Sheep terminology

Question 1

What is a cade lamb?

Answer 1

bottle fed lamb

Question 2

What do you call a male sheep that had been castrated?

Answer 2

a Wether

Question 3

How old is a sheep with 2 incisors?

Answer 3

1 year to 1 and 1/2 years old

Question 4

How old is a sheep with 4 incisor?

Answer 4

16 months to 2 years

Question 5

When is the meat of a sheep deemed to be mutton?

Answer 5

Above 2 years of age

Question 6

What is a shearling?

Answer 6

A yearling lamb that has been shorn once

Question 7

What is a draft sheep?

Answer 7

A hilltop ewe that has been moved down to lowland for her final year of production

Question 8

How old is a sheep with 6 incisors?

Answer 8

2-3 years old

Question 9

How many teeth does an adult sheep have?

Answer 9

8 bottom incisors

Question 10

What age does a sheep have if it has 8 incisors?

Answer 10

4 years or older

Question 11

define flushing

Answer 11

increasing the plane of nutrition at around tupping time to improve number of ovulations per ewe

Question 12

What is a raddle?

Answer 12

A harness containing coloured chalk to identify which sheep the ram has jumped. Also used to determine return to service.

Question 13

Define dagging or crutching?

Answer 13

Removal of dirty wool from the rear of the sheep

Question 14

what is a hair sheep?

Answer 14

Sheds hair naturally so does not require shearing.

Question 15

what is a terminal sire?

Answer 15

Sire used for tupping with good carcasse conformation and weight

Question 16

What is the lameness 5 point plan in sheep?

Answer 16

• cull repeating offenders
• vaccinate
• treat promptly (reduces disease transmission to other animals as well as disease burden on the individual animal)
• quarantine incoming animals (this protects existing ewes and newcomers)
• improve underfoot conditions

Question 17

when do you shear sheep ? (calendar month)

Answer 17

June

Question 18

When does lambing occur? (calendar month)

Answer 18

april