small ruminant production Flashcards
suffolk sheep
meat
babies are black
Dorset sheep
horned and poled
meat
finn sheep
have litters (3-5)
male sheep
ram
female sheep
ewe
castrated male sheep
whether
hampshire sheep
meat
st croix sheep
shed like a dog, flighty, parasitic resistant, cycle out of season, meat
barbados black belly sheep
similar to st croix, hair sheep, meat
katahdin sheep
good moms
hair sheep
meat
merino sheep
wool
goat vs sheep tail
goat tail up
sheep tail down
Boer goat
show goats, meat
kiko goat
meat and dairy, a little parasite resistant
spanish goats
mutts
market for lambs, kids, cull sheep and goats
stockyard and individual sales
market for woll
sold in wool pools
meat market sales
depends on ethnicity and religious holidays
reproduction for meat goats/sheep
most natural service, not AI
rams/bucks turned out with does and ewes at rate of 1/30 female
male goat
buck
female goat
doe
castrated male goat
whether
breeding season for meat does/ewes
breed when the days get shorter (short day breeder)
flush females (increase nutrition) 2 weeks prior to breeding system to increase ovulation
expose females to teaser to cycle
sheep- lasts 28 days, 17 day cycle
goats- lasts 35 days, 21 day cycle
gestation in sheep
145 days
gestation in goats
150 days
who is the whore of the animal kingdom
goats
weaning meat animals
around 12 weeks
post weaning
fed pasture with maybe grain or feedlot
slaughter 6-8months
goats vs sheep eating
goats are browsers (eat bushes etc) sheep graze grass
agora sheep
make mohair
alpine, saanen, toggenburg, nubian, laMancha goats
east fresian sheep
dairy
cashmere
combed out undercoat
small ruminant management problems
parasites
labor
predators
marketing
seasonal breeders
