Sheep & Goats Flashcards
(106 cards)
1
Q
hair coat
A
goat
2
Q
wool coat
A
sheep
3
Q
tails up
A
goat
4
Q
tails down
A
sheep
5
Q
narrowing, curving horns
A
goat
6
Q
broad, curling horns
A
sheep
7
Q
continuous lips
A
goat
8
Q
separate lobes
A
sheep
9
Q
T/F lamb consumption has gone down
A
true
10
Q
who’s #1 in world sheep numbers
A
china
11
Q
world sheep numbers?
A
china, Australia, india, nigeria, iran
12
Q
major importers of sheep?
A
france, UK, china, US
13
Q
major exports of sheep?
A
new Zealand, Australia
14
Q
how big is the sheep industry in the US?
A
small
15
Q
how many sheep operations in US?
A
79,500 (5.17 million sheep and lambs)
16
Q
what type of sheep industries are there?
A
purebred, dairy and commercial
17
Q
what is the majority of the income for commercial breeders in sheep?
A
lamb and meat sales
18
Q
what is the second majority income for commercial breeders in sheep?
A
wool
19
Q
what is the dairy industry in sheep for?
A
cheese
20
Q
where is the cheese industry in sheep located?
A
the Great Lakes region
21
Q
what breeds of sheep are there?
A
fine wool, meat, multi-purpose, long wool, hair, color
22
Q
what kind of diameter do fine wool sheep have?
A
thin diameter (17-20 microns)
23
Q
what’s the meat quality of fine wool sheep?
A
lower meat quality
24
Q
what size are fine wool sheep?
A
medium size (150-300 lbs)
25
how many offspring come from fine wool sheep?
2-3 offspring
26
Rambouillet breed?
fine wool sheep
27
Delanie Merino breed?
fine wool sheep
28
Booroola Merino breed?
fine wool sheep
29
which sheep has the finest thread of wool?
Delanie Merino
30
what kind of wool do meat breeds have?
medium wool
31
meat breed have what kind of characteristics?
carcass and growth characteristics
32
what size are meat breeds?
large size (250-400 lbs)
33
what age do meat breeds market lambs?
5-7 months ~ 120 lbs
34
where are fine wool breeds located?
Western US
35
where are meat breeds located?
Midwest and Northeast US
36
Suffolk breed?
meat sheep
37
Hampshire breed?
meat sheep
38
Southdown breed?
meat sheep
39
what kind of wool do dual breeds have?
medium wool
40
what size are dual breeds?
medium to large size (200-300 lbs)
41
dual sheep breeds are used for what?
meat and wool
42
where do dual breed sheep live?
rough/challenging terrain
43
Columbia breed?
dual sheep
44
what is the Columbia breed mixed with?
Lincoln x Rambouillet
45
Dorset breed?
dual sheep
46
Corriedale breed?
dual sheep
47
how are long wool sheep's wool?
coarse
48
T/F long wool sheep are not used for meat
false
49
what size are long wool sheep?
small-medium size (175-300 lbs)
50
where do long wool sheep live?
Nordic: Finland/Iceland
51
what weather conditions do long wool sheep live in?
harsh, cold and wet
52
Lincoln breed?
long wool sheep
53
Romney breed?
long wool sheep
54
Scottish Blackface Highlander breed?
long wool sheep
55
Karakul Icelandic breed?
long wool sheep
56
what are hair sheep used for?
meat and leather
57
what weather conditions do hair sheep live in?
subtropical, hot, humid
58
what were hair sheep selected for?
parasite and disease resistance
59
Barbados Blackbelly breed?
hair sheep
60
Dorper breed?
hair sheep
61
Katahdin breed?
hair sheep
62
marbling
fat on slab of meat
63
how do you tell a good piece of meat?
the amount of muscle vs fat is down and marbling is up
64
how do you tell the quality of wool?
CPI, crimps per inch
65
what are sheep sensitive to?
copper toxicity
66
how do we feed ewes?
pasture or roughage, supplemented with grain, flushing
67
what is flushing?
increasing feed during breeding. goes up with number of lambs per ewe
68
how do we feed rams?
pasture, supplement with grain during breeding, avoid becoming overly fat or too thin
69
how do we feed lambs?
milk until weaning, commonly creep feed, feed high amounts of grain from weaning to market
70
what kind of breeders are sheep?
seasonal (breed in fall, lamb in spring)
71
we use 1 (young) ram for how many ewes?
typically 15-35
72
using an older ram, how many ewes can we breed?
up to 50
73
T/F there are many vaccines available for sheep
false
74
how do we maintain healthy sheep?
keeping a clean environment and adequate nutrition
75
what is a big problem for sheep in the south?
internal parasites
76
why are tails docked in sheep?
to avoid manure buildup and maggots
77
what predators do sheep have?
coyotes, dogs, wolves, mountain lions, bears, foxes, eagles, and bobcats
78
what helps protect sheep from predators?
fencing, guard animals, trapping/hunting
79
how many times do you shear a sheep?
once a year
80
T/F all sheep must be sheared
false
81
what are the three types of sheep industry?
farm flock, range flock, lamb feedlots
82
where are farm flocks located?
east of the Mississippi River
83
T/F farm flocks are smaller numbers
true (less than 1000)
84
when do farm flocks lamb?
winter, spring, fall (accelerated lambing)
85
are farm flocks confined?
yes
86
where are range flocks located?
west of the Mississippi River
87
T/F range flocks are bigger in size?
yes (more than 1000)
88
when and where do range flocks lamb?
spring, in barn but moves sheep outdoors after 2-3 days
89
when (lbs) do lamb feedlock lambs wean?
120-150 lbs
90
what are the opportunities for sheep industry?
wool production, meat production, contract grazing
91
goats are what kind of breeders?
seasonal
92
what are the three types of goat breeds?
fiber, dairy, and meat
93
Angora Goat breed?
fiber breed
94
Ankara breed?
fiber breed
95
Turkey breed?
fiber breed
96
what is cashmere?
goat's undercoat not breed
97
Nubian breed?
dairy
98
where are Nubian goats from?
Great Britian
99
Alpine breed?
dairy
100
where are Alpine goats from?
France
101
La Mancha breed?
dairy
102
where are La Mancha goats from?
Oregon, Spain
103
Boer breed?
meat breed
104
where are Boer goats from?
South Africa
105
Kiko breed?
meat breed
106
where are Kiko goats from?
New Zealand
