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Billy

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  • intact male goat

- frequently used to describe an older, adult male goat

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buck

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  • mature non intact male goat
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buckling

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a male goat between weaning and one year of age

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caprine

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of or relating to goats

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doe

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mature female goat

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doeling

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a female goat between weaning and one year of age

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gestation

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period of pregnancy beginning at conception and ending with birth (145-155 d)

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herd

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a group of goats

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kid

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baby goat

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kidding

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goat giving birth

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lactation

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the period of time when the doe is producing milk, normally from birth of kid to weaning

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weaning

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removing the kid from its dam; removing milk from the kid’s diet

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wether

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castrated male goat or sheep

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what type of breeders are goats?

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  • seasonal breeders
  • will only breed from late summer to early spring
  • goats are usually bred to kid once a year
  • kids are usually born as twins
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15
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What are some goat meat breeds?

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  • Boer
  • Kiko
  • Myotonic
  • ## Savannah
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What are some goat dairy breeds?

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  • Alpine
  • toggenburg
  • Nubian
  • LaMancha
  • Oberhasli
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ewe

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  • female sheep >1 year of age
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flock

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a group of sheep

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gestation length of sheep

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142-152 days

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lamb

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  • a sheep <1 year of age; a ewe lamb is a female, a ram lamb is a male
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lambing

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sheep giving birth

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ovine

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of or relating to sheep

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ram

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male sheep >1 year of age

24
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sheep age at puberty

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  • 5-12 months

- influenced by breed, genetic selection, body size, nutrition, and season of birth

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first sheep breeding
at 70% of mature weight
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What type of breeders are sheep?
- short day breeders | - bred Sept-Dec for lambing in Feb-May
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Differences between sheep and goats
- goats are browsers, sheep are grazers | - goats are curious and independent; sheep have strong flocking instinct
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Sheep breeds
- Charollais - Finnish Landrace (Finns) - Rambouillet - Katahdin - Suffolk
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Charollais
- easy lambing - above average prolificacy - poor fleece quality
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Finnish Landrace
- exceptional prolificacy (3-5 lambs/lambing)
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Rambouillet
- excellent ability to withstand harsh conditions - good carcass quality - excellent quality fleece
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Katahdin
- coat sheds completely seasonally - good meat production - good mothers - vigorous lambs
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Suffolk
- usually produce twins - exceptional rate of gain - live well in confinement
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Sheep production in AB
- 2000 producers - 3rd highest sheep population in Canada - only one federal processing plant in western Canada - lamb market weight - 110-120 lb but highly variable
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What are camelids?
- members of the biological family Camelidae | - includes camels, llamas, and alpacas
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Cria
camelid from birth to weaning
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criating
giving birth
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gelding
castrated male camelid
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maiden female
female camelid who has not been bred to a male yet, usually because she is too young
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open female
female camelid who is not pregnant
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stud
male camelid who is actively breeding
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weanling (tui)
camelid who has been weaned from the mother but is <1 year of age
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yearling
camelid between one and 2 years of age
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alpaca lifespan
15-25 years
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average alpaca height
36" at the withers
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average alpaca weight
100-175 lbs
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average alpaca gestation
335 days
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average alpaca birth weight
12-23 lbs
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first alpaca breeding
- females 16-24 months | - males 2-3 years
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llama lifespan
20-25 years
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average llama height
42-50" at the withers
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average llama weight
250-450 lbs
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average llama gestation
350 days
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llama birth weight
20-30 lbs
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first llama breeding
- females 18-24 months | - males 3 years

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