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Ovine and Caprine Husbandry Flashcards

1
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Adult female sheep

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Ewe

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2
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Adult male sheep

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Ram

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3
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Castrated male sheep

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Wether

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4
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Immature female sheep

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Yearling ewe

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5
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Sheep neonate

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Lamb

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6
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Castrated neonate sheep

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Wether lamb

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7
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Intact male neonate sheep

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Ram lamb

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8
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Female lamb sheep

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Ewe lamb

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9
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Act of parturition for sheep

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Lambing

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10
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Mature female goat

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Dee/Nanny

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11
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Mature male goat

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Buck/billy

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12
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Castrated male goat

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Wether

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13
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Immature female goat

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Yearling doe

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14
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neonate goat

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Kid

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15
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Male goat less than 1 year

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Buck kid

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16
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Female goat less than 1 year

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Doe kid

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17
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Act of parturition for goats

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kidding

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18
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Normal temperature for a sheep

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101 degrees to 104 degrees

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19
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Normal pulse rate for a sheep

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70 to 90 bpm

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20
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Normal respiration rate for sheep

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12 to 25 bpm

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21
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Normal adult weight of sheep

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Varies by breed

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22
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Normal temperature for goats

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101 to 104 degrees

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23
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Normal pulse rate for goats

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70 to 90 bpm

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24
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Normal respiration rate for goats

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12 to 30 bpm

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25
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Adult weight for hoats

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varies by breed

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26
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What is normal sheep behavior?

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Timid
Do not like to be petted
Easily frightened
Aggression

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27
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Do goats or sheep have a strong flocking instinct

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Sheep

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28
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What is the point of balance for sheep?

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Point of shoulder

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29
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How do you restrain a sheep?

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Do not grab by the wool
Shepherd’s crook
Halter

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30
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What is setting up for sheep

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Setting back on hind end or rump

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31
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How do you restrain a lamb?

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One hand under the body, while the other hand supports the neck

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32
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What is normal goat behavior?

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Gregarious
Inquisitive
Respond to human touch and affection
Independent
Social hierarchy
Lacking herding behavior
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33
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How are small kids restrained for procedures such as dehorning?

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Held in the lap

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34
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Sheep have what type of estrous cycle?

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Seasonally polyestrous, short day breeders

35
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What is the age of a female and male sheep at puberty?

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6 to 9 months

36
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What is the time of the first breeding in sheep?

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12 to 19 months of age

37
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What is the estrous cycle frequency of sheep?

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13 to 19 days

Average of 17 days

38
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What is the duration of estrus in sheep?

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18 to 48 hours

Average of 30 hours

39
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What is the time of ovulation for sheep?

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24 to 20 hours after the onset of estrus

40
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What is the optimal time of breeding for sheep?

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Every 12 hours when inestrus

41
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What is the gestation period of sheep?

42
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What is the litter size of sheep?

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1 to 3 in most breeds

43
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Are twins common in sheep or goats?

44
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What is the weaning age of sheep?

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9 to 12 weeks

45
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What is the goat estrous cycle?

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Varies by breed

Affected by hormones and artificial light

46
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What is the age of puberty for male and female goats?

47
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What is the time of the first breeding in goats?

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7 to 18 months

48
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What is the estrous cycle frequency in goats?

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12 to 30 days

Average 22 days

49
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What is the duration of estrus in goats?

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2 to 3 days

50
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What is the time of ovulation in goats?

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24 to 30 hours after the onset of estrus

51
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What is the optimal time of breeding for goats?

A

every 12 hours when in estrus

52
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What is the gestation period of goats?

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140 to 160 days

Average 151 days

53
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What is the litter size of goats dependent on?

A

The nutritional plane of goats

54
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What is the weaning age of goats?

55
Q

How is sheep semen collected?

A

electroejaculation

56
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How is goat semen collected?

A

Manual

Electroejaculation

57
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Embryo transfer is more common in what species?

A

Cattle and horses

58
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Polled intersex goats are what?

A

Born without horns

59
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Genes HH =

A

Born without horns

35% infertility

60
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Genes Hh =

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Polled (H is dominant)

Normal fertility

61
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Genes hh =

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Horned

Normal fertility

62
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What are the clinical signs of impending parturition in goats and sheep?

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Swelling of the vulva
Mucoid vulvar discharge
Relaxation of the pelvic ligaments
Enlargement of the udder

63
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How long does stage 1 parturition last in ewes?

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1 to 4 hours

64
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How long does stage 1 parturition last in Does?

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up to 12 hours

65
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What are the signs of stage 1 parturition in sheep and goats?

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Restless
Separation from herd in sheep
Nesting in goats

66
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Stage 2 of parturition in goats and sheep lasts for how long and results in what?

A

1 to 2 hours

when babies are born

67
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When do sheep and goats need assistance during stage 2 parturition?

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If there are contractions without a fetus in 30 minutes to 1 hour

68
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What happens in stage 3 of parturition?

A

passing the placenta

69
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How long does it take for the placenta take?

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2 to 6 hours

Needs assistance after 12 hours

70
Q

What is common in sheep and uncommon in goats?

71
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What is the process in which a dead fetus is pulled with a gigli wire and pulls pieces of fetus out?

72
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Is a c-section successful in ruminant species?

73
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What is the most common cause of weakness and depression in sick neonates?

A

Hypothermia and hypglycemia

74
Q

When evaluating body condition score, where do you look?

A

Along the spinous process and looking at the indentation of the paralumbar fossa

75
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What is a good body condition score for meat goats?

76
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What is a good body condition score for dairy goats?

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2 -3 because you do not want them get hepatic lipidosis

77
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Do sheep and goats have incisors?

A

Not on the upper dental pad

Have bottom incisors

78
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What is the dental formula for sheep and goats?

A

Incisors: 0/4
Canines: 0/0
Premolars: 3/3
Molars: 3/3

79
Q

Sheep and goats have a total of how many teeth?

80
Q

How do small ruminants get their needed calcium?

A

Through high-quality roughage

81
Q

Which small ruminant is susceptible to copper toxicity?

82
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What is seen with acute copper toxicity and chronic copper toxicity in sheep?

A

Severe hemorrhagic diarrhea in acute copper toxicity

Liver and kidney disease and death in chronic copper toxicity

83
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Which mineral can affect the absorption of copper?

A

Molybdenum and inorganic sulfates

84
Q

Deficiencies of this cause nutritional muscular dystrophy, white muscle disease in lambs and periodontal disease of the molars

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