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DORPER

  • hornless
  • meat
  • skin valuable

Blackhead Persian ram x dorset ewe

-black head diagnostic?

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SOUTHDOWN

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DAMARA

  • coloured
  • fat tail
  • looks like a fucking goat
  • meat
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LINCOLN

  • large
  • wool and meat
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AWASSI FAT-TAIL

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WILTSHIRE HORN

  • horns on rams and ewes
  • sheds fleece
  • meat
  • black nose
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BORDER LEICESTER

  • large
  • bare face and legs
  • roman nose
  • long coarse wool
  • cross with merino ewes to produce 1st cross prime lamb
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What breed is this?

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Hampshire Down

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SOUTH AFRICAN MEAT MERINO

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AWASSI FAT-TAIL

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Southdown

- small squareish

- short wool

- meat

-THE CUTEST ONE!!!

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DAMARA

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MERINO

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  1. What is a Ewe?
  2. What is a Maiden Ewe
  3. What is a Dry Ewe
  4. What is a Dry Dry Ewe
  5. What is a Wet Ewe
  6. What is a Wet Dry Ewe
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  1. Female sheep > 2years
  2. Female not yet mated/ had first lamb/weaned 1st lamb.
  3. Not Lactating
  4. Did not conceive
  5. Lactating (lamb at foot)
  6. Lactating but lost its lamb at birth or soon after
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DAMARA

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SUFFOLK

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What are some of the factors influencing price of wool?

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  1. Preparation of the clip in the shed
  2. Micron (Fibre diameter)
  3. Vegetable Matter (grass seeds, burrs, shive, etc)
  4. Staple Strength (tender wool is discounted)
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White SUFFOLK

Same as Suffolk only with a white head!

  • meat
  • white head and legs
  • polled
  • clean face, crutch and points
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WILTSHIRE HORN

  • horns on rams and ewes
  • sheds fleece
  • meat
  • black nose
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Dorset Horn

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DORSET HORN RAM

  • short wool
  • horns
  • meat
  • fleece very white, strong, close and free of dark fibre
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Merino

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MERINO

  • wool
  • can be used as meat sheep too

poll or horns

  • wooly legs
  • pink nose
  • pink ears
  • bare nose - wooly forehead
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Corriedale

  • Lincoln x Merino
  • dual purpose
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EAST FRIESIAN

  • pink nose and ears
  • bare face
  • milk breed
  • rat tail…so much cooler than a mullet
20
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WILTSHIRE HORN

  • horns on rams and ewes
  • sheds fleece
  • meat
  • black nose
21
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How do you age Sheep.

How old is a 2 Tooth?

How old is a 4 Tooth?

What is a Sheep with 8 adult teeth called?

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  1. 2 Tooth is 12-18 months
  2. 4 Tooth is 1.5 - 2 Years
  3. Full Mouth
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MERINO

  • wool and meat
  • horns and poll

pink nose and ears

-wooly legs

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What Breed is this?

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Hampshire Down

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Cheviot

  • long wool
  • no horns
  • prime lamb/wool
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LINCOLN

  • black nose
  • rasta wool
  • large breed
  • meat/wool
  • no horns
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BORDER LEICESTER

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LINCOLN

  • large sheep
  • wool and meat
  • fleece in heavy locks - rasta sheep!
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AWASSI FAT-TAIL

  • fat tail (bulge of fat above tail, then skinny tail)
  • meat
  • lots of colours
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What is the gestation period for sheep?

What is the cycle lenght?

How long do you join for and when?

At what age shouold mating occur?

At what age/matings do we cull Ewes?

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150 days

17 Days

5-6 weeks, Merinos end of January

18 Months

after 4-6 matings

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TEXEL

  • meat
  • no wool on head or legs
  • black nose
  • black hoofs
  • short, wide face
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EAST FRIESIAN

  • rat tail
  • milk
  • pink nose and ears
40
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What Sheep Breeds do not require Shearing?

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  • Dorper
  • Damara
  • Whiltshire Horn
41
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Sheep are called different names as they age, what are they called and at what age?

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  • 0-3 months Lamb
  • 3-9 months Weaner
  • 12 Months - Hogget
  • 12-18 months - 2 Tooth
  • 18-24 months - 4 tooth
  • 30-36 months - 6 tooth
  • 42-48+ months - Full Mouth
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What are the main WOOL producing sheep breeds in Australia?

Name 3.

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  1. Merino
  2. Corriedale
  3. Polwarth
47
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What Breed is this?

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Awassi Fat Tail

Milk

Males are Horned, Females usually Polled

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TEXEL

  • meat
  • no wool on head or legs
  • black nose
  • black hoofs
  • short, wide face
49
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TEXEL

  • meat
  • no wool on head or legs
  • black nose
  • black hoofs
  • short, wide face
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SOUTH AFRICAN MEAT MERINO

  • dual purpose
  • polled
  • wool av 21 microns
  • 4-5 kg wool
  • rams 107kg ewes 77kg
  • not sure how to tell apart from normal merino
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DRYSDALE RAM

  • horns
  • coarse wool
  • carpet wool
52
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Male Sheep Terminology

  1. Ram
  2. Tupp
  3. Teaser
  4. Wether
  5. Stag
  6. Rig
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  1. Sexually mature entire male sheep > 18 months
  2. UK term for a Ram
  3. Sterilized ram or testosterone treated wether
  4. male sheep casterated as a lamb
  5. Male sheep casterated as an adult
  6. Male sheep not casterated properly
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MERINO

  • wool but can be used for meat
  • wooly legs
  • pink nose and ears
  • bare nose wooly forehead
  • horns or poll
54
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Sheep Pregnancy Dectection.

When can you detect a Feotus in a ewe via Ultrasound?

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30-40 Days

55
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  • What ear to you mark a Male Sheep?
  • Where do you vaccinate a Sheep?
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  1. Right ear for Males, Left for females
  2. Loose skin behind the ear
56
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What is the Wool Pipeline/Supply Chain? 6 Steps

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  1. Harvested (Shorn, Thrown)
  2. Clip Preparation (skirted, rolled, classed, baled, pressed, bale branded)
  3. Tested
  4. Sold
  5. Exported
  6. Processed
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  1. What 3 things is wool must be tested for?
  2. What are 4 additional measurements wool can be tested for an the units they are measured in?
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  1. PreSale wool test
    1. Yeild (clean fibre %, eg after wool is scoured {cleaned} how much weight is lost in dirt)
    2. Average Fibre Diameter (Micons)
    3. Vegetable Matter (VM%)
  2. Additional Measurements
    1. Staple Length (mm)
    2. Staple Strength (N/ktex)
    3. Position of Break (POB)
    4. Comfort Factor (% of fibres >30micron. >30 microns are uncomforatbale/itchy)

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