Sheep
What’s the most common breeds for showing lamb?
What is Suffolk and Hampshire
Which world-famous fine-wool sheep breed is best known for producing the highest quality, softest wool?
What is a Merino
What is the term for a mature female sheep, an intact male sheep, a castrated male sheep, and a baby sheep?
What is
Female: Ewe
Intact Male: Ram
Castrated Male: Wether
Young: Lamb
Which popular meat-type sheep breed is easily recognized by its completely black face and legs with a white body, and has no wool on its head or lower legs?
What is a Suffolk
When are breeding stock sheared?
What is every spring
What routine management practice involves shortening a young lamb’s tail to keep the hindquarters clean and prevent flystrike?
What is tail docking.
Why are ewes and newborn lambs kept together closely in lambing jugs after birth before joining the main flock?
What is to ensure maternal bonding (so the ewe learns the lamb's scent and doesn't reject it) and to ensure the lamb gets vital colostrum.
What popular sheep breed has a black face and legs similar to a Suffolk, but is distinguished by a white "wool cap" on its head and wool on its legs?
What is a Hampshire
How long is a ewe's pregnancy (gestation period)?
Approximately 5 months (~147–150 days)
Which famous white-faced sheep breed is known for being able to breed out-of-season and produce milk, wool, and meat?
What is a Dorset