small ruminants

Question 1

ruminants

Answer 1

animals with multi chambered stomach etc sheep and goats have 3 llamas have 3

Question 2

small ruminants also have

Answer 2

split hooves, a ridge in the tongue, maxillary dental pad and horizontally positioned oval eye pupils

Question 3

sheep

Answer 3

compact animals with scent glands on the face and hind feet. Used for meat, wool, milk, hide and research

Question 4

of domesticated breeds of sheep

Answer 4

300

Question 5

sheeps wool

Answer 5

called fleece and is shorn one a year in the spring. average one weights 8lbs

Question 6

lanolin

Answer 6

natural oil secreted by sebaceous glands, is recovered when fleece is washed and sold to cosmetic industries

Question 7

sheep meat

Answer 7

young sheep meat- lamb. stronger tasting and stringier meat from the older adult sheep is known as mutton

Question 8

goats used for

Answer 8

dairy, meat, hide, research, animal companions, weed control, pack animals and pets

Question 9

goat meat is called

Answer 9

chevon

Question 10

goat breeds

Answer 10

French alpine, saanen, toggenburg, oberhasli, Nubian, lamancha

Question 11

llamas used for

Answer 11

companions, or pack animals, for fiber and meat, and as protectors of livestock. normally not sheared (takes 2yrs to grow back)

Question 12

sheep and goats breeding

Answer 12

regular heat cycles occur every 18-21 days from late summer through the late winter

Question 13

kid

Answer 13

young goat from birth to weaning age

Question 14

buckling

Answer 14

immature male goat

Question 15

lamb

Answer 15

young sheep from birth to weaning age

Question 16

freshen

Answer 16

beginning of the lactation cycle immediately after parturition

Question 17

culling

Answer 17

removal of undesirable animals from the group ie injury, unsound feet or legs, or infection of the mammary system or reproductive failure

Question 18

breeding llamas

Answer 18

commonly hand mated or pasture bred year round. gestation- 11mos. Females are not permitted to be open bred

Question 19

bonding

Answer 19

lambling or kidding pen is kept clean and the family allowed to stay for a few days before reintroduction to group

Question 20

after birth

Answer 20

within a few weeks after birth lambs tails are docked (1” from body) and ram lambs are castrated

Question 21

polled

Answer 21

naturally hornless

Question 22

wattles

Answer 22

fleshly appendages found along the necks of goats can also be removed after birth

Question 23

run-in-shed

Answer 23

shade or shelter from the sun

Question 24

house dairy goats

Answer 24

in a barn with a milking parlour, master escape artists

Question 25

llamas housing

Answer 25

shelter from wind during periods of extreme cold to prevent hypothermia

Question 26

grazers

Answer 26

animals consume pasture or cereal crops (sheep mostly)

Question 27

browsers

Answer 27

animals that consume bushes and shrubs rather than grasses (goats prefer)

Question 28

llamas eat

Answer 28

both graze and browse

Question 29

alfalfa hay

Answer 29

improves milk production of dairy goats but is too rich for llamas and male sheep goats

Question 30

grain supplement

Answer 30

suggested for animals used for breeding, packing, meat, and milk production

Question 31

pellets

Answer 31

ground mixed and compressed into a small uniform bullet

Question 32

sweet feed

Answer 32

whole, cracked or rolled grains with molasses for palatability

Question 33

sheep restraint

Answer 33

herd bound, should be grasped by the legs not by the wool, done with the animal in a standing or sitting position

Question 34

goat restraint

Answer 34

more independent, easily backed into a corner

Question 35

llama restraint

Answer 35

may be restrained by tying to a fence or post using a lead or halter, when threatened they will spit

Question 36

common vaccinations

Answer 36

tetanus, clostridium perfringens and rabies. Dams during last 6-8 weeks of pregnancy boosters given at arrival

Question 37

sheep preventive meds

Answer 37

oral meds for lice, keds, and mice

Question 38

proper foot care

Answer 38

reduces chances of hoof rot, teat injuries, abnormal gait and sore feet. sheep and goat hooves should be trimmed at least 3x per yr

Question 39

enteroxtoxemia

Answer 39

overeating, more common in confined animals fed heavily for maximum growth

Question 40

signs of enteroxtoxemia

Answer 40

diarrhea, weakness, anorexia, incoordination, circling, convulsions, sudden death

Question 41

tetanus

Answer 41

lockjaw, signs: poor coordination, anorexia, stiff limbs, prolapsed third eyelid, bloat, usually death

Question 42

pneumonia

Answer 42

bacteria and viruses can cause. stress like shipping, changes in weather, barn that is too warm, or harassed by dogs

Question 43

signs of pneumonia

Answer 43

fever, lethargy, dyspnea. coughing