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Small ruminants Flashcards

1
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ovis aries

A

domestic sheep

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2
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ovine

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sheep

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3
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lamb/lambkin

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sheep younger than 1 year

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4
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weaner

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young sheep recently separated from mother

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5
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hogget

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sheep older than a weaner but not an adult

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ewe

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adult female sheep

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7
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suckling

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female sheep that is nursing

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8
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ram/tup

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adult male sheep

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9
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wether

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castrated male

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10
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capra hircus

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domestic goat

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11
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caprine

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goat

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12
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major sheep characteristics

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grazer, tail down, upper lip has distinct separation of philtrum, mellow temperment

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13
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major goat characteristics

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browser, tail up, trouble makers

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14
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fleece

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wool removed from single sheep

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15
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Merino sheep breed

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adaptable, used for wool, need to shear at least once a year

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16
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Rambouillet sheep breed

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french version of Merino sheep breed, wooly legs

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17
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black and white dorper sheep breed

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polled, from South Africa, used for mutten, hair sheds like dogs

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18
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Jacob sheep breed

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have 2 or 4 horns but some can even have up to 6

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19
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bucks

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intact male goats

20
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wether

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castrated male goats

21
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kid

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offspring of goats

22
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nanny/doe

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adult female goat

23
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buckling

A

young male goat

24
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goatling/doeling

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young female goat

25
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suckling

A

female goat with nursing offspring

26
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disbudding

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done in young goats by applying a hot cautery to destroy horn tissue

27
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dehorning

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done in adult goats using local anesthesia to remove their horns

28
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Saanen goat breed

A

large dairy breed

29
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La Mancha goat breed

A

dairy goats, small ears

30
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Nubian goat breed

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long ears, roman nose, popular

31
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Angora goat breed

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ringlet fur, used for cashmere

32
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Boer goat breed

A

large meat breed

33
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Tennessee stiff-leg goat breed

A

aka fainting goats, have a congenital trait called myotonia congenita that causes extreme muscle stiffness when frightened where the neck and hind legs extend before the goat falls over

34
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cattle panels

A

large round sheds for animals
watch heat and ammonia buildup in closed ones

35
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how many sheep do there need to be before the sheep start moving as a flock?

A

~ 4 animals

36
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what is the best way to catch a sheep?

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it is easier to catch an individual sheep while it is with a group
herd the group into a corner and move slowly towards them while extending arms out to create a visual barrier, walk quickly up through their blind spot behind the sheep and grab it under its chin

37
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sheep restraint

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stand it against rails or hold with knees and a hand under the chin

38
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sheep tipping

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sitting a sheep up

39
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how do you tip a sheep?

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  1. stand with sheep parallel to your legs, place a hand under its neck while other hand reaches across its back to grab the farthest forelimb
  2. turn sheep’s head toward its rear limbs
  3. pull the forelimb close to the sheep’s body and you will be able to tip the sheep backward so it sits on its rump
  4. hold both of the front legs while straddling the sheep
40
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goat restraint

A

use a milk stand or stanchion to distract them with feed

41
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flight zone

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the amount of space around an animal that when crossed will cause the animal to move away
how big or small it is depends on each individual animal and their comfort level with being around people

42
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point of balance

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the shoulder
when standing behind an animal’s shoulder they will walk forward and standing in front of tipping zone will cause the animal to move backward

43
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what is involved in a hands off physical exam?

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consists of herd health, behavior, voice, ingestion/digestion, posture and gait, skin and body condition

44
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how can you determine herd health?

A

looking at the herd from a distance and watching their behaviors
are they eating? drinking? stressed? lethargic? is someone recumbent? limping?

45
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what are some examples of behaviors we are looking out for when watching posture and gait?

A

circling, head butting, stumbling, head bobbing, goose walk

46
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what does a hunched back usually mean?

A

possible constipation

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