Rumi Lec | Module 5 - Review Questions

Origin of Merino

Spain

Origin of Rambouillet

France

Origin of Lincoln

England

Origin of Shropshire

England

Origin of Dorset

England

Origin of St. Croix

U.S. Virgin Island

Origin of Katahdin

U.S.A.

Origin of Leicester

England

Origin of Karakul

Central Asia

Origin of Barbados blackbelly

Caribbean Island

Origin of Anglo-Nubian

England

Origin of Toggenburg

Switzerland

Origin of French Alpine

France

Origin of Oberhasli

Switzerland

Origin of Angora

Himalayan of Asia

Origin of Pygmy Goat

Africa

Origin of Saanen

Switzerland

Origin of Boer

South Africa

Origin of La Mancha

Spain

Origin of Jamunapari

India

Origin of Kiko

U.S.A.

Fine wool

- fiber that has a heavy yolk, or oil content.

- all developed from Spanish Merino

types of fine wool sheep

(1) Rambouillet, (2) American Merino, (3) Delaine Merino, and (4) Debouillet

Medium wool

originally bred mainly for meat. Wool production is secondary.

types of medium wool sheep

(1) Cheviot, (2) Dorset, (3) Finnish Landrace, (4) Hampshire, (5) Montadale, (6) Oxford, (7) Shropshire, (8) Southdown, (9) Suffolk, and (10) Tunis

long wool

produce long, coarse-fiber wool.

types of long wool sheep

(1) Cotswold, (2) Leicester, (3) Lincoln, and (4) Romney.

crossbred wool

- crossing long wool with fine wool breeds

- mainly to improve the carcass quality and the length of the wool fiber

types of crossbred wool sheep

(1) Columbia, (2) Corriedale, (3) Polypay, and (4) Targhee

carpet wool

purpose of producing carpet wool

type of carpet wool sheep

Black-faced Highland

fur sheep

pelts are taken from the young lambs to make coat.

type of fur sheep

Karakul

hair sheep

have coats of __, not wool. The coat may thicken in the winter but will typically shed in warmer months.

types of hair sheep

(1) Barbados Blackbelly, (2) Dorper. (3), Katahdin, (4) Romanov, and (5) St. Croix.

Breeds used to develop Targhee

Rambouillet X Corriedale and Lincoln/Rambouillet cross

Breeds used to develop Polypay

Dorset, Rambouillet, Targhee, and Finnish Landrace

Breeds used to develop Barbados Blackbelly

West African hair sheep