small ruminant production Flashcards

1
Q

suffolk sheep

A

meat
babies are black

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2
Q

Dorset sheep

A

horned and poled
meat

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3
Q

finn sheep

A

have litters (3-5)

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4
Q

male sheep

A

ram

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5
Q

female sheep

A

ewe

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6
Q

castrated male sheep

A

whether

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7
Q

hampshire sheep

A

meat

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8
Q

st croix sheep

A

shed like a dog, flighty, parasitic resistant, cycle out of season, meat

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9
Q

barbados black belly sheep

A

similar to st croix, hair sheep, meat

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10
Q

katahdin sheep

A

good moms
hair sheep
meat

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11
Q

merino sheep

A

wool

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12
Q

goat vs sheep tail

A

goat tail up
sheep tail down

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13
Q

Boer goat

A

show goats, meat

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14
Q

kiko goat

A

meat and dairy, a little parasite resistant

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15
Q

spanish goats

A

mutts

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16
Q

market for lambs, kids, cull sheep and goats

A

stockyard and individual sales

17
Q

market for woll

A

sold in wool pools

18
Q

meat market sales

A

depends on ethnicity and religious holidays

19
Q

reproduction for meat goats/sheep

A

most natural service, not AI
rams/bucks turned out with does and ewes at rate of 1/30 female

20
Q

male goat

A

buck

21
Q

female goat

A

doe

22
Q

castrated male goat

A

whether

23
Q

breeding season for meat does/ewes

A

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

24
Q

gestation in sheep

A

145 days

25
Q

gestation in goats

A

150 days

26
Q

who is the whore of the animal kingdom

A

goats

27
Q

weaning meat animals

A

around 12 weeks

28
Q

post weaning

A

fed pasture with maybe grain or feedlot
slaughter 6-8months

29
Q

goats vs sheep eating

A

goats are browsers (eat bushes etc) sheep graze grass

30
Q

agora sheep

A

make mohair

31
Q

alpine, saanen, toggenburg, nubian, laMancha goats
east fresian sheep

A

dairy

32
Q

cashmere

A

combed out undercoat

33
Q

small ruminant management problems

A

parasites
labor
predators
marketing
seasonal breeders