Lecture 2: Small Ruminants: Breeds, behavior, Handling and Husbandry Flashcards

1
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What is the correct term for adult female sheep

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Ewe

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2
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What is the correct term for young female sheep

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Ewe lamb

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3
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What is the correct term for adult intact male sheep

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Ram

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4
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What is the correct term for young intact male sheep

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Ram lamb

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5
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What is the correct term for a castrated sheep

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Wether

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6
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What is the correct term for sheep in patrurition

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Lambing

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7
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What is the correct term for adult female goat

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Doe

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8
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What is the correct term for young female goat

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Doeling

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9
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What is the correct term for adult intact male goat

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Buck

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10
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What is the correct term for young adult male goat

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Buckling

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11
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What is the correct term for castrated male goat

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Wether

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12
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What is the correct term to describe a goat in patrurition

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Kidding

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13
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What is the difference between primparous vs multiparous

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Primparous refers to female adult who is either about to have her first offspring or has only had 1

Multiparous is >1 pregnancies/births

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14
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Sheep or goats: Which species has a filtrum that divides their lip into two

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Sheep

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15
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Are sheep grazers or browsers

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Grazers

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16
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Are goats grazers or browsers

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Browsers

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17
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Sheep or goats: which species have scent glands and where are the located

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Sheep, on medial canthus of eyes

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18
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Describe the differences in goat vs sheep tails

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Goats tails go upright, sheep tails go down

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19
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Sheep or goats: have scent glands between their hooves

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Sheep

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20
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What are the 4 biggest ways to differentiate goats vs sheep

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Goats: lack filtrum, tails up, no scent glands in medial canthus, no scent glands in hooves

Sheep: have filtrum, tails down, scent glands in medial canthus of eyes and hooves

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21
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Sheep or goat?

A

goat

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22
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What do goats eat

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Browsers so lots of leaves off of wood branches, shrubs

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23
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What do sheep eats

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Grass off the ground

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24
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Sheep or goat

A

Sheep

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25
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What sheep is the ancestor for all modern sheep

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Mouflon sheep

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26
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What type of sheep is this

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Mouflon sheep

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27
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What are the two classifications of sheep

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  1. Wooled
  2. Haired
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Are the following wool or hair breeds: Hampshire, Suffolk, texel, cheviot, and dorset

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Wool

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Are the following wool or hair breeds: dormer, Barbados, St. Croix, Katahdin

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Hair

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30
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Which sheep breed is more likely to get lice, wool or hair

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Hair

**if anemic most likely what is happening

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31
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what are the two purposes of merino sheep

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  1. Fine wool
  2. Carcass
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32
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What is the main sheep in Australia

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Merino sheep

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33
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Which sheep have prominent neck folds and wool over entire body

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Merino sheep

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34
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What is the Merinos sheep most notable trait

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Wool

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35
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What type of sheep is this

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Merino

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36
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what sheep breed has long wool with spirals, forelock, bare nose

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Lincoln

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37
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what type of sheep is this

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Lincoln sheep

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38
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Which breed of sheep is primarily a large meat breed, also commonly used show breed

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Hampshire

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Which breed of sheep has thick white wool, black face, ears and limbs, UNBROKEN wool cap

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Hampshire

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40
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What are some notable traits of Hampshire’s

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Fast growing, feed efficiency, good carcass quality

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41
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What breed of sheep is this

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hampshire

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42
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What is one of the major ways to tell difference between Hampshire and Suffolk sheep

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Hampshire have an unbroken wool cap whereas Suffolk sheep dont

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43
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What breed of sheep are largely meat and show breeds and the most common breed in U.S.

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Suffolk

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44
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What breed of sheep have white wool, bald black face, black ears/limbs

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Suffolk

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45
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What are some notable traits of suffolks

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Fast growth, feed efficiency, good carcass quality

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46
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What sheep breed is a medium sized meat and show breed with a distinctive short and wide face with a black nose and widely placed short ears

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Texel

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47
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What are some notable traits of the texel sheep

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Muscle development, leanness, fast growth and feed efficiency

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48
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What breed of sheep is this

A

Texel

49
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Which breed of sheep has the leanest meat: Suffolk, Hampshire or texel

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Texel

50
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What breed of sheep is a medium sized dairy breed with thick, white wool, bald face, ears, and limbs with a pink nose

A

East Friesian

51
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What breed of sheep is this

A

East friesian

52
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What are some notable traits of east friesian sheep

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Best milker, docile, not hardy

53
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What breed of sheep are meat sheep that require no shearing. Well muscled, leaned, adaptable to cold/heat/humidity, low maintenance. Multiple colors

A

Katahdin

54
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What breed of sheep is this

A

Katahdin

55
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What breed of sheep is a medium sized hair breed used for meat and pelt. Pure white or white with black head and neck

A

Dorper

56
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What are some notable traits of dorper sheep

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Fast growing, good carcass quality, year round breeding, pelt, VERY HARDY, easy keepers

57
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what breed of sheep is this

A

Dorper

58
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What breed of sheep have 2-6 horns, white legs, black hooves/knees, black cheeks, muzzle and ears

A

Jacob

59
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What are some notable traits of the Jacob sheep

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Many horns, lean carcass, agility, easy lambing, hardy

60
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What breed of sheep is this

A

Jacob

61
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What goat is the original ancestor of all modern goats

A

Bezoar

62
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What are some uses for goats

A

Milk, meat, fiber, brush control, show

63
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A Boer is an example of what type of goat breed

A

Meat

64
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A Nubian, alpine, and Nigerian dwarf are examples of what type of goat breeds

A

Dairy

65
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Angora are an example of what type of goat breed

A

Fiber

66
Q

What breed of goat most commonly gets lice

A

Angora

67
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What is the purpose of angora sheep

A

Fiber

68
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What goat breed appear thin/fine build, wavy hair, lop ears, M/F have horns

A

Angora

69
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What are some notable traits of angora goats

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Fiber (ringlets to wavy), delicate breed, not prolific

70
Q

what breed of goat is this

A

Angora

71
Q

What is the most common goat meat breed

A

Boer

72
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Which goat breed has poor parasite resistance

A

Boer

73
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what breed of goat have white with solid red or black neck/face, lop ears, Roman nose

A

Boer

74
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What breed of goat is this

A

Boer

75
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Which breed of goat is primarily a meat breed with highly variable appearances, lop ears, M/F horns, small udder, small build, hardy, wild/semi-wild, parasite and heat resistance

A

Spanish

76
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Which breed of goat is primarily a dairy breed with highly variable appearance, pronounced beard in males, erect ears, tricolor

A

Alpine

77
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Which dairy goat breed produces the highest average milk volume

A

Alpines

78
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What breed of goats are these

A

alpine

79
Q

What is the oldest known dairy goat breed

A

Toggenburg

80
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What goat breed has a wide head, tan to brown coat with white markings, upright ears and females can have beards

A

Toggenburg

81
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What are some notable traits of Toggenburg goats

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High milk yield, hardy, temperate climantes

82
Q

What breed of goat is this

A

Toggenburg

83
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What breed of goat is a cross of many breeds, dairy breed, large angular frame, long lop ears, Roman nose and variable color patterns

A

Nubian

84
Q

What breed of goat has the highest butterfat/components in milk

A

Nubian

85
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What are some notable traits of Nubian goats

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Highest butterfat content in milk, big personalities and heat tolerant

86
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What breed of goat is this

A

Nubian

87
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What breed of goat is primarily a dairy breed with a large, all white appearance, long ears, no Roman nose

A

Saanen

88
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What are some notable traits of the saanen breed

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Docile, inquisitive, temperate climates

89
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What breed of goat is this

A

saanen

90
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What breed of goat is primarily a dairy breed with a large appearance, no Roman nose, LITTLE TO NO EAR PINNA

A

Lamancha

91
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What are some notable traits of lamancha goats

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Sturdy, hardy, trouble makers, high butterfat

92
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What breed of goat is this

A

Lamancha

93
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What breed of goat is miniature, primarily meat goat, with a shaggy long goat, males with prominent beards

A

Pygmy

94
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What breed of goat is this

A

Pygmy

95
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What breed of goat is a miniature dairy breed, less shaggy and disproportionate than Pygmy, upright ears, variable color

A

Nigerian dwarf

96
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What type of goat is this

A

Nigerian dwarf

97
Q

Which are more herd bound, sheep or goats

A

Sheep» goats

98
Q

T or F: sheep are prey animals with strong flight zones

A

True

99
Q

Sheep or goat: independent, interactive, playful

A

Goat

100
Q

Is it more alarming for a sheep or a goat to be separate from the herd and remain recumbent when you approach

A

Sheep- herd and prey animals

101
Q

What are the 4 alarms for goats and sheep

A
  1. Stamping
  2. Snorting
  3. Charging
  4. Lowering head as if to “ram”
102
Q

What are the Don’ts on sheep restraint

A
  1. Don’t grab wool
  2. Don’t use horns to restrain (break easily)
103
Q

T or F: can restrain via horns in goats

A

True, but carefully

104
Q

What are the don’ts of goat restraint

A

Don;t catchy by grabbing back leg below hock

105
Q

What is the best way to restrain goats and sheep

A

Back into corner so butt is against wall, straddle, place hands under mandible

106
Q

What is the stop button for goats and sheep

A

Lift head under mandible

107
Q

What is the go button for sheep and goats

A

Put pressure on docked tail

108
Q

How often do wool sheep and angora goats need to be sheared

A

Twice yearly

109
Q

How often do goats/sheep need hoof trimmed

A

Twice yearly

110
Q

What is disbudding

A

Stops the horn bud from growing before it becomes a true horn

111
Q

When is disbudding required

A

Showing dairy goats

112
Q

When is disbudding recommended (how old)

A

4-14 days old

113
Q

How does disbudding work

A

Cauterize horn bud and should see amber ring meaning you cauterized the germinal layer

114
Q

What could happen if you leave hot iron tool for disbudding on head for too long

A

Thermal necrosis of brain tissue can lead to meningitis, abscesses, often fatal and if they do live they are not neurologically nromal

115
Q

Why do we dock tails in lambs

A

Cosmetic but also fly strike prevention as they can get really long and feces, urine get caught in there which attract flies and maggots

116
Q

When should tail docking be done (how old)

A

<7 days old

117
Q

What happens if you dock the tail too short

A

Rectal prolapse

118
Q

Where should you dock tail

A

3rd palpable joint

119
Q

What methods are used to dock tails

A

Banding or hot docking