Small Ruminant Breeds

Question 1

Angora

Answer 1

• Goat
• fiber, mohair
• not enough milk for production
• very susceptible to parasites

Question 2

African Pigmy

Answer 2

• Goat
• dual purpose
• pets
• horned

Question 3

Dwarf Nigerian

Answer 3

• Goat
• large quantity of milk for their size
• high butterfat content of milk

Question 4

Nubian

Answer 4

• Goat
• all purpose breed
• low milk yield, but high in butterfat
• long, floppy ears
• Roman nose
• no horns

Question 5

Alpine

Answer 5

• Goat
• good milkers, large udders
• black and white with white stripe down face
• horned

Question 6

Olberhaslis

Answer 6

• Goat
• 2 black stripes down face, black muzzle
• black belly and udder

Question 7

LaMancha

Answer 7

• Goat
• high butter fat (cheese)
• short ears

Question 8

Toggenberg

Answer 8

• Goat
• excellent udder confirmation and high milk production
• brown with white erect ears and white stripe down face

Question 9

Saanen

Answer 9

• Goat
• largest milk yield
• white/cream colored
• erect ears
• horned

Question 10

Kinder

Answer 10

• Goat
• dual purpose: produce milk and heavy carcass
• developed in Snohomish, WA

Question 11

Boer

Answer 11

• Goat
• horned with looped, floppy ears
• white body with brown or red head
• early maturing
• resistant to parasites

Question 12

Kiko

Answer 12

• Goat
• good producers, multiple kids
• parasite resistant

Question 13

Myotonic Goats

Answer 13

• meat production

- year-round breeders

Question 14

Merino

Answer 14

• Sheep
• prized for its wool
• polled or horned
• very tall

Question 15

Rambouillet

Answer 15

• Sheep
• dual purpose
• very tall
• cross-breeding from Merino

Question 16

Suffolk

Answer 16

• Sheep
• most common breed in north america
• meat sheep
• black face, open face
• genetic problems: spider leg, calipyge, scrapes

Question 17

Southdown

Answer 17

• Sheep
• produce meaty carcass
• good quality wool
• curly white coats, wool on face
• adapted to varied climates

Question 18

Dorset

Answer 18

• Sheep
• prolific lambing
• fine wool and meat
• fleece is all white, strong fiber
• polled and curly horned

Question 19

Texel

Answer 19

• Sheep
• heavily muscled
• white face with no wool on head or legs
• short, wide face with black nose and widely placed short ears
• black hooves

Question 20

Hampshire

Answer 20

• Sheep
• black face with wool
• larger, coarser, and hardier Southdown

Question 21

Romanov

Answer 21

• Sheep
• strong wool
• adapted to cold climates
• short tail
• pure black when born, then change to gray
• lamb in litters
• “pure gene”

Question 22

Friesian

Answer 22

• Sheep
• woolless tail
• high milk production
• open white face
• docile

Question 23

Jacob

Answer 23

• Sheep
• grown for wool, meat, and hides
• multi-horned, white and black spots
• high resistance to parasites and disease

Question 24

Barbados Black Belly

Answer 24

• Sheep
• lean and mild-flavored meat
• coarse hair
• disease and parasite resistant
• tolerant of heat

Question 25

Virgin Island White

Answer 25

• Sheep

- resistant to internal parasites

Question 26

Katahdin

Answer 26

• Sheep
• loose wool naturally, do not produce fleece
• tolerant of parasites