Livestock Judging Test Back 8

A swine nutritional health problem caused by a lack of iron in the diet.

• Parakeratosis

• Rickets

• Anemia

• Hypoglycemia

Which breed of sheep is classed as medium wool?

• Shropshire

• Corriedale

• American Merino

• Columbia

The breed of sheep noted for producing a 200 to 250 percent lamb crop:

• Finnsheep

• Leicester

• Delaine Merino

• Southdown

A majority of meat goats are a cross of Spanish goats and __________ goats.

• Angora

• Boer

• Nubian

• Toggenburg

Bacterial disease that affects both sheep and goats when the animal has a wound. Symptoms include stiffness, rigid jaw, and inability to eat.

• Vibriosis

• Tetanus

• Enterotoxemia

• Blue Tongue

Scrapie is a disease of both sheep and goats that affect the:

• Brain

• Digestive Tract

• Skin

• Lungs

Milk fever is the nutritional disease affecting both sheep and goats during lactation due to a lack of _________ in the blood.

• Iron

• Selenium

• Iodine

• Calcium

The most serious health problem of sheep and goats is:

• External Parasites

• Internal Parasites

• Nutritional Deficiencies

• Bacterial Diseases

Which species of livestock has a diploid number of 27 (Pair of Chromosomes)?

• Cattle

• Goats

• Sheep

• Swine

Which trait in beef cattle has the highest heritability estimate?

• Gain on Pasture

• Final Feedlot weight

• Birth Weight

• Efficiency of gain