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WorksheetsSheep and Goats
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
The term for all things sheep:
Ovis aries
Capra hircus
porcine
Bovine
The term for all things goats
Ovis aries
Capra hircus
Porcine
Bovine
Sheep and goats are both small ruminants are are used for ____,____,____ production.
Manure, Pork, Bacon
Mohair, Tallow and Fertilizer
Meat, Fiber and Dairy
Lanolin, Pork Chops and Spices
Sheep and Goats are both small _____ meaning they have 4 compartment stomach allowing them to digest forages efficiently.
Remotes
Ruminants
Reptiles
Reticulums
The four compartment stomach of the ruminant animal is made up of the______________________________.
Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum and Abomasum
high protein diets
147-152 day gestation period
Dietary forages and roughages
The gestation period for sheep and goats is approximately:
16 days
9 months (180 days)
8-12 pounds
147 days (5 months)
A ram is a
mature female
Act of giving birth in goats
Mature male sheep
immature female sheep
A mature female sheep is referred to as a
Ewe
Ram
Lamb
Wether
The act of giving birth in sheep is called>>>
Farrowing
Kidding
Lambing
Sheeping
The worlds leading sheep producing countries are:
The US and Mexico
England and China
The US and Australia
Australia and New Zealand
The production cycle of sheep begins in the ______ breeding season.
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
What breed of sheep is this?
Dorest
Hampshire
Southdown
Suffolk
What breed of sheep is this?
Ramboulillet
Hampshire
Lincoln
Katahdin
What breed of sheep is this?
Suffolk
Katahdin
Dorset
Hampshire
What breed of sheep is this?
Hampshire
Boer
Lincoln
Katahdin
A mature male caprine is called a
Ram
Wether
Doe/Nanny
Buck/billy
A castrated male goat is called a
buck
wether
ram
ewe
A mature female goat is called a
Ewe
Kid
Doe/Nanny
Sheep
Goats produce a hair/wool type fiber called
Wool
Mohair
Fiber
Hair
This breed originated in South Africa...
Boer
Nubian
Suffolk
Angora
this breed originated in Turkey
Angora
Boer
Nubian
Alpine
This breed originated in France and comes in various color patterns
Angora
Nubian
Pygmy
Alpine
This Oregon breed has very tiny external ears...
Alpine
Nubian
LaMancha
Boer
This breed of goat originated in West Africa and is a multipurpose breed
Pygmy
Suffolk
Hampshire
Angora
