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Farming - Lambing Flashcards

1
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What are the main facts about sheep?

A

Ruminant, 10-12yrs, 60-90 per min (HR), 12-20 per min (RR), 38.9 (BT)

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Birth to weaning what is a sheep called?

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Lamb

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Weaning to shearing what is a sheep called?

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Hogg, Ewe hogg

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1st to 2nd shearing what is a sheep called?

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Shearling hogg, Shearling ewe

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2nd to 3rd shearing what is a sheep called?

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Ram, Ewe

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6
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What are the main uses of sheep?

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Meat (lamb, mutton), Fibre (by-product), Land management, Tick mops

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Sheep farming types?

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Different landscapes, 90 breeds, Hill Upland Lowland

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Main benefits of stratification?

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Better use natural resources, crossbreeding, heterosis (hybrids), specialised lines

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What are the hill/mountain breeds?

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Swaledale, Herdwick, North country cheviot, Welsh mountain, Scottish blackface

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What are the longwool upland breeds?

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Border leicester, Lonk, Kerry hill, Teeswater , Bluefaced

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What are the lowland down breeds?

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Suffolk, Oxford down, Wiltshire horn, Shropshire, Romney marsh

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Continental sheep definition?

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Lastly bred sheep for meat

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Breeds of continental sheep?

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Charollais, Texe, Beltex

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Breeding information on sheep?

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Depends on breed, stratification, Cycle every 17 days, Pregnancy 147 days

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When is a sheep put to Ram?

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October/November

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16
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When does lambing occur?

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March/April

17
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When does weaning occur?

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May/June

18
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When is Ewe flushed/ Lamb grassed or slaughtered?

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August/September

19
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How long is the breeding season?

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3-4 weeks

20
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What is the ratio of ram to ewe?

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1:50 OR 1:25

21
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Pregnancy criteria?

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Nutrition, Scanning, Number of lambs, Vaccinations (6-8 weeks before)

22
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What are the main dangers of overfeeding?

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Difficult births, Metabolic disorders, prolapse, poor milk supply, weaker born

23
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What are the main dangers of underfeeding?

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Difficult births, Metabolic disorders, high lamb loss, poor milk supply, lambs slow growth

24
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The reasons for abortions?

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Disease (EAE, Toxoplasmosis, Camplylobacter, Salmonella abortion, Listeria) Mechanical injury

25
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What are the main metabolic disorders?

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Hypocalcaemia (deficiency), Twin lamb disease (last month pregnancy)

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