Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

PVM III > Lecture 2: Small Ruminants: Breeds, behavior, Handling and Husbandry > Flashcards

Lecture 2: Small Ruminants: Breeds, behavior, Handling and Husbandry Flashcards

1
Q

What is the correct term for adult female sheep

A

Ewe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What is the correct term for young female sheep

A

Ewe lamb

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What is the correct term for adult intact male sheep

A

Ram

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What is the correct term for young intact male sheep

A

Ram lamb

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What is the correct term for a castrated sheep

A

Wether

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What is the correct term for sheep in patrurition

A

Lambing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What is the correct term for adult female goat

A

Doe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What is the correct term for young female goat

A

Doeling

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What is the correct term for adult intact male goat

A

Buck

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What is the correct term for young adult male goat

A

Buckling

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What is the correct term for castrated male goat

A

Wether

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What is the correct term to describe a goat in patrurition

A

Kidding

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What is the difference between primparous vs multiparous

A

Primparous refers to female adult who is either about to have her first offspring or has only had 1

Multiparous is >1 pregnancies/births

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Sheep or goats: Which species has a filtrum that divides their lip into two

A

Sheep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Are sheep grazers or browsers

A

Grazers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Are goats grazers or browsers

A

Browsers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Sheep or goats: which species have scent glands and where are the located

A

Sheep, on medial canthus of eyes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Describe the differences in goat vs sheep tails

A

Goats tails go upright, sheep tails go down

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Sheep or goats: have scent glands between their hooves

A

Sheep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

What are the 4 biggest ways to differentiate goats vs sheep

A

Goats: lack filtrum, tails up, no scent glands in medial canthus, no scent glands in hooves

Sheep: have filtrum, tails down, scent glands in medial canthus of eyes and hooves

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Sheep or goat?

A

goat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

What do goats eat

A

Browsers so lots of leaves off of wood branches, shrubs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

What do sheep eats

A

Grass off the ground

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Sheep or goat

A

Sheep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

What sheep is the ancestor for all modern sheep

A

Mouflon sheep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

What type of sheep is this

A

Mouflon sheep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

What are the two classifications of sheep

A
  1. Wooled
  2. Haired
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Are the following wool or hair breeds: Hampshire, Suffolk, texel, cheviot, and dorset

A

Wool

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Are the following wool or hair breeds: dormer, Barbados, St. Croix, Katahdin

A

Hair

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Which sheep breed is more likely to get lice, wool or hair

A

Hair

**if anemic most likely what is happening

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

what are the two purposes of merino sheep

A
  1. Fine wool
  2. Carcass
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

What is the main sheep in Australia

A

Merino sheep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Which sheep have prominent neck folds and wool over entire body

A

Merino sheep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

What is the Merinos sheep most notable trait

A

Wool

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

What type of sheep is this

A

Merino

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

what sheep breed has long wool with spirals, forelock, bare nose

A

Lincoln

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

what type of sheep is this

A

Lincoln sheep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Which breed of sheep is primarily a large meat breed, also commonly used show breed

A

Hampshire

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Which breed of sheep has thick white wool, black face, ears and limbs, UNBROKEN wool cap

A

Hampshire

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

What are some notable traits of Hampshire’s

A

Fast growing, feed efficiency, good carcass quality

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

What breed of sheep is this

A

hampshire

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

What is one of the major ways to tell difference between Hampshire and Suffolk sheep

A

Hampshire have an unbroken wool cap whereas Suffolk sheep dont

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

What breed of sheep are largely meat and show breeds and the most common breed in U.S.

A

Suffolk

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

What breed of sheep have white wool, bald black face, black ears/limbs

A

Suffolk

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

What are some notable traits of suffolks

A

Fast growth, feed efficiency, good carcass quality

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

What sheep breed is a medium sized meat and show breed with a distinctive short and wide face with a black nose and widely placed short ears

A

Texel

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

What are some notable traits of the texel sheep

A

Muscle development, leanness, fast growth and feed efficiency

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

What breed of sheep is this

49
Q

Which breed of sheep has the leanest meat: Suffolk, Hampshire or texel

50
Q

What breed of sheep is a medium sized dairy breed with thick, white wool, bald face, ears, and limbs with a pink nose

A

East Friesian

51
Q

What breed of sheep is this

A

East friesian

52
Q

What are some notable traits of east friesian sheep

A

Best milker, docile, not hardy

53
Q

What breed of sheep are meat sheep that require no shearing. Well muscled, leaned, adaptable to cold/heat/humidity, low maintenance. Multiple colors

54
Q

What breed of sheep is this

55
Q

What breed of sheep is a medium sized hair breed used for meat and pelt. Pure white or white with black head and neck

56
Q

What are some notable traits of dorper sheep

A

Fast growing, good carcass quality, year round breeding, pelt, VERY HARDY, easy keepers

57
Q

what breed of sheep is this

58
Q

What breed of sheep have 2-6 horns, white legs, black hooves/knees, black cheeks, muzzle and ears

59
Q

What are some notable traits of the Jacob sheep

A

Many horns, lean carcass, agility, easy lambing, hardy

60
Q

What breed of sheep is this

61
Q

What goat is the original ancestor of all modern goats

62
Q

What are some uses for goats

A

Milk, meat, fiber, brush control, show

63
Q

A Boer is an example of what type of goat breed

64
Q

A Nubian, alpine, and Nigerian dwarf are examples of what type of goat breeds

65
Q

Angora are an example of what type of goat breed

66
Q

What breed of goat most commonly gets lice

67
Q

What is the purpose of angora sheep

68
Q

What goat breed appear thin/fine build, wavy hair, lop ears, M/F have horns

69
Q

What are some notable traits of angora goats

A

Fiber (ringlets to wavy), delicate breed, not prolific

70
Q

what breed of goat is this

71
Q

What is the most common goat meat breed

72
Q

Which goat breed has poor parasite resistance

73
Q

what breed of goat have white with solid red or black neck/face, lop ears, Roman nose

74
Q

What breed of goat is this

75
Q

Which breed of goat is primarily a meat breed with highly variable appearances, lop ears, M/F horns, small udder, small build, hardy, wild/semi-wild, parasite and heat resistance

76
Q

Which breed of goat is primarily a dairy breed with highly variable appearance, pronounced beard in males, erect ears, tricolor

77
Q

Which dairy goat breed produces the highest average milk volume

78
Q

What breed of goats are these

79
Q

What is the oldest known dairy goat breed

A

Toggenburg

80
Q

What goat breed has a wide head, tan to brown coat with white markings, upright ears and females can have beards

A

Toggenburg

81
Q

What are some notable traits of Toggenburg goats

A

High milk yield, hardy, temperate climantes

82
Q

What breed of goat is this

A

Toggenburg

83
Q

What breed of goat is a cross of many breeds, dairy breed, large angular frame, long lop ears, Roman nose and variable color patterns

84
Q

What breed of goat has the highest butterfat/components in milk

85
Q

What are some notable traits of Nubian goats

A

Highest butterfat content in milk, big personalities and heat tolerant

86
Q

What breed of goat is this

87
Q

What breed of goat is primarily a dairy breed with a large, all white appearance, long ears, no Roman nose

88
Q

What are some notable traits of the saanen breed

A

Docile, inquisitive, temperate climates

89
Q

What breed of goat is this

90
Q

What breed of goat is primarily a dairy breed with a large appearance, no Roman nose, LITTLE TO NO EAR PINNA

91
Q

What are some notable traits of lamancha goats

A

Sturdy, hardy, trouble makers, high butterfat

92
Q

What breed of goat is this

93
Q

What breed of goat is miniature, primarily meat goat, with a shaggy long goat, males with prominent beards

94
Q

What breed of goat is this

95
Q

What breed of goat is a miniature dairy breed, less shaggy and disproportionate than Pygmy, upright ears, variable color

A

Nigerian dwarf

96
Q

What type of goat is this

A

Nigerian dwarf

97
Q

Which are more herd bound, sheep or goats

A

Sheep» goats

98
Q

T or F: sheep are prey animals with strong flight zones

99
Q

Sheep or goat: independent, interactive, playful

100
Q

Is it more alarming for a sheep or a goat to be separate from the herd and remain recumbent when you approach

A

Sheep- herd and prey animals

101
Q

What are the 4 alarms for goats and sheep

A
  1. Stamping
  2. Snorting
  3. Charging
  4. Lowering head as if to “ram”
102
Q

What are the Don’ts on sheep restraint

A
  1. Don’t grab wool
  2. Don’t use horns to restrain (break easily)
103
Q

T or F: can restrain via horns in goats

A

True, but carefully

104
Q

What are the don’ts of goat restraint

A

Don;t catchy by grabbing back leg below hock

105
Q

What is the best way to restrain goats and sheep

A

Back into corner so butt is against wall, straddle, place hands under mandible

106
Q

What is the stop button for goats and sheep

A

Lift head under mandible

107
Q

What is the go button for sheep and goats

A

Put pressure on docked tail

108
Q

How often do wool sheep and angora goats need to be sheared

A

Twice yearly

109
Q

How often do goats/sheep need hoof trimmed

A

Twice yearly

110
Q

What is disbudding

A

Stops the horn bud from growing before it becomes a true horn

111
Q

When is disbudding required

A

Showing dairy goats

112
Q

When is disbudding recommended (how old)

A

4-14 days old

113
Q

How does disbudding work

A

Cauterize horn bud and should see amber ring meaning you cauterized the germinal layer

114
Q

What could happen if you leave hot iron tool for disbudding on head for too long

A

Thermal necrosis of brain tissue can lead to meningitis, abscesses, often fatal and if they do live they are not neurologically nromal

115
Q

Why do we dock tails in lambs

A

Cosmetic but also fly strike prevention as they can get really long and feces, urine get caught in there which attract flies and maggots

116
Q

When should tail docking be done (how old)

A

<7 days old

117
Q

What happens if you dock the tail too short

A

Rectal prolapse

118
Q

Where should you dock tail

A

3rd palpable joint

119
Q

What methods are used to dock tails

A

Banding or hot docking

PVM III (12 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions