Breeds
What is a sheep with a black flace?
Hampshire or Suffolk
What is a group of sheep called?
Flock
Nutrient class sheep can't live without
Water
AI stands for:
Artificial Insemination
Main product of sheep
Wool
This is a hair breed:
Katahdin
Castrated lamb?
Wether
Nutrient that provides energy
Carbohydrate
Females produce what hormone?
Estrogen
This is an intact male sheep
Ram
What is a fine wool breed?
Merino
Record of animals ancestry
Pedigree
TDN stands for:
Total digestible nutrient
3
Removing of the wool
Shearing
What are the breed characteristics of a dorset?
White face with pink nose
Why do you choose to raise sheep?
Eat weeds, cheaper to start, more per acre
Concentrates are:
Grains
What is the mating of related animals called?
Inbreeding
What is the birthing process called?
Lambing
What is a fur breed of sheep?
Karakul
When selecting sheep to breed, choose based on:
Structural correctness, capacity
Highest portion of sheep diets:
Roughages
What is a free martin?
Meat from a mature sheep
Mutton