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Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
How long is the gestation period?
approx. 5 months or 145-155 days
6 months
7 months
What is the main food of kid 0 to 3 days of age?
grass
grain
colostrum
What is homogenization?
eating grass
milking a goat
breaking down and reducing size of fat globules in milk
What is goat meat called?
Chevon, cabrito
beef
veal
chicken
Describe two symptoms of ketosis in goats?
depressed, off-feed, wobbly goat, acetone odor on breath, constipation, mucous covered feces, drop in milk production
bloody stool
snotty nose
What temperature of water should be used to rinse milking equipment immediately after use?
110-120 F
100-120 F
130-140 F
Name three internal parasites?
coccidia
liver flukes
lungworm, intestinal roundworms and stomach roundworms
bugs
What should a goat's normal heartbeat per minute be?
70-95
80-90
100-120
What is the minimum recommended housing area per goat?
12-20 square feet
20-40 square feet
50-60 square feet
What vitamin is essential for normal clotting of blood?
Vitamin K
Vitamin D
Vitamin B
How much does a gallon of goat milk weigh?
10 lbs
8.6 lbs
5 lbs
What is the largest of the four stomachs of a kid?
rumen
abomasum
reticulum
What is the term used for removing a young kid's horns?
dehorning
disbudding
cutting
A goat has how many dewclaws?
1
4
2
What is the normal birth weight of a kid?
5-7 lbs
9 lbs
3 lbs
What causes white muscle disease?
selenium deficiency
not enough water
snotty nose
Milk is at what temperature when it comes from a goat?
103 degrees F
110 degrees F
90 degrees F
Which state has the most goat dairies?
Oklahoma
Montana
California
Mastitis is inflammation of the _____?
Leg
head
udder
What is laminitis?
inflammation of the tissue of the feet
inflammation of the nose
inflammation of the ear
Which state raises the most meat goats?
Iowa
Oklahoma
Texas
When kidding which legs of the kid usually come first?
front
back
How many teats should a goat have?
2
4
6
What term describes the portion of the foot between the dewclaw and the hoof?
pastern
loin
ribcage
What term describes the mid section of the body referring to the rib cage area?
barrel
girth
foot
What term describes the highest part of the back, where the shoulder blades almost touch?
withers
elbows
knees
In what part of the whole milk are most of the off flavors found?
fat
cream
water
The breed of dairy goat most common in the United States is?
Saanen
Nubian
LaMancha
Name the town and state where the the American Dairy Goat Association is located?
Kingfisher, OK
Spindale, North Carolina
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
What is another word for "Heat" in goats?
estrus
milking
kidding
What is the oldest registered breed of any animal in the world?
Saanen
Boer
Toggenburg
Another name for kidding is?
parturition
lactation
running
A doe will require less, more or the same amount of feed after her kid is born?
more
less
the same
what causes hardware disease?
goats eating sharp objects (nails, wire etc.) that puncture the stomach wall
overeating hay
malnutrition
During what season of the year are both dairy and meat does most likely to get pregnant?
Fall
spring
What is often added to feed to control dustiness?
molasses
syrup
water
The average length of a does estrus cycle is?
30 days
5 days
21 days
How many knees does a goat have?
4
2
What is the Spanish word that is often used to mean goat met?
Ese
gringo
Cabrito
What is the French word that is often used to mean meat goat?
Chevron
France
When should you disbud a kid?
4-7 days or as soon as you can feel the horn buds on top of the head
30 days old
What is the official USDA identification for goats that are untattooed and unregistered?
paint mark
ear notch
scrapie ear tag
What health problem can be treated with copper or zinc sulfate?
footrot
mastitis
runny nose
What is another name for pregnancy toxemia?
laminess
bloat
ketosis
