Small ruminants

Question 1

ovis aries

Answer 1

domestic sheep

Question 2

ovine

Answer 2

sheep

Question 3

lamb/lambkin

Answer 3

sheep younger than 1 year

Question 4

weaner

Answer 4

young sheep recently separated from mother

Question 5

hogget

Answer 5

sheep older than a weaner but not an adult

Question 6

ewe

Answer 6

adult female sheep

Question 7

suckling

Answer 7

female sheep that is nursing

Question 8

ram/tup

Answer 8

adult male sheep

Question 9

wether

Answer 9

castrated male

Question 10

capra hircus

Answer 10

domestic goat

Question 11

caprine

Answer 11

goat

Question 12

major sheep characteristics

Answer 12

grazer, tail down, upper lip has distinct separation of philtrum, mellow temperment

Question 13

major goat characteristics

Answer 13

browser, tail up, trouble makers

Question 14

fleece

Answer 14

wool removed from single sheep

Question 15

Merino sheep breed

Answer 15

adaptable, used for wool, need to shear at least once a year

Question 16

Rambouillet sheep breed

Answer 16

french version of Merino sheep breed, wooly legs

Question 17

black and white dorper sheep breed

Answer 17

polled, from South Africa, used for mutten, hair sheds like dogs

Question 18

Jacob sheep breed

Answer 18

have 2 or 4 horns but some can even have up to 6

Question 19

bucks

Answer 19

intact male goats

Question 20

wether

Answer 20

castrated male goats

Question 21

kid

Answer 21

offspring of goats

Question 22

nanny/doe

Answer 22

adult female goat

Question 23

buckling

Answer 23

young male goat

Question 24

goatling/doeling

Answer 24

young female goat

Question 25

suckling

Answer 25

female goat with nursing offspring

Question 26

disbudding

Answer 26

done in young goats by applying a hot cautery to destroy horn tissue

Question 27

dehorning

Answer 27

done in adult goats using local anesthesia to remove their horns

Question 28

Saanen goat breed

Answer 28

large dairy breed

Question 29

La Mancha goat breed

Answer 29

dairy goats, small ears

Question 30

Nubian goat breed

Answer 30

long ears, roman nose, popular

Question 31

Angora goat breed

Answer 31

ringlet fur, used for cashmere

Question 32

Boer goat breed

Answer 32

large meat breed

Question 33

Tennessee stiff-leg goat breed

Answer 33

aka fainting goats, have a congenital trait called myotonia congenita that causes extreme muscle stiffness when frightened where the neck and hind legs extend before the goat falls over

Question 34

cattle panels

Answer 34

large round sheds for animals watch heat and ammonia buildup in closed ones

Question 35

how many sheep do there need to be before the sheep start moving as a flock?

Answer 35

~ 4 animals

Question 36

what is the best way to catch a sheep?

Answer 36

it is easier to catch an individual sheep while it is with a group herd the group into a corner and move slowly towards them while extending arms out to create a visual barrier, walk quickly up through their blind spot behind the sheep and grab it under its chin

Question 37

sheep restraint

Answer 37

stand it against rails or hold with knees and a hand under the chin

Question 38

sheep tipping

Answer 38

sitting a sheep up

Question 39

how do you tip a sheep?

Answer 39

1. stand with sheep parallel to your legs, place a hand under its neck while other hand reaches across its back to grab the farthest forelimb 2. turn sheep's head toward its rear limbs 3. pull the forelimb close to the sheep's body and you will be able to tip the sheep backward so it sits on its rump 4. hold both of the front legs while straddling the sheep

Question 40

goat restraint

Answer 40

use a milk stand or stanchion to distract them with feed

Question 41

flight zone

Answer 41

the amount of space around an animal that when crossed will cause the animal to move away how big or small it is depends on each individual animal and their comfort level with being around people

Question 42

point of balance

Answer 42

the shoulder when standing behind an animal's shoulder they will walk forward and standing in front of tipping zone will cause the animal to move backward

Question 43

what is involved in a hands off physical exam?

Answer 43

consists of herd health, behavior, voice, ingestion/digestion, posture and gait, skin and body condition

Question 44

how can you determine herd health?

Answer 44

looking at the herd from a distance and watching their behaviors are they eating? drinking? stressed? lethargic? is someone recumbent? limping?

Question 45

what are some examples of behaviors we are looking out for when watching posture and gait?

Answer 45

circling, head butting, stumbling, head bobbing, goose walk

Question 46

what does a hunched back usually mean?

Answer 46

possible constipation