Pigs
Breed of pigs that are red with floppy ears
What is a duroc?
Male goat
What is a buck?
a female calf
a baby chicken
What is a chick?
Name the two most common uses for sheep
Male pig that has been castrated
What is a barrow?
milk, cheese, yogurt, soap, lotion
Breed of beef cattle that is all black
What is Black Angus?
a male chicken
True or false: Some sheep have hair instead of wool, and therefore they do not need to be sheared.
What is a normal market weight for pigs? (can just give a weight within the range we discussed)
235-285 lbs.
5 months
Milking set-up where the milking machines are taken to the cows.
What is a tie-stall?
What is the incubation period for chicken eggs?
21 days
castrated male sheep
What is a wether?
term used to describe a pig giving birth
What is farrowing?
Name 3 of the 4 common uses for goats
Meat, milk, fiber, pets
About how old are dairy heifers when they give birth to their first calf?
2 years
A breed of chicken that is very common in the commercial chicken industry.
What is leghorn?
meat from a sheep that is over 1 year old
mutton
What is the gestation period of a pig?
114 days (or 3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days)
What is the typical age of market goats? (A specific age within the range we discussed is acceptable)
7-10 months
Name the seven breeds of Dairy Cattle
Holstein, Jersey, Brown Swiss, Milking Shorthorn, Guernsey, Ayrshire, Red & White
What is the normal market age and weight for broiler chickens?
4.5-6.5 lbs. in 5-7 weeks
Name 5 characteristics of wool that determine its quality.
fiber diameter, crimp, yield, staple length, staple strength, purity, color