Sheep and Goat industry Flashcards
What does Maternal in sheep mean
adaptable, hardy, usually above average fleece
What does terminal in sheep mean
fast growth, heavy muscling
what does dual-purpose mean in sheep
balance between terminal and maternal
Fine-wool breeds in the U.S.
Merino (Picture example), Booroola, debouillet, cormo
Medium wool composite breeds in the U.S.
Targhee (picture example), corriedalel, columbia, polypay,
medium wool meat breeds in the U.S.
Suffolk, texel, hampshire, southdown, shropshire
medium wool dual purpose breeds in the U.S.
Horned dorset, poll dorset
Medium wool super-prolific breeds in the U.S.
Finisheep or finnish landrace, romanov
medium wool dairy breeds in the U.S.
East friesian, lacaune
Long wool breeds in the U.S.
Romney, lincoln, border leicester, bluefaced leicester
Carpet wool breeds in the U.S.
Scottish blackface, herdwick, navajo churro
Hair breeds in the U.S.
Barbados blackbelly, dorper, st.croix, katahdin
Goat breeds are distinguished by what?
dairy, meat, fiber
What breed is this
Alpine, Dairy, no distinct color, upright ears
What breed is this
La mancha, Dairy, any color pattern, very short ears (gopher or elf ear)
what breed is this
Saanen, dairy, highest milk producer, forward pointing ears
what breed is this
Toggenburg, dairy, 2nd highest milk production, wattles, fawn, white on face
what breed is this
Nubian, dairy, dual purpose, long pendulous ears
what breed is this
Boer, #1 meat breed in US, white with brown head or brown with spots, pendulous ears
what breed is this
Spanish, Meat, rugged
what breed is this
Angora, fiber- mohair, hardy and adaptable
what breed is this
Cashmere, produces cashmere
What are the two types of medullated fibers?
Hair (smoother than wool, long, does not accept dye) and kemp (shorter than wool, brittle, chalky white, sheds often, does not accept dye.)
How would you identify curvature
quantifies fiber crimp or waviness
