Sheep and Goats- Lecture 4

Just a note for y'all. All information in the study set come from the slides presented in lecture. If there are any problems or any feedback you would like to give, go right on ahead, I won't be offended ( I promise :) )

purposes of goats

mohair, milk, and meat

Genus

Ovis

Lamb

young sheep (

ewe lamb

female lamb

ram lamb

male lamb

wether

castrated male sheep/goat

ewe

adult female sheep

ram

intact male sheep

genus

capra

kid

young goat

doeling

female goat less than 1 y/o

buckling

male goat less than 1 y/o

doe

adult female goat

buck

intact male goat

lambing

act of giving birth

mutton

meat from an adult sheep (>1 yr)

flock or band

group of sheep

primary purpose of sheep

milk and wool

kidding

act of giving birth for goats

chevon

meat from goats

flock or herd

group of goats

suffolk

terminal breed- meat production

black face and white body

no wool on face and legs

England

Large, lean

Dorset

dual purpose- meat production

all white, horned, or polled

England

good milk, carcass quality

year-round breeding

Hampshire

terminal breed- meat production

white with wool cap and black face

England

fast-growing, heavily muscled

Rambouillet

maternal breed

wool production- fine wool

all white, wool on legs

France

low prolificacy

Polypay

maternal (ewe) breed

wool production

composite of 4 breeds

USDA created in the US

very prolific

hardy

Katahdin

hair breed

USA

parasite resistant

heat tolerant

prolific

Boer

meat goat

white with dark head

south africa

muscle, growth

not seasonal breeders

Angora

Fiber producers- mohair

white

turkey

hair growth- 1in/month

produce 6.5 lbs twice a year

Nubian

Dairy- most common dairy breed

various colors

England

short hair, heat tolerant

high milk fat

Housing for goats

generally pastured, barns, feedlots

production practices

reproduction- bred in fall/ seasonal breeders

breeding strategies- teaser ram/marking harness

Shearing- done in the spring

Dehorning

Hoof trimming

lambing production practices

crutching- removal of wool around vulva and udder prior to lambing

docking- removal of the tail

seasonal breeder

only mate successfully at certain times of the year

urinary calculi

kidney stones

inadequate Ca:P ration in feed

male sheep and goats

inability to urinate, belly kicking

prolific

fertile; producing or capable of producing offspring

teaser ram

non-fertile males used to detect females in heat

marking harness

worn by ram, leaves mark on females that have been bred

footrot

infection of hooves

lameness

treatment- systemic medication, severe foot trimming and cleaning

mohair

fiber producing

enterotoxemia

overeating disease

high nutritional state animals

clostridium perfringens C and D

vaccine available

Pregnancy toxemia/Ketosis

“Twining lamb disease”

most common in ewes carrying multiples, rare in goats

high energy demand- hypoglycemia

feed high energy gains in late gestation

which state leads the US in meat goat production

Texas

where does Virginia land with production of meat goats

13th

Sheep industry structure

seedstock- purebred Breed association NSIP

commercial- produce lambs, milk, fiber, wool

feeder- finish young lambs