Sheep 1

Question 1

Which countries are sheep central and which continent has very little sheep

Answer 1

China and India central, north America very little

Question 2

EU farm animal. Population increasing or decreasing in numbers?

Answer 2

Decreasing

Question 3

Which 3 things have an impact on sheep farming?

Answer 3

1.weather
2.politics
3.disease

Question 4

Lamb consumption going up or down in world?

Answer 4

Down as its becoming a more niche meat

Question 5

List the farm level outputs of sheep

Answer 5

Fat lambs
Store lambs
Breeding sheep
Cull animals
Wool
Dairy

Question 6

The average UK sheep farmer gains/loses?how much per ewe per year

Answer 6

Loses 14$

Question 7

The more sheep we have…

Answer 7

The more likely disease i.e stocking rates going up increases disease

Question 8

What is the stocking rate?

Answer 8

number of animal units per acre for a specified amount of time

Question 9

Determinants of farm profitability

Answer 9

Stocking rate
Lamb growth rate
Lamb number
Costs

Question 10

Categories of sheep breeds

Answer 10

Hill
Long wool crossing
Terminal sire
Pure bred/composites
Dairy sheep

Question 11

What characteristics do hill breeds usually have

Answer 11

Hardy, produce great wool not lamb, don’t grow fast, job is to survive

Question 12

Hill breeds are commonly cross bred with…

Answer 12

Long wool crossing

Question 13

What characteristics. Do long wool crossings have

Answer 13

Good size, prolific and milk

Question 14

What characteristics do terminal sires have

Answer 14

Muscular, grow fast, good resistance,

Question 15

Which sheep can shed its own fleece?

Answer 15

Easy care