Sheep

Question 1

Which state has the highest sheep and lamb production?

Answer 1

Texas

Question 2

How is Iowa ranked in sheep production?

Answer 2

10th

Question 3

What percentage of US livestock receipts does the sheep industry account for?

Answer 3

less than 1%

Question 4

Which country leads in sheep production?

Answer 4

China

Question 5

What is the gestation length in sheep?

Answer 5

147 days

Question 6

What kind of breeders are sheep considered?

Answer 6

Seasonal, bred in the fall and lamb in the spring

Question 7

What is the weaning age of sheep?

Answer 7

60 days

Question 8

How is age determined in a sheep carcass?

Answer 8

the presence or absence of a spool or break joint

Question 9

What is a spool joint?

Answer 9

a joint that ossifies with age

Question 10

What is a break joint?

Answer 10

a joint that does not ossify with age

Question 11

What type of joints does lamb have?

Answer 11

2 break joints, the carcass has 1 break joint and 1 spool joint

Question 12

What type of joints does mutton have?

Answer 12

2 spool joints, the carcass has 1 break joint and 1 spool joint

Question 13

What is mutton?

Answer 13

older sheep meat, it will have much more fat than lamb and have a stronger flavor

Question 14

What is lamb?

Answer 14

Sheep meat within its first year

Question 15

What happened to lamb production in ww2?

Answer 15

it increased, Australia made more wool for the US

Question 16

Why has wool production dropped?

Answer 16

synthetic materials increased in clothing, making the need of wool less

Question 17

Why are sheep useful in the west?

Answer 17

There are increased chances of wildfire in the west US, sheep will graze on undergrowth which adds nutrients back into the soil and lessens the impact of natural disasters.

Question 18

Where do range flocks normally lamb?

Answer 18

on open range

Question 19

What percentage of range flock is lamb crop?

Answer 19

90-140%

Question 20

What is the main concern for range flocks?

Answer 20

predators

Question 21

What breeds are associated with range flocks?

Answer 21

Rambouillet

Question 22

Where do range flocks normally occur?

Answer 22

western states

Question 23

What sheep breed leads in wool?

Answer 23

Merino

Question 24

Which sheep is derived from the Merino?

Answer 24

Rambouillet

Question 25

What is the herd number of farm flocks?

Answer 25

25-100 hd

Question 26

Is farm flock more or less intensively managed than range?

Answer 26

More

Question 27

What is the percentage of lamb crops made from farm flocks?

Answer 27

180-200%

Question 28

What are farm flocks orientated toward?

Answer 28

lamb production

Question 29

What are jugs?

Answer 29

small maternity pens that transports

Question 30

What are the concerns for farm flocks?

Answer 30

dogs and coyotes

Question 31

What does alfalfa provide for sheep?

Answer 31

protein and energy

Question 32

What is docking?

Answer 32

removing most of the lamb's tail

Question 33

What is the process of docking?

Answer 33

use castrator to place rubber band between vertebrate, tail will fall off within a week

Question 34

Why is docking done?

Answer 34

Defecation and urination happen under tail, will stick and causes flies and maggots

Question 35

When is docking done?

Answer 35

within a week of birth

Question 36

What is crutching?

Answer 36

shearing around udder and vulva before farrowing

Question 37

Why is crutching done?

Answer 37

To avoid oil in vulva clumping the fleece

Question 38

What are farm flock fed?

Answer 38

supplement (grain) and minerals

Question 39

What do worms do in sheep?

Answer 39

attach to intestinal tract and produce more eggs, becoming more resistant

Question 40

How can you prevent worms in sheep?

Answer 40

rotating dewormers

Question 41

How can you tell if sheep have worms?

Answer 41

3rd eyelid is white instead of pink

Question 42

What kind of guard animals are used in farm flocks?

Answer 42

dogs, llamas, jenny

Question 43

What are you hoping for when a sheep farrows?

Answer 43

twins

Question 44

What age are yews bred?

Answer 44

6-8 months

Question 45

What kind of dog breeds are popular with herding sheep?

Answer 45

Anatolian, Great Pyrenees, Hushbach, but they must be raised with whatever they are protecting

Question 46

How has the predation of sheep changed over time?

Answer 46

the total number killed is down but cost to industry increased

Question 47

How can you tell if a coyote has attacked?

Answer 47

Jugular kill of sheep

Question 48

How can you tell if a dog has attacked?

Answer 48

Multiple injuries, herd clustered, and/or sheep have ran into fence

Question 49

What are sheep fed in a feedlot?

Answer 49

High concentrated diet, 90% whole corn

Question 50

What state is leading in lamb feeding?

Answer 50

California

Question 51

At what weight do sheep enter? Exit?

Answer 51

Enter at 70-90 lbs and exit at 120-150 lbs

Question 52

How long are sheep fed in feedlots?

Answer 52

4-10 months, based on market and supply

Question 53

What is "overeating"

Answer 53

clostridium perfringens C and D, metabolic intestinal disease, can be prevented by vaccinations

Question 54

What is urinary calculi?

Answer 54

Ca:P in feed, stop peeing, like kidney stones, manage with feed, intestinal parasites, hoove root, only in castrated males

Question 55

What are the 2 qualities in wool that are important?

Answer 55

crimp and diameter

Question 56

What is lanolin, and why is it important?

Answer 56

it is oil in sheep, it can be used in products

Question 57

What is important when it comes to the diameter of wool?

Answer 57

The smaller, the better, fleece bigger diameter are considered meet breeds

Question 58

What are goats used for?

Answer 58

meat, milk, mohair

Question 59

What is goat meat called?

Answer 59

borego

Question 60

What goat breed is considered for meat?

Answer 60

Boer, Spanish goat

Question 61

What goat breed is used for milk?

Answer 61

Saanen, all white, biggest producer of milk

Question 62

What goat breed is used for mohair?

Answer 62

Angoris for its natural fiber, Casameir is from goats

Question 63

What is the gestation length for goats?

Answer 63

147 days

Question 64

What is giving birth called in goats?

Answer 64

kidding

Question 65

What is giving birth called in sheep?

Answer 65

farrowing