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Sheep & Goats Flashcards

1
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hair coat

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goat

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wool coat

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sheep

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3
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tails up

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goat

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4
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tails down

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sheep

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5
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narrowing, curving horns

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goat

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broad, curling horns

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sheep

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7
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continuous lips

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goat

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8
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separate lobes

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sheep

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9
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T/F lamb consumption has gone down

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true

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10
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who’s #1 in world sheep numbers

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china

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11
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world sheep numbers?

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china, Australia, india, nigeria, iran

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12
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major importers of sheep?

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france, UK, china, US

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13
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major exports of sheep?

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new Zealand, Australia

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14
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how big is the sheep industry in the US?

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small

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15
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how many sheep operations in US?

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79,500 (5.17 million sheep and lambs)

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16
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what type of sheep industries are there?

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purebred, dairy and commercial

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17
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what is the majority of the income for commercial breeders in sheep?

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lamb and meat sales

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18
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what is the second majority income for commercial breeders in sheep?

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wool

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19
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what is the dairy industry in sheep for?

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cheese

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20
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where is the cheese industry in sheep located?

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the Great Lakes region

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21
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what breeds of sheep are there?

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fine wool, meat, multi-purpose, long wool, hair, color

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22
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what kind of diameter do fine wool sheep have?

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thin diameter (17-20 microns)

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23
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what’s the meat quality of fine wool sheep?

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lower meat quality

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24
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what size are fine wool sheep?

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medium size (150-300 lbs)

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25
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how many offspring come from fine wool sheep?

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2-3 offspring

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26
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Rambouillet breed?

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fine wool sheep

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27
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Delanie Merino breed?

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fine wool sheep

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28
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Booroola Merino breed?

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fine wool sheep

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29
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which sheep has the finest thread of wool?

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Delanie Merino

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30
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what kind of wool do meat breeds have?

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medium wool

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31
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meat breed have what kind of characteristics?

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carcass and growth characteristics

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32
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what size are meat breeds?

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large size (250-400 lbs)

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33
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what age do meat breeds market lambs?

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5-7 months ~ 120 lbs

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34
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where are fine wool breeds located?

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Western US

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35
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where are meat breeds located?

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Midwest and Northeast US

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36
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Suffolk breed?

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meat sheep

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37
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Hampshire breed?

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meat sheep

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38
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Southdown breed?

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meat sheep

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39
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what kind of wool do dual breeds have?

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medium wool

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40
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what size are dual breeds?

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medium to large size (200-300 lbs)

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41
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dual sheep breeds are used for what?

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meat and wool

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42
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where do dual breed sheep live?

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rough/challenging terrain

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43
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Columbia breed?

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dual sheep

44
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what is the Columbia breed mixed with?

A

Lincoln x Rambouillet

45
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Dorset breed?

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dual sheep

46
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Corriedale breed?

A

dual sheep

47
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how are long wool sheep’s wool?

A

coarse

48
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T/F long wool sheep are not used for meat

A

false

49
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what size are long wool sheep?

A

small-medium size (175-300 lbs)

50
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where do long wool sheep live?

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Nordic: Finland/Iceland

51
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what weather conditions do long wool sheep live in?

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harsh, cold and wet

52
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Lincoln breed?

A

long wool sheep

53
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Romney breed?

A

long wool sheep

54
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Scottish Blackface Highlander breed?

A

long wool sheep

55
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Karakul Icelandic breed?

A

long wool sheep

56
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what are hair sheep used for?

A

meat and leather

57
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what weather conditions do hair sheep live in?

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subtropical, hot, humid

58
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what were hair sheep selected for?

A

parasite and disease resistance

59
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Barbados Blackbelly breed?

A

hair sheep

60
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Dorper breed?

A

hair sheep

61
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Katahdin breed?

A

hair sheep

62
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marbling

A

fat on slab of meat

63
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how do you tell a good piece of meat?

A

the amount of muscle vs fat is down and marbling is up

64
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how do you tell the quality of wool?

A

CPI, crimps per inch

65
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what are sheep sensitive to?

A

copper toxicity

66
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how do we feed ewes?

A

pasture or roughage, supplemented with grain, flushing

67
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what is flushing?

A

increasing feed during breeding. goes up with number of lambs per ewe

68
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how do we feed rams?

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pasture, supplement with grain during breeding, avoid becoming overly fat or too thin

69
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how do we feed lambs?

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milk until weaning, commonly creep feed, feed high amounts of grain from weaning to market

70
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what kind of breeders are sheep?

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seasonal (breed in fall, lamb in spring)

71
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we use 1 (young) ram for how many ewes?

A

typically 15-35

72
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using an older ram, how many ewes can we breed?

A

up to 50

73
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T/F there are many vaccines available for sheep

A

false

74
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how do we maintain healthy sheep?

A

keeping a clean environment and adequate nutrition

75
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what is a big problem for sheep in the south?

A

internal parasites

76
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why are tails docked in sheep?

A

to avoid manure buildup and maggots

77
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what predators do sheep have?

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coyotes, dogs, wolves, mountain lions, bears, foxes, eagles, and bobcats

78
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what helps protect sheep from predators?

A

fencing, guard animals, trapping/hunting

79
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how many times do you shear a sheep?

A

once a year

80
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T/F all sheep must be sheared

A

false

81
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what are the three types of sheep industry?

A

farm flock, range flock, lamb feedlots

82
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where are farm flocks located?

A

east of the Mississippi River

83
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T/F farm flocks are smaller numbers

A

true (less than 1000)

84
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when do farm flocks lamb?

A

winter, spring, fall (accelerated lambing)

85
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are farm flocks confined?

A

yes

86
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where are range flocks located?

A

west of the Mississippi River

87
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T/F range flocks are bigger in size?

A

yes (more than 1000)

88
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when and where do range flocks lamb?

A

spring, in barn but moves sheep outdoors after 2-3 days

89
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when (lbs) do lamb feedlock lambs wean?

A

120-150 lbs

90
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what are the opportunities for sheep industry?

A

wool production, meat production, contract grazing

91
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goats are what kind of breeders?

A

seasonal

92
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what are the three types of goat breeds?

A

fiber, dairy, and meat

93
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Angora Goat breed?

A

fiber breed

94
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Ankara breed?

A

fiber breed

95
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Turkey breed?

A

fiber breed

96
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what is cashmere?

A

goat’s undercoat not breed

97
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Nubian breed?

A

dairy

98
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where are Nubian goats from?

A

Great Britian

99
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Alpine breed?

A

dairy

100
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where are Alpine goats from?

A

France

101
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La Mancha breed?

A

dairy

102
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where are La Mancha goats from?

A

Oregon, Spain

103
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Boer breed?

A

meat breed

104
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where are Boer goats from?

A

South Africa

105
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Kiko breed?

A

meat breed

106
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where are Kiko goats from?

A

New Zealand

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