Sheep and Goat Production Flashcards
group of sheep
flock
estrous cycle length
17 days
gestation length
147 days/5 months
genus (sheep and goat)
sheep-ovis
goat-capra
species (sheep and goat)
sheep-aries
goat-aegagrus
semi confinement lamb production (2)
lambing december-april
high labour and housing needs
grass based lamb production (4)
lambing may-june
breed selection is important to avoid seasonal breeders
low labour and housing requirements
high land requirement
intensive accelerated lambing (3)
3 lambings in 2 years
breed selection is important to breed out of season
nutrition is vital to success
accelerated lambing star times (gestation, lactation, and breeding)
gestation = 5 months
lactation = 2 months
breeding = 1 month
energy and protein requirements of ewes is highest at
lambing and early lactation
main and secondary sheep products in canada
main=meat
secondary=wool
meat breeds of sheep (4)
suffolk, hampshire, canadian arcott, dorset
wool sheep breed (1)
merino
hair sheep breeds (2)
katahdin and dorper
Milk sheep breed (1)
east friesian dairy
meat/wool sheep breeds (3)
rambouillet, romney, columbia
meat/milk sheep breed (1)
rideau arcott
dressing percentage is affected by
pelt weight
heavily muscled lambs
visceral fat
normal dressing percentage range for sheep
average for shorn and unshorn
45-47%
shorn= 52%
unshorn= 50%
how are sheep carcasses graded
muscling
fat depth and colour
sheep must be shorn ______ per year
once
consequences of not shearing
heat stress
fly strike
qualities of wool (4)
warm even while wet
not flammable
water repelling
easily coloured due to fat within cortex
difference between hair and wool
hair is a solid fiber while wool has no central cortex and is hollow
commercial wool purchaser in canada
canadian cooperative wool growers
how is wool graded (3)
fiber diameter
staple length
staple strength
cheese products from sheep milk
feta and roquefort
reducing risk of predation (4)
dead stock management
guardian animals
behavior analysis
recognizing issues
guardian animal options (3)
dogs
llama
donkey
female goat
doe
male goat (uncastrated and castrated)
buck
castrated= wether
goat offspring
kids
doeling/buckling
group of goats
herd or trip
birth weight of goats
2.7-4kg
wean weight and age of goats
90-120 days
16-27kg
types of eaters - sheep and goat
sheep is grass/roughage
goat is intermediate
phenotypic differences of goats from sheep (6)
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
cabrito
meat from a milk raised kid
chevon
meat from 6-9 month old goats
goat products (6)
meat
horns
hides
fibers
labour
milk
meat breed of goat
boer
top 3 countries for goat milk production
india
bangladesh
sudan
why is goat milk preferred over sheep
goat milk has well emulsifies fat globules
how can billys impact milk flavour
secrete volatile compound from sebaceous glands at base of horns
how to increase goat feed intake
change feeders to resemble natural gathering behaviour
dairy goat breeds (4)
alpine
toggenburg
saanen
nubian
fiber breeds of goat (3)
angora
mohair
cashmere
why should you disbudd kids
human and animal safety
decrease likelihood of getting stuck
