Sheep Breeds

Question 1

Purpose of Ewe Breed Type

Answer 1

Wool

Question 2

Purpose of Ram Breed Type

Answer 2

Wool

Question 3

Purpose of Dual Purpose Breed Type

Answer 3

Wool and Meat

Question 4

Purpose of Hair Type

Answer 4

Meat

Question 5

What are the Two Ewe Breeds

Answer 5

Rambouillet and Merino

Question 6

What are the Two Ram Breeds

Answer 6

Hampshire and Suffolk

Question 7

What are the Two Dual Purpose Breeds

Answer 7

Dorset and Columbia

Question 8

What are the Two Hair Breeds

Answer 8

Katahdin and Dorper

Question 9

What Does the Rambouillet look like?

Answer 9

White Face, Fine white fleece body

Question 10

What Does the Merino look like?

Answer 10

White Face, PUFFY white fleece body

Question 11

What Does the Hampshire look like?

Answer 11

Black Face, white fleece body, has woop-cap on its head WOOL COVERS EYES

Question 12

What Does the Suffolk look like?

Answer 12

Black Face, white fleece body, doesn’t have a wool-cap on its head LESS FLUFF

Question 13

What Does the Dorset look like?

Answer 13

White face, white fleece body (HAS THIN HAIR), has horns

Question 14

What Does the Columbia look like?

Answer 14

white face, white NOT FLUFFY fleece covering legs and face

Question 15

What Does the Katahdin look like?

Answer 15

HAIR coat that varies

Question 16

What Does the Dorper look like?

Answer 16

HEAVILY MUSCLED, mixed hair and wool fleece, WHITE BODY BLACK HEAD

Question 17

Qualities of Rambouillet

Answer 17

large in size, flocks, NICE FLEECE, ADAPTS, OUT OF SEASON BREEDING, ruggedness

Question 18

Qualities of Merino

Answer 18

NICE FLEECE, very productive

Question 19

Qualities of Hampshire

Answer 19

grows fast, lean muscle

Question 20

Qualities of Suffolk

Answer 20

grows fast, nice meat quality, largest sheep breed

Question 21

Qualities of Dorset

Answer 21

breeds out of season, moderate growth rate, LOTS OF MUSCLES

Question 22

Qualities of Columbia

Answer 22

HEAVY WHITE FLEECE, grows fast, GOOD PARENTING ABILITY

Question 23

Qualities of Katahdin

Answer 23

adapts fast, well-muscled, PARENTING ABILITY, NICE CARCASS

Question 24

Qualities of Dorper

Answer 24

BIG MUSCLES, GROWS FAST, hardy