Sheep Reproduction And Managment

Question 1

Seasonal breeders, breed in the

Answer 1

Fall and winter (some variation in breeds)

Usually lamb in spring

Question 2

Sheep gestation

Answer 2

150 days (5months)

Question 3

Estrus cycle and estrus

Answer 3

16 days, 30 hours

Question 4

Which sheep breed has multiple heats (polyesteus)

Answer 4

Dorset

Question 5

How to manipulate ewes diet to increase number of eggs ovulated
This is called

Answer 5

Increase energy competent of feed two weeks before breeding season
Flushing

Question 6

How to induce heat in sheep

Answer 6

Reduce photoperiod, prostaglandin, ram effect

Question 7

Ram effect

Answer 7

Pheromones of ram stimulate estrus a few days after ram is introduced

Question 8

How to detect heat in sheep

Answer 8

Use teaser rams (vesectomized rams)

Question 9

Why heat detection is difficult in sheep

Answer 9

Ewes Don’t mount one another, no behavior change

Question 10

Tool to detect heat

Answer 10

Marking harness

Question 11

Accelerated breeding scheme

Answer 11

Lamb 3 times in 2 years

Question 12

Lamb tail is docked within

Answer 12

First 2 weeks

Question 13

How to prevent maggots on lambs

Answer 13

Fly repellent

Keep tail clean

Question 14

Lamb diet

Answer 14

Milk, grain(creep feed), hay

Question 15

Lambing jug

Answer 15

Where ewes birth. Segregated sheep and gets lamb used to mom so it’ll recognize her

Question 16

Creep feeder

Answer 16

Feed for lambs so ewes don’t eat it all. Can’t stick head in feeder to eat

Question 17

Meat from a lamb is called,

How old?

Answer 17

Lamb

2-12 months

Question 18

Meat from 12+ month sheep is called

Answer 18

Mutton

Question 19

Where is highest consumption of mutton

Answer 19

UK

Question 20

2 major breeding schemes

Answer 20

Natural season breeding, accelerated lambing scheme

Question 21

Most lamb is what grade of meat

Answer 21

Prime or choice

Question 22

Scale for yield grade of meat on carcass

Answer 22

1 to 5, 1 being greatest yield

Question 23

Which is lower grade: mutton or lamb?

Answer 23

Mutton

Question 24

Fineness of wool refers to

Answer 24

Diameter of fibers

Question 25

Most expensive wool is

Answer 25

Crimped (longer) and finer (like merino wool)

Question 26

Sheep have a strong ____ instinct, become frantic when separated

Answer 26

Flocking

Question 27

Rumping a sheep

Answer 27

Sitting sheep on floor against legs or in chair, immobilizes