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ovine Flashcards

1
Q

catching a sheep

A

• Drive the sheep into a small coral
• AS A GROUP - Approach the sheep slowly
• Move slowly through the flock until you get
near the animal that you need to catch
• Grasp the sheep around the neck and pull the
head up. This should cause the animal to stop
or at least slow down.
• Theoretically control of the head is control of
the sheep
• NEVER GRAB or HOLD A SHEEP BY
THE WOOL (unless absolutely necessary)
• To walk it forward, place your hand under its
head and around its rump

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2
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standing restraint

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• To hold the sheep – place one hand under the jaw,
the other under the rump
• This will prevent the animal from moving
backward or forward.
• DO NOT HOLD ONTO THE WOOL!!!
• Use your leg or knee to force the sheep into the
fence
• DO NOT LET THE SHEEP DRAG YOU
AROUND!

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3
Q

on right side of sheep

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auscultate lungs

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4
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on left side of sheep

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auscultate lungs
listen to and obtain heart rate
check for ruminations

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5
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physical exam

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  1. observe animal in pen
  2. identify ear tags
  3. note abnormalities beginning with head (eyes, ears, nose); swelling, redness, excessive discharge (normal: Slight clear discharge from eyes and nose, Rectangular shaped pupil, Wool slightly dirty) (abnormal: green/dried discharge, uneven jaw, drooping, prognathism:overbite, underbite)
  4. check mouth (sore mouth/orf); check capillary refill time; no spurs
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6
Q

ruminant

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4 compartment stomach

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7
Q

gestation length

A

148 days

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8
Q

lambing

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act of parturition (giving birth) in the ovine

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9
Q

normal temp range

A

100.9-103.8

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10
Q

normal respiratory rate range

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12-14 RPM

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11
Q

normal heart rate range

A

70-80 BPM

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12
Q

ram

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mature male sheep

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13
Q

ram lamb

A

immature male

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14
Q

wether

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castrated male

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15
Q

ewe

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mature female

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16
Q

ewe lamb

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immature female

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17
Q

lamb

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newborn; meat from sheep under a year of age

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18
Q

flock

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group of sheep

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19
Q

twinning

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giving birth to two offspring

20
Q

mutton

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meat from sheep over a year old

21
Q

fine wool breeds

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(for wool production) white, usually horned (American merinao, Rambouillet)

22
Q

medium wool breeds

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(for mutton type)
– Cheviot – face and lower legs free of wool, erect ears
– Dorset – white face and legs
– Hampshire – black wool on face and legs
– Finnsheep – used in cross breeding because of tendency to multiple
births
– Montadale – wooless face and legs, usually white
– Southdown – white wool on face and legs - small
– Suffolk - large, black bare face and legs

23
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long wool breeds

A

(bred for mutton and size; slow to mature and produce fatter carcasses)
– Costwold – polled, white long ropy wool
– Romney – white, open faced, no wool below
knees

24
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crossbred wool breeds

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(crossing long wool and fine wool)
– Corriedale – polled, white head, blocky body
– Columbia – white open faced, high quality
fleece

25
Q

flushing

A

feeding extra rations 2 - 3 weeks prior to the breeding season to inc the number of ova produced by ewe

26
Q

tagging

A

removal of wool which may have manure or burs in it to facilitate breedings or parturition

27
Q

polyestrous

A

many heat cycles

28
Q

crutching

A

clipping wool from the rear of ewe prior to lambing

29
Q

hot house lambs

A

specialized business in which lambs are born in early fall or winter

30
Q

drenching

A

administration of liquid medication to control internal parasites

31
Q

dipping

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applying a product to treat for external parasites

32
Q

balling gun

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used to administer a bolus of medication

33
Q

castration

A

removal of testicles

34
Q

tail docking

A

removal of tail

35
Q

hoof trimming

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removing excess growth of hoof tissue. Trimming is done twice a year

36
Q

core vaccines

A

vaccines that should always be included in the basic immunization program for the species (rabies)

37
Q

non core vaccines

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reserved for unique situations and high risk animals (influenza, kennel cough)

38
Q

parrot mouth

A

overbite

39
Q

fistulated

A

plastic plug is surgically implanted into the rumen, allowing easy access to its contents

40
Q

replacement ewes

A

ewe lambs are selected for outstanding characteristics to be added to the breeding stock

41
Q

market weight

A

110 lbs

42
Q

mature size

A

depends on breed

43
Q

shearing

A

clipping wool at the skin to remove in one piece

44
Q

lanolin

A

oil to waterproof wool

45
Q

facing

A

cutting the wool above and below the eyes to prevent wool blindness

46
Q

floating teeth

A

spurs form on outside of back molars are filed with a float

VTT 116 (6 decks)

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