Sheeps and goats Flashcards
Meat breeds of goats
Boer
Spanish
Kiko
Fiber goat breeds
Angora
Dairy goat breeds
Alpine La Mancha Nubian Oberhasli Saanen Toggenburg
Sheep meat breeds
Cheviot dorset hamshire shouthdown Suffolk texel tunis
Wool breeds
Merino
Rambouillet
border Leicester
Romney
Somatic cell count legal limit
1,000,000 cells/mL
Standard plate count legal limit
100,000
same as cow milk
When do you breed small ruminants
Fall
Are there more sheep or goats worldwide
Sheep
Should the somatic cell count of milk be higher or lower than in dairy milk
higher
How to tell that an animal is a sheep
Tail hangs down No beard No wattles Upper lip divided by deep philtrum More sheepish
How to tell if a thing is a goat
Many are horned
Tail erect
beards, wattles
Goat behavior
climbs all over shit goofy as hell come at you from the side when scared shitless they sneeze up on rear legs when scrapping
How to heard sheep and goats
better around corners and up hills
well lighted areas
sheep are dumb
Restraint of goats
one hand under mandible
grab horns at the base
Restraint of sheep
one hand under mandible
sitting on rump or standing
What’s a sheeps favorite wavelength
Lamb, duh
How much water should they get
3.5-15L/ day
sensitive to poor water
doubled with pregnancy and lactation
What type of food do goats prefer
> 50% browse
