ASI 105 Ovine

Question 1

Lamb

Answer 1

young

Question 2

wether

Answer 2

castrated male

Question 3

ram

Answer 3

intact male

Question 4

ewe lamb

Answer 4

female before giving birth

Question 5

ewe

Answer 5

female after giving birth

Question 6

Age to puberty?

Answer 6

5-7 months

Question 7

Gestation length?

Answer 7

145 days

Question 8

Age to breed?

Answer 8

6-8 months

Question 9

Sheep are _____ breeders. This means that they ______ in the fall and _______ in the spring.

Answer 9

seasonal; enter estrus cycle; lamb

Question 10

What are the priorities when evaluating market lambs?

Answer 10

muscle, trimness, balance, structure

Question 11

What key areas to we look for muscle?

Answer 11

rack, loin and leg

Question 12

What is the type of fat that sheep have inbetween their legs?

Answer 12

Wether - cod fat
Ewe - udder fat
ram - scrotal (cod) fat

Question 13

What factors do we look at when evaluating quality?

Answer 13

maturity, flank streaking, conformation

Question 14

What 3 areas to we look at when evaluating maturity?

Answer 14

Spool/break joints, shape and color of ribs, lean color and texture

Question 15

Merino

Answer 15

highest quality fleece, developed in US, white faced, wool on face and legs, moderate in frame size, out of season breeder, known for hardiness, ewe breed

Question 16

Rambouillet

Answer 16

Largest framed fine wool breed, developed in France, known for hardiness, out of season breeders, ewe breed

Question 17

Lincoln

Answer 17

long wool breed, developed in England, bluish-white face, ewe breed

Question 18

Columbia

Answer 18

Lincoln x Rambouillet cross developed in US, dual purpose

Question 19

Suffolk

Answer 19

Meat Breed, Largest US breed, black head and legs bare of wool, known for high cutability carcasses

Question 20

Hampshire

Answer 20

Meat breed, developed in England, large framed, black face and legs with wool cap and wool on legs, ram breed

Question 21

Shropshire

Answer 21

meat breed, England, wool cap, cheek wool and wool on legs, dark face and legs, ram breed

Question 22

Southdown

Answer 22

meat breed, England, small framed, light brown (mousey grey) face and legs, wool covers entire body, pigmented nose and hooves, ram breed

Question 23

Oxford

Answer 23

meat breed, England, large framed, wool on face, dark brown face, light muscled

Question 24

Dorset

Answer 24

meat breed, England, totally white, wool on forehead and legs, prolific, heavy milking females, out of season breeders common, dual purpose

Question 25

Cheviot

Answer 25

meat breed, developed in Scotland and England, small, white faced with bare head and legs, ram breed

Question 26

Montadale

Answer 26

Cheviot x Columbia cross developed in US, meat breed, prolific, good milking ability, Ram breed, dual purpose