Sheep and Goat industry

Question 1

What does Maternal in sheep mean

Answer 1

adaptable, hardy, usually above average fleece

Question 2

What does terminal in sheep mean

Answer 2

fast growth, heavy muscling

Question 3

what does dual-purpose mean in sheep

Answer 3

balance between terminal and maternal

Question 4

Fine-wool breeds in the U.S.

Answer 4

Merino (Picture example), Booroola, debouillet, cormo

Question 5

Medium wool composite breeds in the U.S.

Answer 5

Targhee (picture example), corriedalel, columbia, polypay,

Question 6

medium wool meat breeds in the U.S.

Answer 6

Suffolk, texel, hampshire, southdown, shropshire

Question 7

medium wool dual purpose breeds in the U.S.

Answer 7

Horned dorset, poll dorset

Question 8

Medium wool super-prolific breeds in the U.S.

Answer 8

Finisheep or finnish landrace, romanov

Question 9

medium wool dairy breeds in the U.S.

Answer 9

East friesian, lacaune

Question 10

Long wool breeds in the U.S.

Answer 10

Romney, lincoln, border leicester, bluefaced leicester

Question 11

Carpet wool breeds in the U.S.

Answer 11

Scottish blackface, herdwick, navajo churro

Question 12

Hair breeds in the U.S.

Answer 12

Barbados blackbelly, dorper, st.croix, katahdin

Question 13

Goat breeds are distinguished by what?

Answer 13

dairy, meat, fiber

Question 14

What breed is this

Answer 14

Alpine, Dairy, no distinct color, upright ears

Question 15

What breed is this

Answer 15

La mancha, Dairy, any color pattern, very short ears (gopher or elf ear)

Question 16

what breed is this

Answer 16

Saanen, dairy, highest milk producer, forward pointing ears

Question 17

what breed is this

Answer 17

Toggenburg, dairy, 2nd highest milk production, wattles, fawn, white on face

Question 18

what breed is this

Answer 18

Nubian, dairy, dual purpose, long pendulous ears

Question 19

what breed is this

Answer 19

Boer, #1 meat breed in US, white with brown head or brown with spots, pendulous ears

Question 20

what breed is this

Answer 20

Spanish, Meat, rugged

Question 21

what breed is this

Answer 21

Angora, fiber- mohair, hardy and adaptable

Question 22

what breed is this

Answer 22

Cashmere, produces cashmere

Question 23

What are the two types of medullated fibers?

Answer 23

Hair (smoother than wool, long, does not accept dye) and kemp (shorter than wool, brittle, chalky white, sheds often, does not accept dye.)

Question 24

How would you identify curvature

Answer 24

quantifies fiber crimp or waviness

Question 25

how would you define staple length

Answer 25

the length of a staple of wool, important for spinning

Question 26

How much wool did Chris the sheep have on him

Answer 26

41.1 KG

Question 27

If you were to replace sheep with cows how many sheep would replace one cow

Answer 27

it would be a 5:1 ratio

Question 28

If you were to replace goats with cows what would the ratio be?

Answer 28

It would be a 6.7:1

Question 29

Why has the supply demand for sheep gone down over the past years

Answer 29

Wool was replaced with other fibers such as polyester, the food industry went away from the sheep industry

Question 30

What are the top three counties in Utah for sheep

Answer 30

Sanpete, Box elder, and Iron county

Question 31

What is the important value in wool

Answer 31

Yield and average fiber diameter