breeds Flashcards

1
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fine wool breeds (2)

A

selected primarily for quality of wool production;
-american meriano
-Rambouillet

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2
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American meriano

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white, usually horned

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3
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Rambouillet

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white, usually horned, very adaptable to harsh conditions

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4
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medium wool breeds (7)

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selected primarily of mutton type; wool production is sacrificed when necessary;
-chviot
-dorset
-hampshire
-finnsheep
-montadale
-southdown
-suffold

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5
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chviot

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face and lower legs free of wool, black nose, erect ears

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6
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Dorset

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white face and legs

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7
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hampshire

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black wool on face and legs, hornless

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8
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finnsheep

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used in cross breeding because of multiple birth tendency

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9
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montadale

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wool-less face and legs, usually white

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10
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southdown

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white wool on face and legs, small

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11
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suffold

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large breed, black bare face and legs

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12
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long wool breeds (2)

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bred for mutton and size; slow to mature; produce fatter carcasses;
-costwold
-romney

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13
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costwold

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polled, white, long ropy wool

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14
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romney

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white, open faced, no wool below knees

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15
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crossbred wool breeds (2)

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comes from crossing long wool and fine wool lines;
-corriedale
-columbia

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16
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corriedale

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polled, white head, blocky body

17
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columbia

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white open faced, polled, high quality fleece

18
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beef cattle (8)

A

Angus
hereford
shorthorn
milking shorthorn
brahman
charolais
limousin
simmental

19
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milking cattle (5)

A

ayrshire
brown Swiss
Guernsey
jersey
holstein

20
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draft horse

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16 – 19 hands
More than 1400 pounds

21
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light horse

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14 – 16 hands
900-1400 pounds

22
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pony horse

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14 hands and below
500-900 pounds

23
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miniature

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Not a pony, but a true miniature. Cannot exceed 34” in height at the withers at 36 months

24
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three gaited horse

A

horse has been trained to walk, trot, canter

25
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five gaited horse

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  • has been trained to walk, trot, canter, slow gait, and rack
  • Generally used for showing
26
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stock horse

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used in cattle industry and rodeos for roping and cutting

27
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hunters and jumpers

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specifically trained to participate in hunting and jumping

28
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thoroughbreds

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compete in races from ¾ to 2 miles on flat surface

29
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standardbreds

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in harness over distance of one mile

30
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quarter horses

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compete at a distance of ¼ of a mile

31
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hot blood horses

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Arabian, Thoroughbred
Excited
Strong willed
High strung
Strong

32
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warm blood horses

A

Hanoverian, Trakehner
More laid back
Even temperament
Frequently used for dressage

33
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cold blood horses

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Clydesdale, Percheron, Shire, Suffolk
Typically draft type horses
Very laid back