Exam 5: Small Ruminants

Question 1

What are the two most critical periods with respect to dietary energy intake in a ewe flock?

Answer 1

late gestation and early lactation

Question 2

Incidence of urinary calculi in feedlot lambs can be reduced by what?

Answer 2

feeding ammonium chloride

Question 3

Replacement ewe lambs will reach sexual maturity when they are at what percent of their mature body weight?

Answer 3

65-70

Question 4

Urinary calculi can be reduced in feedlot sheep by feeding diets with which of the following Ca-to-P ratios?

Answer 4

4:1

Question 5

Nutrition is often the major factor determining the maximum level of production that is attainable in a sheep operation.

Answer 5

true

Question 6

Insufficient energy limits performance more than any other nutritional deficiency.

Answer 6

true

Question 7

__________ requirements for sheep are lower than for cattle, swine, or poultry, and mineral supplements formulated for theses species should not be fed to sheep.

Answer 7

copper

Question 8

Maximum milk production has extremely high energy requirements. A ewe can utilize __________ in addition to feed resources to meet these demands.

Answer 8

body condition

Question 9

Lambs are usually finished on a high __________ ration in the drylot.

Answer 9

grain or concentrate

Question 10

Insufficient __________ probably limits performance of sheep more than any other nutritional deficiency.

Answer 10

energy

Question 11

Rations being fed to lambs being finished in a feedlot normally contain _____% forage/roughage.

Answer 11

20

Question 12

When dry matter intake by sheep increases, what happens to water intake?

Answer 12

increases

Question 13

Processing of grains in a sheep ration is usually economically beneficial.

Answer 13

false

Question 14

A sheep’s exact nutrient needs must be met at each stage of production if optimum production is to be achieved.

Answer 14

false

Question 15

The rumen of a lamb is almost fully functional by _____ days of age.

Answer 15

15-30

Question 16

How does water intake change in sheep when dietary protein intake increases?

Answer 16

increases

Question 17

Water is the most important nutrient required for life.

Answer 17

true

Question 18

Sheep in poor nutritional status produce fleeces that are finer in fiber diameter.

Answer 18

true

Question 19

Which type of goat is generally the most fertile?

Answer 19

meat

Question 20

Abortions caused by changing nutrient intake in goats are more prevalent in which general category?

Answer 20

mohair

Question 21

Often when goats have been allowed to graze trees and shrubs, what can be seen?

Answer 21

browse line

Question 22

Which of the following applies to goats?

Answer 22

selective grazers

Question 23

The turnover rate in the rumen of goats is __________ when compared to cattle and sheep?

Answer 23

faster

Question 24

Goats are considered to be __________ grazers, also known as browsers.

Answer 24

selective

Question 25

When the feed consumption of a goat increases, the in vivo digestibility of the consumed feed __________.

Answer 25

decreases

Question 26

Successful reproduction in goats requires adequate __________ intake prior to breeding.

Answer 26

energy

Question 27

The primary marketable products that are produced by Angora goats are milk, meat, and __________.

Answer 27

mohair

Question 28

Goats like to consume __________ which are normally not preferred by other livestock species.

Answer 28

browse

Question 29

The type of goat that produces the highest quality wool is __________.

Answer 29

angora

Question 30

The highest quality mohair comes from which of the following classes of goats?

Answer 30

kids