Goats: Breeds And Managment

Question 1

Genus species

Answer 1

Capra Hircus

Question 2

Goats are ruminants or not?

Answer 2

Ruminants

Question 3

How many teats?

Answer 3

2

Question 4

Multiple goats

Answer 4

Caprine

Question 5

Female goat

Answer 5

Doe or nanny

Question 6

Male goat

Answer 6

Bucks or billy

Question 7

Castrated male

Answer 7

Wether

Question 8

Young

Answer 8

Kid

Question 9

Most common US breed

Answer 9

Alpine

Question 10

Alpine origin

Answer 10

French

Question 11

What sheep: brown coat w two white stripes on either side of face

Answer 11

Togganburg

Question 12

Togganburg origin

Answer 12

Swiss

Question 13

Pure white/cream, Swiss

Answer 13

Saanen

Question 14

Distinct droopy ears, Roman nose

Answer 14

Nubian

Question 15

Very small ears or no ears, Spainish

Answer 15

La Mancha

Question 16

Lop ears, colored head white body

Answer 16

Boer goat

Question 17

2 primary fiber breeds

Answer 17

Angora and Cashmere

Question 18

Turkish, long ringlets of fine hair

Answer 18

Angora

Question 19

Used for mohair production

Answer 19

Angora

Question 20

Where are the are largest flicks of angora goats located

Answer 20

Texas

Question 21

Cashmere goat origin

Answer 21

Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran (middle east)

Question 22

How cashmere wool is harvested

Answer 22

Combed out, not sheared. They have two different kinds of hair. Fuzzy down (don’t want) and short coarse hair.

Question 23

A single cashmere goat per year produces how much cashmere

Answer 23

1/2 pound cashmere

Question 24

Dwarf breed, originated in Africa

Answer 24

Pygmy

Question 25

Why were Pygmy goats imported

Answer 25

Ruminant research

Question 26

When does get first heat

Answer 26

6-10 months

Question 27

Bucks can breed at ___ months of age

Answer 27

6

Question 28

Goat estrus cycle Estrus Gestation

Answer 28

Cycle:21 days Estrus: 24 hours Gestation: 150 days

Question 29

Inducing estrus

Answer 29

Shorten photoperiod or buck effect ( similar to ram effect)

Question 30

Signs of estrus

Answer 30

Bleating, tail wagging, frequent urination, “buck jar”

Question 31

Buck jar

Answer 31

Rub cloth on buck, put in jar, open jar, if doe in estrus will be attracted to jar

Question 32

Polled goats are desirable, what is the issue with this?

Answer 32

Polled gene linked to intersex/hermaphrodite gene (has both genitalia, is sterile)

Question 33

Kids are dehorned within the first ____ of life

Answer 33

Week

Question 34

Goats produce how many gallons of milk a day | How many lbs

Answer 34

1-1.5 gallons | Ab 8lbs compared to 100 for cows

Question 35

Milk is tested for

Answer 35

Brucellosis, tuberculosis, somatic cell count, bacteria

Question 36

Goat milk compared to cow

Answer 36

High in fat, smaller fat globules, easier to digest

Question 37

Goat meat is called

Answer 37

Chevon

Question 38

Kid meat compared to lamb meat

Answer 38

Leaner, less marbling