Sheeps/Goats

Question 1

Goats hair coat is

Answer 1

hair

Question 2

Sheeps hair coat is

Answer 2

wool

Question 3

Goats tails are

Answer 3

up

Question 4

Sheeps tails are

Answer 4

pointed down, often docked

Question 5

Goats horns are

Answer 5

Narrow with curving

Question 6

Sheeps horns are

Answer 6

Broad with curving

Question 7

Goats upper lip is

Answer 7

continuous

Question 8

Sheeps upper lip has

Answer 8

separate lubes

Question 9

The major importer of sheep is where?

Answer 9

China

Question 10

The sheep industry is ___ in the U.S.

Answer 10

Small

Question 11

Sheep pure breads include

Answer 11

Club lams, show sheep, feedstock for commercial producers, and breeders might trade sheep for value

Question 12

Sheep commercials include

Answer 12

Lamb/Meat, majority of income and Wool, secondary income

Question 13

Wool in Western U.S. is an ___, while wool in Eastern U.S. is a ____

Answer 13

majority income, expense/breakeven

Question 14

List the 6 types of sheep

Answer 14

1. Fine wool breeds
2. Meet breeds
3. multi-Purpose breeds
4. Long wool breeds
5. Hair breeds
6. Color breeds

Question 15

Fine Wool Sheeps information (weight, wool fiber, and offspring)

Answer 15

Weight: 150-300lbs
Wool: 17-20 microns
Offspring: 2-3

Question 16

Meet Breed Sheep information (weight, wool fiber, and offspring)

Answer 16

Weight: 250-400lbs
Wool: limited-value medium wool
Offspring: 1-2

Question 17

Dual Purpose Breeds (weight and wool fiber)

Answer 17

Weight: 200-300
Wool: medium

Question 18

Long Wool Breeds (weight and wool fiber)

Answer 18

Weight: 175-300
Wool: coarse wool

Question 19

Hair breeds are used for

Answer 19

meat and leather. Adapted to hot, humid environments.

Question 20

Feeding : Ewes

Answer 20

• Pasture or roughage
• Supplemented with grain
• Flushing

Question 21

Feeding: Rams

Answer 21

• Pasture is usually sufficient
• Supplement with grain during breeding
• Avoid getting overly fat or thin

Question 22

Feeding: Lambs

Answer 22

• Milk until weaning
• Commonly creep feed
• Feed high amounts of grain from weaning to market

Question 23

Sheep are very sensitive to

Answer 23

copper toxcicity

Question 24

seasonal breeders breed

Answer 24

in fall and lamb in spring

Question 25

Typically use 1 ram per

Answer 25

15-35 ewes for young rams

Question 26

Internal parasites are a

Answer 26

big problem in the south

Question 27

Tails are typically “docked” (cut off) to

Answer 27

avoid manure build-up and maggot growth

Question 28

____ ____ do not require shearing

Answer 28

Hair Sheep

Question 29

Sheep can reach puberty at __ __ of age

Answer 29

6 months

Question 30

Older rams can breed up to

Answer 30

50 ewes or more

Question 31

How often do you shear sheep?

Answer 31

once a year

Question 32

Sheep Industry’s Production Systems

Answer 32

Farm flock, Range flock, and Lamb feedlocks

Question 33

Farm flocks are normally located…

Answer 33

east of the mississippi river

Question 34

Farm flocks normally have

Answer 34

smaller number, normally less than 1000 head

Question 35

Range flocks are normally located…

Answer 35

west of the mississippi river

Question 36

Range flocks nomrally have

Answer 36

larger numbers, more than 1000 heads

Question 37

Farm flocks have ___ lambing, meaning

Answer 37

accelerated, more than once a year