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Sheep and Goats

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The term for all things sheep:

a)

Ovis aries

b)

Capra hircus

c)

porcine

d)

Bovine

2.

The term for all things goats

a)

Ovis aries

b)

Capra hircus

c)

Porcine

d)

Bovine

3.

Sheep and goats are both small ruminants are are used for ____,____,____ production.

a)

Manure, Pork, Bacon

b)

Mohair, Tallow and Fertilizer

c)

Meat, Fiber and Dairy

d)

Lanolin, Pork Chops and Spices

4.

Sheep and Goats are both small _____ meaning they have 4 compartment stomach allowing them to digest forages efficiently.

a)

Remotes

b)

Ruminants

c)

Reptiles

d)

Reticulums

5.

The four compartment stomach of the ruminant animal is made up of the______________________________.

a)

Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum and Abomasum

b)

high protein diets

c)

147-152 day gestation period

d)

Dietary forages and roughages

6.

The gestation period for sheep and goats is approximately:

a)

16 days

b)

9 months (180 days)

c)

8-12 pounds

d)

147 days (5 months)

7.

A ram is a

a)

mature female

b)

Act of giving birth in goats

c)

Mature male sheep

d)

immature female sheep

8.

A mature female sheep is referred to as a

a)

Ewe

b)

Ram

c)

Lamb

d)

Wether

9.

The act of giving birth in sheep is called>>>

a)

Farrowing

b)

Kidding

c)

Lambing

d)

Sheeping

10.

The worlds leading sheep producing countries are:

a)

The US and Mexico

b)

England and China

c)

The US and Australia

d)

Australia and New Zealand

11.

The production cycle of sheep begins in the ______ breeding season.

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

12.

What breed of sheep is this?

a)

Dorest

b)

Hampshire

c)

Southdown

d)

Suffolk

13.

What breed of sheep is this?

a)

Ramboulillet

b)

Hampshire

c)

Lincoln

d)

Katahdin

14.

What breed of sheep is this?

a)

Suffolk

b)

Katahdin

c)

Dorset

d)

Hampshire

15.

What breed of sheep is this?

a)

Hampshire

b)

Boer

c)

Lincoln

d)

Katahdin

16.

A mature male caprine is called a

a)

Ram

b)

Wether

c)

Doe/Nanny

d)

Buck/billy

17.

A castrated male goat is called a

a)

buck

b)

wether

c)

ram

d)

ewe

18.

A mature female goat is called a

a)

Ewe

b)

Kid

c)

Doe/Nanny

d)

Sheep

19.

Goats produce a hair/wool type fiber called

a)

Wool

b)

Mohair

c)

Fiber

d)

Hair

20.

This breed originated in South Africa...

a)

Boer

b)

Nubian

c)

Suffolk

d)

Angora

21.

this breed originated in Turkey

a)

Angora

b)

Boer

c)

Nubian

d)

Alpine

22.

This breed originated in France and comes in various color patterns

a)

Angora

b)

Nubian

c)

Pygmy

d)

Alpine

23.

This Oregon breed has very tiny external ears...

a)

Alpine

b)

Nubian

c)

LaMancha

d)

Boer

24.

This breed of goat originated in West Africa and is a multipurpose breed

a)

Pygmy

b)

Suffolk

c)

Hampshire

d)

Angora