breeds

Question 1

fine wool breeds (2)

Answer 1

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

Question 2

American meriano

Answer 2

white, usually horned

Question 3

Rambouillet

Answer 3

white, usually horned, very adaptable to harsh conditions

Question 4

medium wool breeds (7)

Answer 4

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

Question 5

chviot

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Dorset

Answer 6

white face and legs

Question 7

hampshire

Answer 7

black wool on face and legs, hornless

Question 8

finnsheep

Answer 8

used in cross breeding because of multiple birth tendency

Question 9

montadale

Answer 9

wool-less face and legs, usually white

Question 10

southdown

Answer 10

white wool on face and legs, small

Question 11

suffold

Answer 11

large breed, black bare face and legs

Question 12

long wool breeds (2)

Answer 12

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

Question 13

costwold

Answer 13

polled, white, long ropy wool

Question 14

romney

Answer 14

white, open faced, no wool below knees

Question 15

crossbred wool breeds (2)

Answer 15

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

Question 16

corriedale

Answer 16

polled, white head, blocky body

Question 17

columbia

Answer 17

white open faced, polled, high quality fleece

Question 18

beef cattle (8)

Answer 18

Angus
hereford
shorthorn
milking shorthorn
brahman
charolais
limousin
simmental

Question 19

milking cattle (5)

Answer 19

ayrshire
brown Swiss
Guernsey
jersey
holstein

Question 20

draft horse

Answer 20

16 – 19 hands
More than 1400 pounds

Question 21

light horse

Answer 21

14 – 16 hands
900-1400 pounds

Question 22

pony horse

Answer 22

14 hands and below
500-900 pounds

Question 23

miniature

Answer 23

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

Question 24

three gaited horse

Answer 24

horse has been trained to walk, trot, canter

Question 25

five gaited horse

Answer 25

- has been trained to walk, trot, canter, slow gait, and rack - Generally used for showing

Question 26

stock horse

Answer 26

used in cattle industry and rodeos for roping and cutting

Question 27

hunters and jumpers

Answer 27

specifically trained to participate in hunting and jumping

Question 28

thoroughbreds

Answer 28

compete in races from ¾ to 2 miles on flat surface

Question 29

standardbreds

Answer 29

in harness over distance of one mile

Question 30

quarter horses

Answer 30

compete at a distance of ¼ of a mile

Question 31

hot blood horses

Answer 31

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

Question 32

warm blood horses

Answer 32

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

Question 33

cold blood horses

Answer 33

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