production management, Agribusiness, Government agencies, Research and teaching
21
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- What does VCPR stand for in sheep health? - SH 13
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Veterinarian Client Patient Relationship
22
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- The time is the period of time that must pass between the last treatment and the time the sheep may be slaughtered for human consumption. - SH 13
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Withdrawal
23
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- What are the four basic needs of sheep? -SH 13
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Water,Food, Shelter, Care
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- Name three things on a sheep medication label. -SH 13
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Name of drug, Active ingredients, Cautions and warnings, Withdrawal time, Quantity of contents, Storage, Name of distributor, Lot number,
Expiration date
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525. Name two routes of administering medication to sheep. -SH 13
Oral route, Topical route, Injectable route
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526. period is the period when ewe sheep do not demonstrate estrus. - SH 11
Anestrus
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527. Name four factors that affect fertility in ewe sheep. -SH 11
Heredity, Age of puberty, Age of ewe, Light, temperature, relative humidity, season, Association with the ram, Nutrition, Parturition and lactation Disease and parasites, Fertility of ram
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528. is the process of evaluating a ram sheep for reproductive soundness. - SH 11
Breeding soundness exam (BSE)
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529. Name two reproductive hormones in a ram sheep. -SH 11
FSH, GnRH, LH, Testosterone
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530. The parent sheep each donate one gene to the offspring, giving the lamb a pair. The genes can be either or . - SH 11
Dominant, Recessive
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531. Name three traits, in sheep, of major economic importance. -SH 11
Reproduction, Growth, Carcass merit, Conformation, Wool
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532. Lamb chops come from the . - SH 7
Loin
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533. There are main or wholesale cuts of lamb. - SH 7
Six
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534. Three foodservice cuts of meat are: - SH 7
Foreshank, Leg, Loin, Loin chops, Rack, Ribs, Rib chops, Shoulder chops, Shoulder roast, Stew meat
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535. Ground lamb comes from . - SH 7
Other cuts
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536. Loin has three cuts, name one . - SH 7
Double loin chop
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537. A boneless sirloin roast comes from the . - SH 7
Leg
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538. A center roast is part of the . - SH 7
Leg
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539. Yolk in the wool is commonly called the “ ” in which the main component is lanolin. - SH 7
Grease
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540. Keep lamb wool from that of mature sheep. - SH 7
Separate
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541. A wool that has a lot of variation in diameter length and color is wool. - SH 7
Carpet wool
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542. Another name for combing wool is wool. - SH 7
Staple
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543. Contamination of wool the value. - SH 7
Lowers
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544. Name three of the seven reasons wool may be rejected: - SH 7
Burry wool, Color, Cotted wool, Dead wool, Seedy and Chaffy wool, Tags, Tender wool
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545. Tender wool is throughout the length. - SH 7
Weak
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546. Multi-ply yarn is made when or more yarns are twisted or wrapped together. - SH 7
Two
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547. Interlacing yarn with needles in a series of connected loops is called . - SH 7
Knitting
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548. When angry, if you at an animal you may cause them to react in a negative way. - SH 9
Yell
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549. If you feed a young animal, they are more likely to be attracted to humans when they are adults. - SH 9
Bottle
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550. Name two pieces of safety equipment you may know may need when handling livestock. - SH 9
Gloves, Hard hat, Safety glasses, Shin guards, Steel-toed shoes/boots, Trousers/pants
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551. Firmness of lean and fat is measured and is an indicator or carcass . - SH 6
Fatness
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552. Conformation is important especially in the of the animal. - SH 6
Leg
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553. What are the USDA quality grades for lamb and yearling carcasses? - SH 6
Choice, Good, Prime, Utility
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554. The expected yield of boneless, closely trimmed retail cuts is referred to as the grade. -SH 6
Yield
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555. A lot of manure or on a lamb will lower the dressing percentage. - SH 6
Mud
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556. The loin eye area is measured using a grid with twenty or squares for each square inch. - SH 6
Dots
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557. A lamb is cut into six main sections, name three. - SH 6
Breast, Foreshank, Leg, Loin, Rack (rib), Shoulder
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558. Lambs with the Callipyge gene have meat due to heavy muscling. - SH 6
Tougher
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559. thickness at the twelfth rib is the one and only factor used to determine yield grade. - SH 6
Fat
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560. The top sheep producing state in the U.S. is . - SH 6
Texas
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561. Breeding stock sold for slaughter as they are no longer useful for production is . - SH 6
Mutton (sheep)
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562. An unshorn pelt is also wooled or -fleece. - SH 6
Full
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563. You need to set and develop a plan that will positively impact your animal’s well-being. - SH 13
Goals
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564. You should look for anything that could be a to your animal in its housing area and eliminate it to keep them safe. - SH 13
Danger
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565. A time may be indicated on the label of certain medications and may affect your slaughter date. - SH 13
Withdrawal
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566. You should begin to your animal at a young age or as soon as you get it. - SH 13
Train
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567. You should maintain accurate from the beginning to the end of owning your animal showing expenses and health care. - SH 13
Records
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568. When quality is , consumers will buy again. - SH 13
High
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569. What are the four basic animal needs? - SH 13
Care, Food, Shelter, Water
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570. Name two of the four factors of quality assurance. -SH 13 -
Environmental design, Genetics, Nutrition, Veterinary health
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571. The time needed to allow the residue to diminish to a safe level before harvesting is called time. - SH 13
Withdrawal time
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572. Name three things you will find on a medication bottle. - SH 13
Active ingredients, Cautions and warnings, Expiration date, Lot number, Name of distributor, Name of drug, Quantity of contents, Storage, Withholding/withdrawal times
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573. Many medications will need to be stored out of direct . - SH 13
Sun
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574. The number tells you the manufacturer’s reference number the day the batch was made. -SH 13
Lot
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575. How much to give and how often/how many times given is called the . - SH 13
Dosage
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576. There are three ways to administer medications, they are : - SH 13
Injectable route, Oral route, Topical route
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577. Topical medications need to be on the . - SH 13
Skin
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578. Do not transfer back and forth from animal to bottle because you may carry bacteria from the animal back to the bottle. - SH 13
Needles
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579. The main goal of 4-H is not to , but to build character and learn life lessons. - SH 13
Win
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580. Trustworthiness means to be , standing up for what is right. - SH 13
Honest
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581. Judging people on their merits or good things they do is showing them . - SH 13
Respect
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582. If you are unable to use an electric iron yourself, it is best to take your goat to a to show you how or do it for you. - SH 6
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