Sheep Flashcards
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DORPER
- hornless
- meat
- skin valuable
Blackhead Persian ram x dorset ewe
-black head diagnostic?
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SOUTHDOWN
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DAMARA
- coloured
- fat tail
- looks like a fucking goat
- meat
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LINCOLN
- large
- wool and meat
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AWASSI FAT-TAIL
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WILTSHIRE HORN
- horns on rams and ewes
- sheds fleece
- meat
- black nose
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BORDER LEICESTER
- large
- bare face and legs
- roman nose
- long coarse wool
- cross with merino ewes to produce 1st cross prime lamb
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What breed is this?
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Hampshire Down
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SOUTH AFRICAN MEAT MERINO
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AWASSI FAT-TAIL
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Southdown
- small squareish
- short wool
- meat
-THE CUTEST ONE!!!
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DAMARA
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MERINO
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- What is a Ewe?
- What is a Maiden Ewe
- What is a Dry Ewe
- What is a Dry Dry Ewe
- What is a Wet Ewe
- What is a Wet Dry Ewe
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- Female sheep > 2years
- Female not yet mated/ had first lamb/weaned 1st lamb.
- Not Lactating
- Did not conceive
- Lactating (lamb at foot)
- Lactating but lost its lamb at birth or soon after
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DAMARA
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SUFFOLK
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What are some of the factors influencing price of wool?
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- Preparation of the clip in the shed
- Micron (Fibre diameter)
- Vegetable Matter (grass seeds, burrs, shive, etc)
- Staple Strength (tender wool is discounted)
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White SUFFOLK
Same as Suffolk only with a white head!
- meat
- white head and legs
- polled
- clean face, crutch and points
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WILTSHIRE HORN
- horns on rams and ewes
- sheds fleece
- meat
- black nose
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Dorset Horn
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DORSET HORN RAM
- short wool
- horns
- meat
- fleece very white, strong, close and free of dark fibre
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Merino
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MERINO
- wool
- can be used as meat sheep too
poll or horns
- wooly legs
- pink nose
- pink ears
- bare nose - wooly forehead
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DRYSDALE
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**Corriedale**
- Lincoln x Merino
- dual purpose
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EAST FRIESIAN
- pink nose and ears
- bare face
- milk breed
- rat tail...so much cooler than a mullet
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WILTSHIRE HORN
- horns on rams and ewes
- sheds fleece
- meat
- black nose
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How do you age Sheep.
## Footnote
How old is a 2 Tooth?
How old is a 4 Tooth?
What is a Sheep with 8 adult teeth called?
1. 2 Tooth is 12-18 months
2. 4 Tooth is 1.5 - 2 Years
3. Full Mouth
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MERINO
- wool and meat
- horns and poll
pink nose and ears
-wooly legs
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What Breed is this?
Hampshire Down
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**Cheviot**
- long wool
- no horns
- prime lamb/wool
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LINCOLN
- black nose
- rasta wool
- large breed
- meat/wool
- no horns
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BORDER LEICESTER
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LINCOLN
- large sheep
- wool and meat
- fleece in heavy locks - rasta sheep!
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AWASSI FAT-TAIL
- fat tail (bulge of fat above tail, then skinny tail)
- meat
- lots of colours
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What is the gestation period for sheep?
What is the cycle lenght?
How long do you join for and when?
At what age shouold mating occur?
At what age/matings do we cull Ewes?
150 days
17 Days
5-6 weeks, Merinos end of January
18 Months
after 4-6 matings
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SOUTHDOWN
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SUFFOLK
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TEXEL
- meat
- no wool on head or legs
- black nose
- black hoofs
- short, wide face
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DRYSDALE
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EAST FRIESIAN
- rat tail
- milk
- pink nose and ears
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What Sheep Breeds do not require Shearing?
* Dorper
* Damara
* Whiltshire Horn
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Sheep are called different names as they age, what are they called and at what age?
* 0-3 months Lamb
* 3-9 months Weaner
* 12 Months - Hogget
* 12-18 months - 2 Tooth
* 18-24 months - 4 tooth
* 30-36 months - 6 tooth
* 42-48+ months - Full Mouth
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Southdown
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DORPER
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What are the main WOOL producing sheep breeds in Australia?
Name 3.
1. Merino
2. Corriedale
3. Polwarth
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What Breed is this?
Awassi Fat Tail
Milk
Males are Horned, Females usually Polled
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TEXEL
- meat
- no wool on head or legs
- black nose
- black hoofs
- short, wide face
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TEXEL
- meat
- no wool on head or legs
- black nose
- black hoofs
- short, wide face
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SOUTH AFRICAN MEAT MERINO
- dual purpose
- polled
- wool av 21 microns
- 4-5 kg wool
- rams 107kg ewes 77kg
- not sure how to tell apart from normal merino
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DRYSDALE RAM
- horns
- coarse wool
- carpet wool
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Male Sheep Terminology
1. Ram
2. Tupp
3. Teaser
4. Wether
5. Stag
6. Rig
1. Sexually mature entire male sheep \> 18 months
2. UK term for a Ram
3. Sterilized ram or testosterone treated wether
4. male sheep casterated as a lamb
5. Male sheep casterated as an adult
6. Male sheep not casterated properly
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MERINO
- wool but can be used for meat
- wooly legs
- pink nose and ears
- bare nose wooly forehead
- horns or poll
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Sheep Pregnancy Dectection.
## Footnote
When can you detect a Feotus in a ewe via Ultrasound?
30-40 Days
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* What ear to you mark a Male Sheep?
* Where do you vaccinate a Sheep?
1. Right ear for Males, Left for females
2. Loose skin behind the ear
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What is the Wool Pipeline/Supply Chain? 6 Steps
1. Harvested (Shorn, Thrown)
2. Clip Preparation (skirted, rolled, classed, baled, pressed, bale branded)
3. Tested
4. Sold
5. Exported
6. Processed
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1. What 3 things is wool must be tested for?
2. What are 4 additional measurements wool can be tested for an the units they are measured in?
1. PreSale wool test
1. Yeild (clean fibre %, eg after wool is scoured {cleaned} how much weight is lost in dirt)
2. Average Fibre Diameter (Micons)
3. Vegetable Matter (VM%)
2. Additional Measurements
1. Staple Length (mm)
2. Staple Strength (N/ktex)
3. Position of Break (POB)
4. Comfort Factor (% of fibres \>30micron. \>30 microns are uncomforatbale/itchy)
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