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what is the estrous cycle of goats and sheep

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17-18 days

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what is the gestation of goats and sheep

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147 (5 months)

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what is the kingdom of goats and sheep

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animalia

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what is the phylum of goats and sheep

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chordata

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what is the class of goats and sheep

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mammalia

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what is the super order of goats and sheep

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ungulatea

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what is the order of goats and sheep

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artiodactyla

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what is the sub order of goats and sheep

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ruminantia

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what is the family of goats and sheep

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bovidae

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what is the subfamily of goats and sheep

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carprinae

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what is the genus of sheep

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ovis

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what is the genus of goats

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carpra

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what is the species of sheep

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aries

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what is the species of goats

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aegagrus

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what is the subspecies of goats

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hircus

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how man sheep are in canada

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1,000,000 total sheep
500,000 ewes

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where are most sheep found

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ontario, quebec (where we are seeing growth aswell)

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semi confinement lamb production

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-lambing december-april (easter)
-labor and housing req can be quite high during lambing
-quality feed is required for lactating ewes in winter
-pasture and fence req for summer grazing
-typically more lambs marketed per ewe than grass based production
-target more prolific breeders (1.7)

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anestrous

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-seasonal breeders
-most prolific coming into estrous with out synthetic hormones

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how big are lambs when born

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~4kg

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what is the higest energy requirement and lowest for ewes

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-goes up after lambing, highest early lactaion(one month post lamb) then goes down
-lowest after late lactation (4 months post lambing) until bred (7 month post labing)

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grass based lambing production model

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-lambing may/june
-breed selection important
-labor req lower
-housing requirements are reduced because of climate at lambing and more time spent on pasture
-more land req as pasture needs are highter
-lower number of lambs are typically marketed per ewe (bec of breed selection, frequency of lambing)

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intensive accelerated lambing

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Ø 3 lambing in 2 years, jug lambing
Ø Lambing variable throughout the year
Ø Breed selection is important
Ø Labour and housing requirements can be quite high
Ø Pasture and fencing needs are low
Ø Intensive management is required
Ø Nutrition is vital to success
Ø Typically more lambs marketed per ewe

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what happens with accelerated lambing

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My assumptions:
-Lambing event every 8 months
-5 month gestation
-2 month lactation
-1 month breeding
Lamb survival is key!
>200% lambing at each event
Greater emphasis on nutrition

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sheep products
meat wool milk
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how many sheep breeds
appx 200
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meat breeds
Suffolk, Hampshire, Canadian Arcott, Dorset ...
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wool breeds
merino
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hair breeds
karahdin, dorper
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milk breeds
east friesian dairy
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dual purpose meat and wool
Rambouillet, Romney, Columbia
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dual purpose meat and milk
rideau arcott
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lambing dress percentage and things its affected by
Carcass weight / live weight x 100% Dressing Percentage is affected by * Pelt weight * Heavily muscled lambs * Fatness – visceral fat § Extreme Range - 40-60% § Normal Range - 45-57% § Average - 52% (shorn lambs) § Average unshorn – 50% Carcass weight / live weight x 100%
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assessing carcass sheep
§ Muscling * Breed selection * Management * Nutrition § Fat depth and colour * Breed * Age * Nutrition
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wool
§ Sheep are shorn once per year * Fine * Course * Crossbred § Decline due to synthetic fiber’s § Qualities * Warm even when wet * Not flammable § All sheep have hair and wool * Hair sheep have more hair fibers and shed their coats annually
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what makes wool different form hair
has no centrial cortex
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properties of wool
§ Water repelling – wax content of epicuticle and keratin content of cuticle § Moisture retaining – wicks water away but holds moisture content – keeps you dry! § Insulating § Felts § Retains die color due to fat within cortex § Fire resistant
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where is wool sold
-privately -only one commercial purchaser in canada (canadian cooperative wool growers
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how is wool graded based off of
-fibre diameter -staple length -staple strength
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sheep skin
§ With wool (Shearling) * Clothing * Rugs * Car seat covers, mattress covers § With wool removed (Napa) § Specialized pelt sheep * Karakul breed -> Astrakhan or Persian lamb * Skins harvested from lambs soon after birth * Coloured pelts (gray or black)
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sheep meat
lamb, mutton
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sheep milk
-home consumption (africa, asia) -major product (mediterranean) -cheese (feta, roquefort)
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how do you reduce the risk of predation
q Dead Stock Management q Guardian animals q Knowledge of coyote behavior q Management practices: night penning, fencing, noise and light deterrents. q Check stock regularly, recognize predation issues and get help early. q Avoid risk as much as possible: lambing during high-risk seasons, high risk pastures, maintain definite breeding seasons, compromised animals on pasture.
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birth weight, wean age, wean weight of goats
-2.7-4kg -90-120days -16-27kg
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what kind of eaters are goats and sheep
-goat are intermediate types -sheep are grass/roughage
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phenotypic differents of sheep and goats
§ Short upturned tail § Most goats horned § ‘Most’ sheep polled § Horn position differs * Closer together, upwards and backwards * Sheep grow out of side of head and coil § Shape of head narrower § Beards § Hair vs wool
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goat products
§ Meat * Cabrito – meat from a milk-raised kid * Chevon (usually goats from 6-9 mo of age (22-27 kg) § Horns § Hides * Parchment * Wine and water skins § Fibre * Cashmere – clothes * Hair – carpets, clothes * Mohair – clothes, blanket/throws § Labour – light pack animals § Milk – fermented products and cheese store better
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how many goats are slaughtered in fed inspected plants in western canada
`~14,000
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average dressing percentage of goat
45%
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meat breed goat
Boer Africander = Afrikaner = South African common goat Boer (Dutch word for farmer) Horned Lop ears variety of colours extended breeding season high growth rate canada second most common breed (including dairy)
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top countries for goat milk produciton
-india -bangladash -sudan
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global goat milk production a year
15,510,411 tonne/year ~2.2% of global milk produciton
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where do most goats in canada live
-50% ont -17% QC -13% ab -6%bc
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why goat milk
Goat milk: -Well emulsified fat globules -Used for cheese, butter, yogurt, ice cream -Feta, Bucheron, Chavroux, Humboldt Fog, etc. Sheep Milk: Feta, Ricotta, Pecorino Romano, and Roquefort. Yogurt and ice cream.
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off goat milk flavour
§ Billy goats secrete volatile compounds from sebaceous glands at the base of the horns. § 6-trans nonenal is one of the main compounds. § This compound may be taken up by milk directly or indirectly and results in unpalatable milk. § 4-thyl octanoic acid and 4-thyl oct-2 enoic acid are other “goaty” odors.
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sheep and goat milk flavour
§ Goat and sheep milk contain higher levels of C6:0, C8:0 and C10:0 fatty acids than cow milk. These fatty acids provide a “sharper” taste and other characteristic flavors to milk and cheese. § Octanoic acid, (C8:0, caprylic acid) based compounds produce thegoat-like and mutton-like flavors.
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dairy goat breeds
§ Alpine (2396 lbs milk, 3.3% fat, and 2.8% CP) § Saanen (2545 lbs milk, 3.2% fat, and 2.8% protein) § Toggenburg (2047 lbs milk, 3.0% fat, and 2.7% CP) § Nubian (1835 lbs milk, 4.6% fat, and 3.7% CP)
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fibre breeds of goats
Fibre breeds of goat Angora Very old breed MOHAIR 2.25 kg per shearing shorn twice per year Cashmere Asia Dual purpose fibre and meat Cashmere: very fine, crimpy soft down $$$ Guard hairs on top Horn – wide Different colours
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horns in goats
Horns – both sexes males have a pronounced spiral to horn Small frame Single kid/offspring
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disbudding kids
Destroys horn cells to prevent horns from growing Within first one or two weeks of life Mainly dairy breeds are disbudded (intensively raised) Why human and other animal safety more likely to get their heads stuck Afterwards heat cannot be dispersed

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