Sheep and Goat Flashcards
T/F Sheep and goats were some of the first domesticated animals
True
Peak number of lamb production happened in 1844 with
50 million lamb
What is the first event that caused lamb production to decreased
WW2
What are two things they tried to do to boost the sheep and goat industry
National wool act and Synthetic fiber
Number 1 country production of sheep and goat
China
Where are sheep and goats raised in the U.S
Sheep and Goat in Texas
Goat (Milk) in Witsconson
T/F American eat less than 1 Ib/capita
True
Primary lamb consumption
Ethnic populations
T/F Lamb consumption in the US is not sensitive to price
True
Extensive production vs Intensive production
E- tries to keep expensive low
I- invest higher cost for resources
Providing grain supplements to young while still nursing
creep feeding
What do sheep eat
forage
What is a “hot house lamb”
Using artificial light to early new borns
Lambs can be placed in feedlot in order to
accelerate to market
Sheep reproduction is done through
natural service
Lambs are weaned
14d-6 months
T/F There are many AI technologies developed for sheep
False
Sheep are short day or long day breeders
short day
1 meat breed of sheep
Suffolk
Similar traits to Suffolk
Hampshire
White faced, better parasite resistance than most ram breeds
Texel
Small to medium size; small frame
Southdown
Dual purpose breed - good mothers, milkers and conformation and are non-seasonal breeders
Dorset
Dual-purpose- heavy muscle carcass and highly desirable freece
Romney
High quality wood breed
Merino
US developed breed, defined from Merino. Also most numerous breed in the US
Rambulloit
Largest breed of sheep
Lincoln sheep
Hair sheep- St Croix in the Virgin Islands; Climate adapted, parasite resistance
St. Croix
Derived from St Croix in Maine
Katahdin
South African breed; Fertile, polled, aseasonal breeders
Dorper
Descended from original Spanish flocks; High parasite resistance but slow grower
Florida native aka Gulf Coast sheep
Goats perform best in what type of climate
tropical climates
Goat industry includes
meat, fiber and milk
T/F Goats perform better in airy climates than cattle
True
T/F Globally goat meat production is greater than meat production from cattle
True
T/F Goats require grain diet
False
What do goats eat specifically
browse and forbs
What do they use to get goats to reproduce faster
Photoperiod Sensitivity
List 3 similarities in cow and goat milk
- Milk fat
- % of unsaturated fat
- Milk/BW
Differences in cow and goat milk
- Goats have more vitamin A and shorten chains of fatty acids
- Cows have more b carotene and vitamin B12
Goat breed that produces the most Ib/milk (Holstein equivalent)
Saanen
Goat breed that has the highest butterfat (Jersey equivalent)
Nigerian Dwarf
Goat breed #1 in terms of most production
Boer
Fiber breed, primary purpose is Mohair production
Angora
Briefly list some challenges to raising goats
Goats are small animals which makes an easy pray or predators. Although they have good parasites resistance, when they do get it, it becomes a serious and expensive problem. As for production, it would need to be concentrated where the majority of the population consumes goat meat or milk in order to gain a profit otherwise, it’s difficult and challenging to stay in business.
Overeating disease
Enterotoxemia
equivalent BSE
TSE
parasites that causes sores around the mouth
sore mouth
Goats with ______ are sent to slaughter
Brucellosis
Name of method for wood grade is based on the theoretical amount of fine wool
American grade
Method for wool grade that counts the number of hanks from 1Ib of wool
Spinning count system
Method for wool grade that measures the diameter of the thickness of the fiber
Micron system
The most accurate measure for wool is the
direct measurement of the fiber
Quality characteristic of wool
Fineness (fiber diameter), Length (staple length), Soundness (tender wool)
What is the wavy aspect of the wool
crimp
