Sheep and Goats

Question 1

What is sheep’s scientific name?

Answer 1

Ovis aries

Question 2

What is a mature male sheep called?

Answer 2

Ram

Question 3

What is a mature female sheep called?

Answer 3

Ewe

Question 4

What is a young sheep (Under a Year) called?

Answer 4

Lamb

Question 5

What is a 1 year old sheep called?

Answer 5

Yearling

Question 6

What is a castrated male sheep called?

Answer 6

Wether

Question 7

What is the normal body temperature of a sheep?

Answer 7

100.9 - 103.8 degrees F

Question 8

What is the gestation period of a sheep?

Answer 8

147 - 150

Question 9

What is the estrous cycle length of a sheep?

Answer 9

17 days

Question 10

What is goat’s scientific name?

Answer 10

Capra hircus

Question 11

What is a mature male goat called?

Answer 11

Buck

Question 12

What is a mature female goat called?

Answer 12

Doe

Question 13

What is the offspring of a goat called?

Answer 13

Kids

Question 14

What is the female offspring of a goat called?

Answer 14

Doeling

Question 15

What is the male offspring of a goat called?

Answer 15

Buckling

Question 16

What is a mature male goat called?

Answer 16

Wether

Question 17

What is the normal body temperature of a goat?

Answer 17

101.3 - 103.5

Question 18

What is the gestation period of a goat?

Answer 18

150 days

Question 19

What is the estrous cycle length of a goat?

Answer 19

21 days

Question 20

What is the break joint vs spool joint?

Answer 20

Refers to the ossification of the cannon bone
Lambs: Break joint
Mature sheep: No break joints

Question 21

What is the behavior of sheep vs goats?

Answer 21

Sheep: Flighty species of animal and result in trouble for the animal
Goat: Very inquisitive and interact with their environment and can lead to misadventure

Question 22

Sheep Classification: Meat breed?

Answer 22

Cheviot, Hampshire, Oxford

Question 23

Sheep Classification: Wool breed?

Answer 23

Border Leicester, Merino, Finn

Question 24

Sheep Classification: Dual Purpose breed?

Answer 24

Columbia, Dorset, Montadale

Question 25

Goat Classification: Meat breed?

Answer 25

Boer, Kiko, Spanish

Question 26

Goat Classification: Dairy breed?

Answer 26

Alpine, La Mancha, Nigerian Dwarf

Question 27

Goat Classification: Fiber breed?

Answer 27

Angora

Question 28

What is the other word for cross breeding?

Answer 28

Hybrid Vigor/Heterosis

Question 29

Statistics?

Answer 29

Less than 1% of livestock receipts are from are from the sheep industry 1884: 51 million head 2016: 5.0 million head

Question 30

How much has the lamb consumption declined in the US?

Answer 30

1960: 5lb lamb per capita Currently: 1lb lamb per capita

Question 31

What part of the lamb to US markets prefer?

Answer 31

Leg and Loin

Question 32

What is the difference between Lamb and Mutton?

Answer 32

Ossification of the cannon bone (break joint vs spool joint)

Question 33

Where does most sheep operations happen in the US?

Answer 33

2/3 of operations occur in the southern plains, mountain and pacific regions. Texas & California

Question 34

Production Timeline for Sheep?

Answer 34

Ewes are bred by the ram in the fall Seasonally Polyestrous (short day breeders) Give birth in the spring - March to May - US: “First five calendar months of the year” Weaning - US: should be 2.5-3 times their BW (usually 8-10 weeks of age) - Australia: 12-14 weeks

Question 35

How do sheep operations happen?

Answer 35

USDA designations Stock Sheep: Pasture/Forage Feeder Lambs - Reared on forage until 60-80 lbs - Reared on feedlots until slaughter: approx 140 lbs (6-8 months of age)

Question 36

How does shearing happen?

Answer 36

Removing wool from sheep - Done 1-2 times per year Spring and Fall Prevents matting and skin issues Wool can be used for various products

Question 37

How does Dairy Goat Production happen?

Answer 37

Lactation Period: 284 days - Peak Lactation: 4-6 weeks pos kidding Sexual Maturity: 4-5 months of age - Does need to be 70-80 lbs before being bred - Typically gain 0.1-0.33 lbs per day - Meat crosses can gain 0.55 lbs

Question 38

What cheeses come from goat fluid milk?

Answer 38

Gouda Brie Camembert Cheddar Many others Pecorino Romano: Sheep milk and goat milk Used to make soap as well

Question 39

Nutrition of Goats and Sheeps?

Answer 39

Forages Roughages Concentrates Mineral and Vitamins - No added copper for sheep Avoid feeding silage: Disease Listeriosis Avoid sudden changes in the feed

Question 40

What do internal parasites do?

Answer 40

Cause: Weight loss, scours and anemia, (Bottle Jaw) Can be fatal Sheep Parasites: Lung worm, Stomach worms, Liver flukes, Coccidia

Question 41

How does Predation affect sheep and goats?

Answer 41

Major problem for flocks Coyotes, Wolves, Lynx, Bears and Domestic Dogs Have Guard Animals: Dogs, Donkey and Llamas

Question 42

What happens with Spider lamb Syndrome?

Answer 42

Recessive disorder Homozygous recessive are affected Craniofacial, spinal, and limb defects Animals have to be euthanized Blood test - Determines if animals are carriers - Breed carrier sheep: 25% chance lambs will be affected

Question 43

Common Sheep and Goat diseases?

Answer 43

Ovine Progressive Pneumonia (OPP): In sheep Caprine Arthritis and Encephalitis (CAE): In goats Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL): In Sheep/Goats

Question 44

What happens with Scrapie?

Answer 44

Cause: Neurological disorders in sheep Infective agent: Prion Transmission: Contact with "birth fluids" Fatal Zoonotic (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease) Can infect other species (Deer, cattle, goats) - Cows: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease) - Deer: Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Question 44

What happens with Scrapie?

Answer 44

Cause: Neurological disorders in sheep Infective agent: Prion Transmission: Contact with "birth fluids" Fatal Zoonotic (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease) Can infect other species (Deer, cattle, goats) - Cows: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease) - Deer: Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Question 45

What is the scrapie eradication program?

Answer 45

Program that is run by the USDA: U.S. Department of Agriculture Requires farmers to keep records of all animals Animals are given an ID with an associated number and flock ID Will follow that animal for its lifetime

Question 46

What hoof and mouth disease occurs?

Answer 46

Caused by a virus that infects cloven hoofed animals Global animal health concern Deer, cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs Highly contagious Farms affected are depopulated