Exam 1 Flashcards

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1
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Light Horses

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  • 14.2 hands and taller
  • from 900 to over 1200 lbs
  • “Hot Blooded”
  • small bones and thin legs
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2
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quarter horse

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solid horse with no white above knees larger than a silver dollar
-used for racing/ cutting etc

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3
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arabian

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  • from egypt

- speed/ stamina

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4
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thoroughbred

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-used for racing, polo, hunting, etc

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5
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Morgan horse

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-cross between a thoroughbred and an arabian

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paint horse

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  • must have a spot above knee larger than a silver dollar

- parents must be paint, thoroughbred or quarter horse

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7
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overo

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-color over the back

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8
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tobiano

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-white over the back

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9
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appaloosa

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  • developed by indians
  • hooves striped vertically
  • irregular spots
  • looks like a fucking dalmation
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10
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palomino

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yella horse

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11
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draft horses

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  • 1500-2000 lbs
  • 17.2 hands tall and up
  • developed as war horses
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12
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percheron

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-ginger the gray horse

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13
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ponys

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-less than 14.2 hands tall

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14
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welsh pony

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good with kids

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15
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shetland pony

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assholes

-pulled coal carts

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16
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miniature horse

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maximum height is 34 inches

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17
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fine wool breeds (sheep)

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  • rambouillet
  • delaine merino
  • debouillet
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18
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long wool breeds

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  • lincoln
  • cotswold
  • leicester
  • romney
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19
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crossbreeds

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  • columbia
  • corriedale
  • targhee
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20
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medium wool breeds

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  • suffolk
  • hampshire
  • dorset
  • oxford
21
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boer goat

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biggest goat

22
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angora goat

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-produces mohair

23
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cashmere goats

A

produces cashmere

24
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pygmy goats

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worthless

25
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ram

A

an intact male sheep

26
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ram lamb

A

intact male sheep less than about 1 year old

27
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ewe

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female sheep any age

28
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ewe lamb

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female sheep less than 1 year

29
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lamb

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young sheep

30
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wether

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castrated sheep

31
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ovine

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breed type (know)

32
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wool

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fibers produced by sheep

33
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fleece

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wool produced from one sheep

34
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flock

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group of sheep

35
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mutton

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meat obtained from a mature sheep greater than 1 year. has a stronger flavor

36
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lanolin

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an oily substance obtained from wool that is used in cosmetics and ointments

37
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buck

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male goat

38
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doe

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female goat

39
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kid

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an immature goat

40
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cabrito

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goat meat

41
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mohair

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fiber produced by angora goats

42
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wether

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castrated male goat

43
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lactation

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the secretion and yielding of milk by the mammary gland (alveoli) in the udder, lactation periods are usually 305 days

44
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dry period

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60 day period in which cows do not produce milk

45
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estrus

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“heat” the time that the cow begins to cycle and ovulate.

46
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standing heat

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-the time during which the cow will mate

47
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grade A

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the highest grade of milk. it must meet certain standards

48
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grade B

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the milk that doesn’t meet grade A. grade B milk is used primarily for manufactured products such as cheeses