Ovine and Caprine Husbandry Flashcards
(84 cards)
1
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Adult female sheep
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Ewe
2
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Adult male sheep
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Ram
3
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Castrated male sheep
A
Wether
4
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Immature female sheep
A
Yearling ewe
5
Q
Sheep neonate
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Lamb
6
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Castrated neonate sheep
A
Wether lamb
7
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Intact male neonate sheep
A
Ram lamb
8
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Female lamb sheep
A
Ewe lamb
9
Q
Act of parturition for sheep
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Lambing
10
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Mature female goat
A
Dee/Nanny
11
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Mature male goat
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Buck/billy
12
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Castrated male goat
A
Wether
13
Q
Immature female goat
A
Yearling doe
14
Q
neonate goat
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Kid
15
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Male goat less than 1 year
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Buck kid
16
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Female goat less than 1 year
A
Doe kid
17
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Act of parturition for goats
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kidding
18
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Normal temperature for a sheep
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101 degrees to 104 degrees
19
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Normal pulse rate for a sheep
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70 to 90 bpm
20
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Normal respiration rate for sheep
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12 to 25 bpm
21
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Normal adult weight of sheep
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Varies by breed
22
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Normal temperature for goats
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101 to 104 degrees
23
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Normal pulse rate for goats
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70 to 90 bpm
24
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Normal respiration rate for goats
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12 to 30 bpm
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Adult weight for hoats
varies by breed
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What is normal sheep behavior?
Timid
Do not like to be petted
Easily frightened
Aggression
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Do goats or sheep have a strong flocking instinct
Sheep
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What is the point of balance for sheep?
Point of shoulder
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How do you restrain a sheep?
Do not grab by the wool
Shepherd's crook
Halter
30
What is setting up for sheep
Setting back on hind end or rump
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How do you restrain a lamb?
One hand under the body, while the other hand supports the neck
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What is normal goat behavior?
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Gregarious
Inquisitive
Respond to human touch and affection
Independent
Social hierarchy
Lacking herding behavior
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How are small kids restrained for procedures such as dehorning?
Held in the lap
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Sheep have what type of estrous cycle?
Seasonally polyestrous, short day breeders
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What is the age of a female and male sheep at puberty?
6 to 9 months
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What is the time of the first breeding in sheep?
12 to 19 months of age
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What is the estrous cycle frequency of sheep?
13 to 19 days
| Average of 17 days
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What is the duration of estrus in sheep?
18 to 48 hours
| Average of 30 hours
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What is the time of ovulation for sheep?
24 to 20 hours after the onset of estrus
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What is the optimal time of breeding for sheep?
Every 12 hours when inestrus
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What is the gestation period of sheep?
148 days
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What is the litter size of sheep?
1 to 3 in most breeds
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Are twins common in sheep or goats?
Sheep
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What is the weaning age of sheep?
9 to 12 weeks
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What is the goat estrous cycle?
Varies by breed
| Affected by hormones and artificial light
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What is the age of puberty for male and female goats?
3 months
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What is the time of the first breeding in goats?
7 to 18 months
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What is the estrous cycle frequency in goats?
12 to 30 days
| Average 22 days
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What is the duration of estrus in goats?
2 to 3 days
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What is the time of ovulation in goats?
24 to 30 hours after the onset of estrus
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What is the optimal time of breeding for goats?
every 12 hours when in estrus
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What is the gestation period of goats?
140 to 160 days
| Average 151 days
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What is the litter size of goats dependent on?
The nutritional plane of goats
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What is the weaning age of goats?
3 months
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How is sheep semen collected?
electroejaculation
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How is goat semen collected?
Manual
| Electroejaculation
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Embryo transfer is more common in what species?
Cattle and horses
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Polled intersex goats are what?
Born without horns
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Genes HH =
Born without horns
| 35% infertility
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Genes Hh =
Polled (H is dominant)
| Normal fertility
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Genes hh =
Horned
| Normal fertility
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What are the clinical signs of impending parturition in goats and sheep?
Swelling of the vulva
Mucoid vulvar discharge
Relaxation of the pelvic ligaments
Enlargement of the udder
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How long does stage 1 parturition last in ewes?
1 to 4 hours
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How long does stage 1 parturition last in Does?
up to 12 hours
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What are the signs of stage 1 parturition in sheep and goats?
Restless
Separation from herd in sheep
Nesting in goats
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Stage 2 of parturition in goats and sheep lasts for how long and results in what?
1 to 2 hours
| when babies are born
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When do sheep and goats need assistance during stage 2 parturition?
If there are contractions without a fetus in 30 minutes to 1 hour
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What happens in stage 3 of parturition?
passing the placenta
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How long does it take for the placenta take?
2 to 6 hours
| Needs assistance after 12 hours
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What is common in sheep and uncommon in goats?
Dystocia
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What is the process in which a dead fetus is pulled with a gigli wire and pulls pieces of fetus out?
Fetotomy
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Is a c-section successful in ruminant species?
Yes
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What is the most common cause of weakness and depression in sick neonates?
Hypothermia and hypglycemia
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When evaluating body condition score, where do you look?
Along the spinous process and looking at the indentation of the paralumbar fossa
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What is a good body condition score for meat goats?
4 to 5
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What is a good body condition score for dairy goats?
2 -3 because you do not want them get hepatic lipidosis
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Do sheep and goats have incisors?
Not on the upper dental pad
| Have bottom incisors
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What is the dental formula for sheep and goats?
Incisors: 0/4
Canines: 0/0
Premolars: 3/3
Molars: 3/3
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Sheep and goats have a total of how many teeth?
32
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How do small ruminants get their needed calcium?
Through high-quality roughage
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Which small ruminant is susceptible to copper toxicity?
Sheep
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What is seen with acute copper toxicity and chronic copper toxicity in sheep?
Severe hemorrhagic diarrhea in acute copper toxicity
| Liver and kidney disease and death in chronic copper toxicity
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Which mineral can affect the absorption of copper?
Molybdenum and inorganic sulfates
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Deficiencies of this cause nutritional muscular dystrophy, white muscle disease in lambs and periodontal disease of the molars
Selenium
