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You be the judge
100
A sheep breed that was imported from Scotland in 1838. It is distinguished by its white color with black nose. It is a small statured, but heavily muscled breed. The breed is known for lamb vigor and multiple births.
What is Cheviot?
100
The most highly valuable retail cuts come from back half of the carcass called this.
What is the hindsaddle?
100
A castrated male sheep.
What is a whether?
100
This piece of equipment can be used in sheep production to dock tails and castrate lambs. An elastic band is applied to the animal using this tool.
What is elastrator?
100
In cattle, you refer to the brisket. The same area on sheep is called this.
What is the breast?
200
Sheep breeds are classified primarily by wool production and ewe traits. They are noted for reproductivity efficiency, wool production, size, milking ability, and longevity. Corriedale, Finnsheep, Merino, Rambouillet, and Targhee are examples of the major category of sheep breeds. Hint, it isn't dual-purpose.
What is Ewe Breeds?
200
The opposite of this would be described as ruggedly designed.
What is fine boned?
200
This is the most common limiting factor in the diet of ewes?
What is energy?
200
Sheep are subject to a nutritional disease known as White Muscle Disease. It is caused by a deficiency of this.
What is selenium?
200
This bone is located between the knee and pastern. It can be used in evaluation to help determine frame, durability of structure, and prediction of mature size.
What is the cannon bone?
300
Two things that the Hampshire breed is known for. Not looking for markings or color.
What is growth rate and muscularity?
300
Wool grades are determined by this.
What is fiber diameter?
300
A typical live-weight of lambs at slaughter.
What is 85-145 pounds?
300
This is the process of feeding sheep a high energy diet prior to lambing.
What is flushing?
300
You would say this when describing a desirable length of neck.
What is longer, leaner necked, OR more extended through the front end?
400
A common to West Virginia. This ram breed breed has white wool with black faces and legs. You should not see any wool on their poll.
What is Suffolk?
400
You can estimate age of sheep by looking at this. Be specific.
What is the lower incisors?
400
A sheep's reproductive cycling is heavily dependent on photoperiod. Photoperiod is this.
What is the time period when light is present?
400
Also known as contagious ecthyma, it usually affects young animals rather than adult sheep and goats. It is caused by a virus and can be contracted by humans.
What is Sore Mouth?
400
When you handle a market lamb, you feel over the ribs and spine to determine this.
What is finish?
500
This county has the best junior and senior 4-H Livestock Judging teams in 2014.
What is Monroe?
500
Sheep inventory in West Virginia as of February 2014. This figure includes ewes, lambs, and market ready animals.
What is 32,000?
500
One of the most serious and common diseases affecting the sheep industry. It can be cured by severe trimming so that all affected parts are exposed, treating with a special medication, then turning sheep onto a clean pasture so that the reinfections doesn't occur.
What is foot rot?
500
Lambs are given a clostridial and tetanus vaccination, CD&T. The clostridial portion is given to prevent this toxic condition caused by the presence of undigested carbohydrates in the intestine, which stimulates harmful bacteria to multiply.
What is overeating disease or enterotoxemia?
500
When a judge says a lamb has more dimension through the center of rib, they are describing what?
What is volume?
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