Lecture 1

Question 1

How do you identify a sheep?

Answer 1

-tail down
-no beard
-no wattles
-no odor
-grazer
-present philtrum

Question 2

How do you identify a goat?

Answer 2

-tail up
-beard present
-wattles present
-bucks w/ pungent odor
-browser
-no philtrum

Question 3

What terms are used in goats?

Answer 3

-buck
-wether
-doe
-kid

Question 4

What terms are used in sheep?

Answer 4

-ram
-wether
-ewe
-lamb

Question 5

What are examples of goat dairy breeds?

Answer 5

-alpine
-nubian
-saanen
-toggenberg
-oberhasli
-pygmy
-Nigerian dwarf

Question 6

What are examples of goat meat breeds?

Answer 6

-boer
-kiko

Question 7

What is the goat fiber breed?

Answer 7

angora

Question 8

How can llamas and alpacas be differentiated?

Answer 8

-alpacas have short, straight ears
-llamas have long ears that curve in

Question 9

What are the general characteristics of sheep behavior?

Answer 9

-high stress, flock animals
-stoic
-head butt/feet stump/snore when stressed

Question 10

What are the general characteristics of goat behavior?

Answer 10

-curious
-head butt/rear up when stressed

Question 11

What are the general characteristics of camelid behavior?

Answer 11

-herd animals
-ears back/nose elevated/spit/kick when stressed

Question 12

What are the general rules for small rum. restraint?

Answer 12

-avoid pulling on wool
-avoid excessive restraint on small horns
-mildly elevate head
-tip on rump (sheep)

Question 13

What are the general rules for camelid restraint?

Answer 13

-arm or pole around neck
-block mouth to prevent spitting

Question 14

How should a small rum. halter be placed?

Answer 14

part that gets tight when pulled goes under mandible

Question 15

What should be inspected during a small rum. physical?

Answer 15

-posture
-gait
-resp. pattern
-submandibular edema
-nasal/ocular discharge
-stained wool/legs due to diarrhea
-asymmetry of face
-skin lesions/alopecia

Question 16

What are the characteristics of FAMACHA?

Answer 16

-scores anemia due to Haemonchus
-scale of 1 (red) to 5 (white)
-scored every 2-3 wks

Question 17

What constitutes the five point check for small rum.?

Answer 17

-nose: nasal bots
-eye: FAMACHA
-jaw: bottle jaw
-back: BCS
-tail: DAG

Question 18

Which lymph nodes should be palpated in small rum.?

Answer 18

-retropharyngeal
-submandibular
-prescapular
-prefemoral
-popliteal

Question 19

When do the deciduous incisors erupt in sheep/goats?

Answer 19

1: by 1 week
2: by 2 wks
3: by 3 wks
4: by 4 wks

Question 20

When do the permanent incisors erupt in sheep/goats?

Answer 20

1: by 1.5 years
2: by 2 years
3: by 3 years
4: by 4 years

Question 21

What are the characteristics of sm. rum. deworming?

Answer 21

-do as little as possible
-based on FAMACHA/BCS
-only do problem animals

Question 22

Which vx is given in small rum.?

Answer 22

CD&T

Question 23

What are the characteristics of SQ inj. in small rum.?

Answer 23

-preferred
-behind elbow or at base of neck

Question 24

Where should IM inj. be given?

Answer 24

-triceps
-semitendinosus/semimembranosus

Question 25

When should sheep and goats be castrated?

Answer 25

4-5 mo.

Question 26

When should camelids be castrated?

Answer 26

18-24 mo.

Question 27

What happens if a sheep’s tail is docked too short?

Answer 27

rectal prolapse

Question 28

When should disbudding/dehorning be done?

Answer 28

when animals are young, 4-5 days old

Question 29

What are the three cuts when foot trimming?

Answer 29

1st: tip of claw
2nd: abaxial
3rd: axial

Question 30

What are the characteristics of teeth trimming?

Answer 30

-use gigli wire or dremmel
-leave 2-3 mm from gum