Sheep and Goat Production

Question 1

group of sheep

Answer 1

flock

Question 2

estrous cycle length

Answer 2

17 days

Question 3

gestation length

Answer 3

147 days/5 months

Question 4

genus (sheep and goat)

Answer 4

sheep-ovis
goat-capra

Question 5

species (sheep and goat)

Answer 5

sheep-aries
goat-aegagrus

Question 6

semi confinement lamb production (2)

Answer 6

lambing december-april
high labour and housing needs

Question 7

grass based lamb production (4)

Answer 7

lambing may-june
breed selection is important to avoid seasonal breeders
low labour and housing requirements
high land requirement

Question 8

intensive accelerated lambing (3)

Answer 8

3 lambings in 2 years
breed selection is important to breed out of season
nutrition is vital to success

Question 9

accelerated lambing star times (gestation, lactation, and breeding)

Answer 9

gestation = 5 months
lactation = 2 months
breeding = 1 month

Question 10

energy and protein requirements of ewes is highest at

Answer 10

lambing and early lactation

Question 11

main and secondary sheep products in canada

Answer 11

main=meat
secondary=wool

Question 12

meat breeds of sheep (4)

Answer 12

suffolk, hampshire, canadian arcott, dorset

Question 13

wool sheep breed (1)

Answer 13

merino

Question 14

hair sheep breeds (2)

Answer 14

katahdin and dorper

Question 15

Milk sheep breed (1)

Answer 15

east friesian dairy

Question 16

meat/wool sheep breeds (3)

Answer 16

rambouillet, romney, columbia

Question 17

meat/milk sheep breed (1)

Answer 17

rideau arcott

Question 18

dressing percentage is affected by

Answer 18

pelt weight
heavily muscled lambs
visceral fat

Question 19

normal dressing percentage range for sheep
average for shorn and unshorn

Answer 19

45-47%
shorn= 52%
unshorn= 50%

Question 20

how are sheep carcasses graded

Answer 20

muscling
fat depth and colour

Question 21

sheep must be shorn ______ per year

Answer 21

once

Question 22

consequences of not shearing

Answer 22

heat stress
fly strike

Question 23

qualities of wool (4)

Answer 23

warm even while wet
not flammable
water repelling
easily coloured due to fat within cortex

Question 24

difference between hair and wool

Answer 24

hair is a solid fiber while wool has no central cortex and is hollow

Question 25

commercial wool purchaser in canada

Answer 25

canadian cooperative wool growers

Question 26

how is wool graded (3)

Answer 26

fiber diameter staple length staple strength

Question 27

cheese products from sheep milk

Answer 27

feta and roquefort

Question 28

reducing risk of predation (4)

Answer 28

dead stock management guardian animals behavior analysis recognizing issues

Question 29

guardian animal options (3)

Answer 29

dogs llama donkey

Question 30

female goat

Answer 30

doe

Question 31

male goat (uncastrated and castrated)

Answer 31

buck castrated= wether

Question 32

goat offspring

Answer 32

kids doeling/buckling

Question 33

group of goats

Answer 33

herd or trip

Question 34

birth weight of goats

Answer 34

2.7-4kg

Question 35

wean weight and age of goats

Answer 35

90-120 days 16-27kg

Question 36

types of eaters - sheep and goat

Answer 36

sheep is grass/roughage goat is intermediate

Question 37

phenotypic differences of goats from sheep (6)

Answer 37

goats have short upturned tail, horned (sheep polled), horns are closer together and go up and back (sheep come out sides and coil), narrower head, beards, hair rather than wool

Question 38

cabrito

Answer 38

meat from a milk raised kid

Question 39

chevon

Answer 39

meat from 6-9 month old goats

Question 40

goat products (6)

Answer 40

meat horns hides fibers labour milk

Question 41

meat breed of goat

Answer 41

boer

Question 42

top 3 countries for goat milk production

Answer 42

india bangladesh sudan

Question 43

why is goat milk preferred over sheep

Answer 43

goat milk has well emulsifies fat globules

Question 44

how can billys impact milk flavour

Answer 44

secrete volatile compound from sebaceous glands at base of horns

Question 45

how to increase goat feed intake

Answer 45

change feeders to resemble natural gathering behaviour

Question 46

dairy goat breeds (4)

Answer 46

alpine toggenburg saanen nubian

Question 47

fiber breeds of goat (3)

Answer 47

angora mohair cashmere

Question 48

why should you disbudd kids

Answer 48

human and animal safety decrease likelihood of getting stuck