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Sheep Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the scientific name for sheep?

a)

Bovine

b)

Ovis Aries

c)

Ovis

d)

Ovis Piceses

2.

What is the difference between a Ram and a Wether?

a)

A Ram is castrated

b)

Both are the same

c)

A Wether is castrated

d)

A Wether is an intact male sheep

3.

What is a baby sheep called?

a)

Kid

b)

Lamb

c)

Cub

d)

Calf

4.

What is the process of removing a sheep's tail called?

a)

Chopping

b)

Stunting

c)

De-Tailing

d)

Docking

5.

What is a female sheep called?

a)

Ewe

b)

Cow

c)

Mare

d)

Chook

6.

How many sheep are there in a band?

a)

700

b)

1000

c)

300

d)

900

7.

What is the place ewes are placed in when they are getting ready to lamb?

a)

Lambing Pen

b)

Lambing House

c)

Lambing Barn

d)

Lambing Jug

8.

What do you call the sheared wool of a sheep?

a)

Wool

b)

Fur

c)

Fleece

d)

Hair

9.

What is Crutching?

a)

Shearing the wool of a Ram

b)

Shearing the behind of a ewe

c)

Cutting of the tail

d)

Cutting off the wool of a lamb

10.

What is a Gummer?

a)

A sheep so old it has lost all of it's teeth

b)

A sheep so old it has lost most of it's teeth

c)

A young lamb who has no teeth

d)

A newborn lamb

11.

What do you call the meat of a sheep older than 1 year?

a)

Chuck

b)

Roast

c)

Hock

d)

Mutton

12.

What is the device that separates sheep from the flock called?

a)

Holding Pen

b)

Cutting Chute

c)

Separator

d)

Sheep Dog

13.

How old is a yearling?

a)

1 year

b)

2 years

c)

3 years

d)

4 years

14.

What is a Bummer Lamb?

a)

A weak lamb

b)

An orphaned lamb

c)

A small lamb

d)

A stillborn lamb

15.

What is a Broken Mouth?

a)

A sheep who has lost all of it's teeth

b)

A sheep who has lost some of it's teeth

c)

A sheep with a broken jaw

d)

A sheep who has a deformity