Pig Deal
Name 3 general disqualifications
illness, parasites, coat faults, broken or missing teeth, incorrect color
When showing rabbits and poultry, what should you be wearing?
white shirt, lab coat, black pants and black shoes
What is a pullet?
A female chicken under a year of age.
Which ear is the tattoo placed?
Left
When entering the showring which direction do you go?
Clockwise/Right
What vitamin must be supplemented in cavies diets?
Vitamin C
If you are wearing all white what are you showing?
Dairy goat
Why should birds be removed and placed into cages head first?
Prevent wing and feather damage and to maintain control
What does variety mean?
What color is a saanen?
All white
How many toes do cavy have on their front and back feet?
4 on front 3 on back
A little bit of this can be put on your chickens, comb and legs to make them extra pretty for show. (Its also a good way of getting rid of scaley leg mites)
Vaseline
What needs to be supplied in an artifical incubator to hatch eggs?
Heat, Humidity, and Turning
True or False, Rabbits are rodents?
False they are lagomorphs
What is bloat?
Excess gas in the rumen
Name 2 long haired breeds
Peruvian, Silkie, Texel, Coronet
Dyeing your rabbits hair is considered what?
Unethical fitting
Where does the yellow color of the skin, beak, and shanks of chickens come from?
Xanthophyll from corn and grass they eat
What are the 6 body types?
Compact, Commerical, Semi-arch, Fully arch, Cylindrical, High head mount
What is the normal temperature range of a goat?
101.5 - 103.5 F
What is is called when a sow gives birth to her pups?
Farrowing
What is the best thing to have on your face while showing?
A smile!
What are the two names for the breast bone in chickens?
Sternum and Keel
What is a butterfly on a rabbit?
A nose marking in some breeds and broken varities.
What vaccine do we give goats each year before fair?
CDT Clostridium perfringens type C and D and Tetnus