Lecture 7- Judging Breeding Sheep

Question 1

What is the breeding sheep world
comprised of?

Answer 1

-Diversified Industry With
Varying Production Goals
* Wool production
* Fine-wool breeds
* Traditional seedstock (Fitted)
* Wether dams

Question 2

Whats no longer part of competition?

Answer 2

Wool production
* No longer part of competition
* NWSS until 2012
* Self explanatory marketing scheme

Question 3

List fine wool breeds?

Answer 3

• Rambouillet
• Columbia

Question 4

What are traditional purebred sheep like?

Answer 4

-Can be slick or fitted
-Seedstock oriented
-Some commercial targeted markets

Question 5

List purebred logic for breeds:

Answer 5

1- Black face (terminal)
Hampshire, Suffolk
2-White Face (maternal)
Dorset, montedale, polypay

Question 6

What are wether dams?

Answer 6

-A scenario within a class title.
-Selected very similar to market lambs.
-Still have to maintain maternal traits

Question 7

What do sheep people like in sheep?

Answer 7

Sheep people like right frame size, structure (they don’t necessarily like the largest)

Question 8

Whats the common denominator for selection and evaluation?

Answer 8

Quality!!
-Correct structure
-Late Maturity
-Good body type and volume

Question 9

What does will want us to talk about in terms of structure

Answer 9

where neck comes out, where chest come out (tucked up in their chest)

Question 10

In general what is the most important traits in sheep?***

Answer 10

1) Structural Correctness
2) Performance/maturity
3) Volume/Mass
4) Balance

Question 11

Whats the difference between Judging breeding sheep and market lambs?

Answer 11

Breeding sheep you judge them loose in a pen
* Constantly in motion
* Not judged in a rack
MUST discuss how they move in your reasons

Question 12

Be prepared too talk about feet and lets in exam***

Question 13

What should sheep breeding structure look like?

Answer 13

• Correct neck attachment
• Flexible spine, collected topline
• Long, level hip

Question 14

in terms of performance/maturity what is important?

Answer 14

• Growth is still important in all sheep!
• Tall fronted
• Length of body/neck
• Elevated chest floor
• Short bodied, fat, early maturing ewes are
  not desirable
• Do not sacrifice structure just to get bigger

Question 15

What type of a body type do we want when looking at sheep?

Answer 15

• Too hard
• Too early maturing
• Good bodied
• More often criticized for being deep and
  plain rather than round and shallow
• Find the perfect balance

Question 16

What must you consider when looking at volume/mass?

Answer 16

• Wether dams
  Muscle texture
  Shape and expression
• Reasons talk is much different when
  describing power in wether dams vs.
  purebred breeding sheep
• i.e. Southdown
• Consider their role

Question 17

What created attractiveness in sheep?

Answer 17

Balance and structural correctness create
attractive, quality looks!

Question 18

What type of wool does Hampshire have?

Answer 18

wool cap/leg wool

Question 19

What type of cool does southdowns have?

Answer 19

wool on ears

Question 20

Who is strict on breed character?

Answer 20

Breed registry- very important for ID’s!

Question 21

Breed does…

Answer 21

• Combination of neat
  things in all other
  species
• Color ID’s
• Full-Blood
• Wether Dam