Terms
The process of cutting tails short
What is Docking
The most important nutrient for livestock.
What is water
This breed can be polled or horned, it is a medium sized sheep with white wool and a pink nose.
What is Dorset
Hampshire
What is meat
How many stomachs do sheep have?
What is 4
A female sheep
What is ewe
Name 2 common grains used in sheep ration.
This breed is a large framed sheep with a white body and black legs and head with no wool present on the legs or face.
What is suffolk
Southdown
What is meat.
How many sweat glands do sheep have?
What is 8
Male parent of an animal
What is sire
What is .4-.8 pounds
This breed is a large framed sheep, that has a white body and black legs. They are noted for their rapid growth and efficient feed conversion.
What is Hampshire
Lincoln
What is wool.
A description of a lamb's ancestry?
What is pedigree.
A castrated male lamb
What is wether.
What is the feed conversion ratio for market lambs?
What is 7:1
This breed is medium sized. Their body is white and their face and legs are brownish. They known for their production of meat lamb carcasses.
What is Southdown
Romney
What is wool.
What is a scrapie tag.
The type of digestive system sheep have.
What is ruminant
This is used to replenish nutrients and fluids in animals during times of illness and stress.
What is electrolytes.
This sheep is bred for their meat production. They do not produce lanolin.
What is a dorper
Montadale
What is meat.
What is the normal body temperature of a lamb?
What is 102-103