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Sheep and Goat Production Flashcards

1
Q

group of sheep

A

flock

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2
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estrous cycle length

A

17 days

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3
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gestation length

A

147 days/5 months

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4
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genus (sheep and goat)

A

sheep-ovis
goat-capra

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5
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species (sheep and goat)

A

sheep-aries
goat-aegagrus

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6
Q

semi confinement lamb production (2)

A

lambing december-april
high labour and housing needs

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7
Q

grass based lamb production (4)

A

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

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8
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intensive accelerated lambing (3)

A

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

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9
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accelerated lambing star times (gestation, lactation, and breeding)

A

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

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10
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energy and protein requirements of ewes is highest at

A

lambing and early lactation

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11
Q

main and secondary sheep products in canada

A

main=meat
secondary=wool

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12
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meat breeds of sheep (4)

A

suffolk, hampshire, canadian arcott, dorset

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13
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wool sheep breed (1)

A

merino

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14
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hair sheep breeds (2)

A

katahdin and dorper

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15
Q

Milk sheep breed (1)

A

east friesian dairy

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16
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meat/wool sheep breeds (3)

A

rambouillet, romney, columbia

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17
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meat/milk sheep breed (1)

A

rideau arcott

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18
Q

dressing percentage is affected by

A

pelt weight
heavily muscled lambs
visceral fat

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19
Q

normal dressing percentage range for sheep
average for shorn and unshorn

A

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

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20
Q

how are sheep carcasses graded

A

muscling
fat depth and colour

21
Q

sheep must be shorn ______ per year

A

once

22
Q

consequences of not shearing

A

heat stress
fly strike

23
Q

qualities of wool (4)

A

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

24
Q

difference between hair and wool

A

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

25
Q

commercial wool purchaser in canada

A

canadian cooperative wool growers

26
Q

how is wool graded (3)

A

fiber diameter
staple length
staple strength

27
Q

cheese products from sheep milk

A

feta and roquefort

28
Q

reducing risk of predation (4)

A

dead stock management
guardian animals
behavior analysis
recognizing issues

29
Q

guardian animal options (3)

A

dogs
llama
donkey

30
Q

female goat

A

doe

31
Q

male goat (uncastrated and castrated)

A

buck
castrated= wether

32
Q

goat offspring

A

kids
doeling/buckling

33
Q

group of goats

A

herd or trip

34
Q

birth weight of goats

A

2.7-4kg

35
Q

wean weight and age of goats

A

90-120 days
16-27kg

36
Q

types of eaters - sheep and goat

A

sheep is grass/roughage
goat is intermediate

37
Q

phenotypic differences of goats from sheep (6)

A

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

38
Q

cabrito

A

meat from a milk raised kid

39
Q

chevon

A

meat from 6-9 month old goats

40
Q

goat products (6)

A

meat
horns
hides
fibers
labour
milk

41
Q

meat breed of goat

A

boer

42
Q

top 3 countries for goat milk production

A

india
bangladesh
sudan

43
Q

why is goat milk preferred over sheep

A

goat milk has well emulsifies fat globules

44
Q

how can billys impact milk flavour

A

secrete volatile compound from sebaceous glands at base of horns

45
Q

how to increase goat feed intake

A

change feeders to resemble natural gathering behaviour

46
Q

dairy goat breeds (4)

A

alpine
toggenburg
saanen
nubian

47
Q

fiber breeds of goat (3)

A

angora
mohair
cashmere

48
Q

why should you disbudd kids

A

human and animal safety
decrease likelihood of getting stuck

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