Introduction to Ruminant Production
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Goat
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Artiodactyla
Family Bovidae
Gunus Capra
Species C. hircus
Sheep
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Artiodactyla
Family Bovidae
Gunus Ovis
Species O. aries
Goat and Sheep
Class Mammalia
Buck
Mature male goat
Ram
Mature male sheep
Doe
Mature female goat
Ewe
Mature female sheep
Kid
Young goat
Lamb
Young sheep
Serving
Act of breeding of goat
tupping
Act of breeding of sheep
Kidding or Freshening
Act of giving birth of goat
Lambing
Act of giving birth of sheep
Wether
Castrated male goat and sheep
Band or trip
Group of goats
Flock or Hurtle
Group of sheeps
60
Number of goat chromosomes (2n)
54
Number of sheep chromosomes (2n)
Browsing
Feeding behavior of goat
Grazing
Feeding behavior of sheep
Rearing up, come down then butt heads
Fighting behavior between male goats
Backing up then butt heads
Fighting behavior between male sheep
Lying out
Behavior of young goat
“Lying in”
Behavior of young sheep
mostly erect
Tail of goat
Always hangs down
Tail of sheep
Goat
Beard are present in this animal
Sheep
Beard are absent in this animal
Source of Meat and Milk
Source of Leather
Manure for Fertilizer Production
Biological Control
Easy to Handle
Survival in Marginal Environment
Goat and Sheep production benefits
Low Capital Investment Required
Easy to Integrate with Other Farming Systems
Greater Reproductive Potential
No Religious Restriction in Consumption
Potentials and Competitive Advantages of Goat and Sheep Rearing
Buffalo
95%-draft
5% milk and meat
Smallhold
Tending not more than 35 does
Semi-commercial
Tending 36-100 does
Commercial
Tending more than 100 heads of does