The Sheep Industry

Sheep breeds that do not have wool on their face are called:

• open-faced breeds

• close-faced breeds

• bare-faced breeds

• smooth-faced breeds

Which sheep breed is characterized by light colored wool, with a mousy-brown color on the face and legs and small ears and dark nostrils?

• hampshire

• southdown

• suffolk

• dorset

Sheep are raised primarily for what two reasons? (Choose two options)

• wool

• meat

• leather

• lanolin

Which sheep breed has a black head with a Roman nose and black, wool-free legs and large, semi-droopy ears?

• hampshire

• dorset

• suffolk

• rambouillet

Which sheep breed is now the most common sheep breed in the country?

• suffolk

• hampshire

• southdown

• dorset

Which sheep breed was developed near Kansas City, Missouri and is noted for producing high quality sheep carcasses and excellent wool that is very white in color?

• rambouillet

• montadale

• southdown

• dorset

Which sheep breed originated in France and descends from the Spanish Merino?

• rambouillet

• suffolk

• dorset

• southdown

Which sheep breed has distinguishing characteristics including a wool-free face below the eyes and forward-facing, downward-tilting ears?

• suffolk

• rambouillet

• southdown

• hampshire

Which sheep breed is raised mostly for its meat and is an early maturing breed with ewes that have good lambing ability and average milk production?

• southdown

• dorset

• montadale

• rambouillet

A female sheep of any age is a(n):

• ewe

• wether

• ram

• lamb