sheep goat alpacas llamas

Basis for production animal operations is

growth

Building blocks for growth are

hormones, genetics, energy, protein

How do we measure changes in
growth

Average Daily Gains (ADG)
• ADG = amount of weight an animal gains every day over a certain period of time

Characteristics of course wool

• Course wool has more scaling on the outside; thickest diameter out of fibers featured

Carpet wool breeds

Icelandic, Karakul, scottish, blackface

Wool Breed sheep

Border Leicester, Corriedale,
Finn, Merino, Polypay,
Rambouillet, Romanov,
Romney, Targhee

Dual Purpose sheep breeds

Columbia, Dorset,
Montadale

Meat Breed sheep

Cheviot, Hampshire, Oxford,
Shropshire, Southdown,
Suffolk, and Texel

dairy goat production lactation period:

284 days

peak lactation for dairy goats

4-6 weeks after kidding

sexual maturity goats

4-5 months

sheep cannot have what

copper

Risks of feeding silage to sheep/goats

Circling disease: Listeriosis

Whats added to sheep and goat feed to prevent urinary calculi

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE

What is most common parasite in sheep

barber pole worm

why are parasites hard to get rid off

resistant to dewormers

symptoms of parasites are what

Anemia
• Weight loss
• Decrease in stamina
• Death

what species are considered pseduo ruminents

Dromedary
camels
• Bactrian camels
• Alpacas
• Llamas
• Vicunas
• Guanacos

Bactrian camels: Camelus
bactrianus

two humps

Dromedary camels: Camelus
dromedarius

one humped camel

what goat breeds make most milk production and protein

Alpine and saanens

Good guard animals for flocks and herds are

dogs, donkeys, llama

Bactrian camels native range

gobi desert, nrothedern china and mongolia

Bactrian camel issues faced in the wild

habitat loss

dromedary camel distribution

Northern Africa,
middle east, parts of Asia, Australia, and India

drimedary camel uses

Physical labor
• Meat
• Milk
• Fiber
• Entertainment

Scientfic name for bactrian camel

Camelus bactrianus

scientfic name for dromedary camel

Camelus dromedarius

scientific name for lllama

Lama glama

scientfic name for alpaca

Vicugna pacos

camel diary industry

on the rise, kenya number 1 producer of camek milk

Gestation period for llamas and alpacas

332-352 days

Can breed llamas and alpacas at what age

2

normal body temp for llamas and alpacas

99.5-102 degrees

llamas and alpacas reach puberty when

10-12 months old

young llamas and alpacas are called what

crias

male and female llamas are called what

male and female

Llama and alpaca teeth have what

prehensile upper lip, fighting teeth , and no upper incisors

Why do camelids spit

its a defense mechanism and a way to communicate with other camillids

can be air, digestive contents or saliva

Alpaca fiber industry

majority of alpacas are found in south america

typically this fiber is used for textiles

global market 846.50 million dollars

use of llamas and alpacas includes

Fiber production
• Meat production
• Pack animals
• Show/Exhibition
• Guard Animals

llama and alpaca us industry is what

decreasing demand

wwhat do rich people like to do with camels

race them its a multi million dollar industry

is camels milk demand increasing or decreasing

increasing

what are analgesics

pain meds, which should always be used when tail docking sheep

lambs and kids reach puberty when

4-6 months of age

elastic banding method for castration should be done how soon

2 days-3 weeks after birth

animal identification methods

ear tagging, tail web tattoos

scrapie infection agent

prion (mutated protein)

scrapien run by who

usda

in the us the goat and sheep industry is what

on a decline

number one state for sheep production

texas

largest sheep importer of lamb

china

goat population globablly on the incline

but not in the us

sheep population in general

on the decline