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SMALL RUMINANT MEDICINE -- Study Questions
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A male goat is called a ________________ or ________________, while a female goat is
called a ____________________.
2.
A female sheep is usually called a __________________, while a male sheep is called a
_____________________.
3.
A castrated male sheep or goat is referred to as a ________________________.
4.
A young goat is called a _____________, while a young sheep is called a ___________.
5.
__________________ are probably the oldest domesticated form of livestock.
Both sheep and goats can be kept for ____________, _____________, or ___________.
6.
Goat cheese is called ____________, while goat meat is referred to as ______________.
Sheep cheese is called ____________, while sheep meat is called _________________.
7.
There are many breeds of sheep and goats throughout the world. Five common breeds of
dairy goats in the United States are the ____________, ____________, _____________,
______________, and ______________. The ____________ breed of goat generally has
the richest quality of milk, while the ____________ breed usually gives the largest yield.
8.
A dairy breed of sheep is the _________________. A tall, black-faced meat-type sheep
is the ___________________. A sheep breed renowned for its fine wool quality is the
_____________________.
9.
A goat breed kept mainly for as a pet or companion is the _______________. A meattype of goat becoming more popular in the United States is the __________________.
10.
There are no religious taboos against __________________; yet, in many parts of the
world, ___________________ are discriminated against.
11.
___________________ are more intelligent and independent than are _____________.
12.
A common hair-type sheep found in the Caribbean is the ________________________.
A breed of sheep known for its fecundity is the ______________________.
A multihorned breed of sheep with a spotted coat color is known as the _____________.
13.
The hornless gene in goats is linked with __________________________.
14.
The _______________ goat breed originated in New Zealand. The _________________
goat breed originated in South Africa.
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The _____________ sheep breed is affected with the callipyge and spider-leg genes.
The ____________ sheep breed from Africa is noted for genetic resistance to parasitism.
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