Sheep Breeds
Breeds known for strong mothering ability and good milk production
Maternal
Term to describe a young sheep
What is Lamb?
What is the viral infection that causes blisters and sores on lamb mouths and ewe teats?
Orf/soremouth
What is milk mostly made of?
Water
What does it mean when a sheep can consume high amounts of roughage
What is a Ruminant?
Dorset and Polypay are examples of this type of breed
Maternal breeds
Term to describe a mature female
What is Ewe?
Selenium deficiency leads to this disease
White muscle disease
What element is toxic to sheep?
Copper
How many stomach compartments does a sheep have?
What is four?
What breed is selected for rapid growth and muscle development?
Paternal
A term used to describe a castrated male
What is Wether?
What disease is associated with bottle jaw and anemia (pale eyelids)?
Internal parasites/barber pole worm
Which forage has the highest protein
1. Corn
2. Late cute grass
3) Alfalfa
Alfalfa
A group of sheep is called
What is a flock?
What is the main trait of prolific breeds of sheep?
Having multiple lambs/high lambing rate
A term used to describe sheep giving birth
What is lambing?
A bacterial hoof infection that causes lameness and foul smelling hooves
Footrot
How much percent does the sheep industry account for total livestock industry
What is less than 1%?
What does it mean when a sheep "chews a cud"
To chew their food a second time
Suffolk, Hampshire, and Texel belong to which breed category?
Paternal
A first milk lambs must receive within the first few hours of life
Colostrum
An udder infection that causes lumpy milk and pain
Mastitis
This type of grazing system prevents over grazing and improves pasture quality
Rotational Grazing
What is the name of 1 of the sheeps stomach compartments
Rumen, Omasum, Abomasum, or Reticulum are all correct options