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Are Sheep Numbers Declining or growing
Declining
Are Goat numbers declining or growing
Growing
What goat type is the cause of increased goat numbers
Meat Goats
where does the us import sheep and goats from
Australia and New Zealand
When was demand huge and profitable?
After WW2
What started the decline of sheep production
Synthetic fibers
what did Bill Clinton do away with in the 3 year phase out ?
Incentive
sheep and goat numbers crashed in how long ?
5 years
when did the major shift occur ?
last 50 to 60 years
Is the increase in meat goat numbers steady
yes
what 2 goat breeds are most emphasized
Spanish abd Boer
Range Flock sheep traits
Low input, self sufficient , and tough
where did range flock sheep originate from
Western parts of the U.S. from Texas to western states
which sheep flock eats harvested feed and is managed intensely
farm flock
what conditions are show lambs raised in
farm flock
Best farm flock traits
require less acres
reproductive breeds fed at high levels
Reproduction is less important in what kinds of lambs
show lambs
what are the sheep breeds
fine medium long meat hair and dairy
where are fine wools from
us
What type of breed is range flock full of
fine wools
how do you get a medium wool breed
fine x long wool
is there many long wool's
no
what type of wool breed is limited impacted
long wools
what type of breed grows fast
meat breeds
are meat breeds big or small
big
is there alot of meat goats/ sheep
yes
Most black faced sheep are what type of breed
meat breed
what type of sheep are tropically impacted
hair sheep
what are hair sheep resistant to
heat and parasites
Hair sheep shed what
wool
what type of breed is less important to US Milking
Milk breeds
what is a fine wools spin count
62 or higher
what color are fine wools
white
Fine wool ewes shear how much annually
10 -15 lbs
fine wool ewes yield how much of clean fiber
50%
How many inches of wool do fine wools grow per year
3 to 5 inches
How much do fine wool ewes weigh
125 to 130 lbs
advantages of fine wools
adaptable
all white
wool quality and quantity
good foragers
Fine wool disadvantages
slow growers
no muscle
wool blind
small size
low lambing %
Horns are to close
Where are Rambouillets most common
Tx and southwest
where are merinos from
Spain
What breed has the finest wool
Merino
Where do rambouillets come from
France
what breed of sheep is there less of
Merino
are merinos horned or polled
Both
Merino have small what
Carcasses and growth rates
do merinos have wrinkles
yes
are merinos small or large
small
Are rambouillets big or small
big
are rambolietts slow or fast growers
fast
Rambouillets are suited for type of market
US
Are rambouillets horned or polled
both
where did ramboliellets develop
new mexico
what 2 breeds make a debouillet
Rambouillet x merino
What are debouillets based on
size and staple length
Debouillets are big or small
big
What type of wool do debouillets have
long
Where do all long wools come from
Great britain
Long wools annual staple length
8 to 12 inches
Are all long wooled sheep the same size
no they range in size
are long wools polled or horned
Polled
what color are long wools
white
Long wool advantages
size
can cross
long staple
heavy fleece
good milkers
Long wool disadvantages
wool to corse
price per lb is low
light muscled
how many lbs do lincolns shear
15 to 25 lbs
what is a lincolns staple length
12 inches
are cotswolds big or small
small
What color are cotswolds
Many colors
do cotswolds have corse fleeces
yes
What breed fleece is the best for hand spinning
cotswold
which sheep breed has the least impact
cotswold
which sheep breed is the least important in the US
Leicester
What industry are leicesters good for
Hand spinning
WHat breed has shorter but finer wool
Romney
What breed of sheep is resistant for foot rot
Romney
What kind of fleece do romneys have
Open
What conditions do romneys do well in
rain
medium wools are a cross of what
fine and long wool
What do medium wool sheep look like
white fleece with open face
Are medium wools horned or polled
polled
Medium Wool Advantages
large heavy fleece good under rare conditions
What breeds make up the columbia
Lincoln ram x rambouillet ewe
where did columbias come from
Wyoming
How many inches and lbs are columbias fleece
5 to 7 inches
15 lbs
What 2 states are columbias to big for
tx and new mexico
WHat 2 breeds make a corriedale
lincoln ram x merino ewe
what is the most prevalent sheep in the world
corriedale
where are corriedales from
new zealand
what do corriedales look like
white
Are corriedales horned or polled
polled
What is a targhee
Rambouillet Rams X Columbia Ewes
Where are targhees from
Idaho
what breed was developed in a experiment station
Targhee
What sheep is a useful range sheep
Targhee
what kind of wool does a targhee have
fine wool
what is a panama
Rambouillet Ram X Lincoln Ewes
Panama sheep are highly adaptable to what
range conditions
what breed type grow faster, have a larger slaughter weight, and are muscular
Meat
are meat breeds prolific
yes
where do all meat breeds come from
great britain