Sheep & Goat PAS Practice

What is the trade term for dung locks, floor sweepings or stained pieces of wool?

Coarse wool, tags, nail, shrink, waste

Tags

When are nutrient demands on the ewe greatest?

Flushing, breeding, gestation, lactation

Lactation

Polioencephalomalacia in growing/finishing lambs may be caused by a deficiency of which vitamin?

Vitamin A, D, K, B1, E

B1

A DNA test indicates a Ram is QR for scrapies resistance. This ram breeds 50 ewes that are also QR for scrapies resistance. What percentage of the offspring will be highly resistant to scrapies?

0%, 25%, 50%, 100%

25%

Callipyge is an inherited condition in sheep that results in?

Large amount of muscle development, wool blindness, dwarfism, black wool, none of the above

Large amounts of muscle development

Which of the following breeds are classified as “hair breeds”?

Dorper, Barbados Blackbelly, St. Criox, Katahdin, all of the above?

All of the above

Which of the following breeds were not developed in the United States?

Columbia, Polypay, Montadale, Targhee, Texel

Texel

Which of the following breeds will breed out of season (poly estrus)?

Dorest, Corriedale, Suffolk, Texel, and Columbia

Dorset

Which of the following is referring to sheep?

Bovine, Equine, Ovine, Porcine, Caprine

Ovine

What is it called when a lamb’s temperature drops below 100 degrees F?

Hypothermia, Trauma, Hyperthermia, Dnavil ill, Pneumonia

Hypothermia

What is the safety method of feeding milk to a weak lamb?

Bottle and nipple, Eye dropper, Stomach tube, Intravenous, None of the options

Stomach tube

Vaccination of pregnant ewes 30 days prior to lambing is highly recommended for passing antibodies for what disease onto the baby lambs?

Enterotoxemia, Acidosis, Coccidiosis, Salmonellosis, all of the answers are correct

Enterotoxemia

What mineral has a very narrow margin between it’s requirement and toxicity in sheep?

Iron, Zinc, Manganese, Copper, Iodine

Copper

What disease caused by a protozoa, with young cats known as the primary animal to spread the infection directly to sheep causing them to abort?

Toxoplasmosis, Leptospirosis, Veibriosis, Burcellosis, Listeriosis

Toxoplasmosis

What is the average of gestation period for most black faced ewes?

130 to 134 days, 135 to 139 days, 140 to 143 days, 144 to 150 days, 151 to 155 days

144 to 150 days

Which grafting method is usually the most successful for sheep producers?

Salt, Dog by pen, Stanchion, Skin, Stocking

Stanchion

Which of the follows are true of colostrum?

Acts as a mild laxative, quick form of energy, contains antibodies for passive immunity, all of the above are correct, none of the above

All the above are correct

What is the management schedule in which the individual ewe lambs more than once per year?

Advanced, Accelerated, Intensive, Adaptable, Extensive

Accelerated

What is the name of the afterbirth by a ewe?

Parturient, Pessary, Progestins, Placenta, Fimbria

Placenta

What is produced by the immune system as a result of vaccination or disease?

Antibody, Antiserum, Bacterin, Anthelmentic, Vaccine

Antibody

Where on the sheep’s body is wool found that is often uneven, tender and short, compared to wool from other parts of the body?

Antibody, Britch, Black, Belly, Neck

Belly

What is the major predator of sheep in the western United States?

Panther, Mountain Lion, Bear, Coyote, Eagle

Coyote

What is the natural waviness of the wool fiber called?

Curb, Density, Crimp, Card, None of the above

Crimp

What state in the U.S. had the greatest sheep population in 2004?

Iowa, Utah, Texas, Montana

Texas

What does ASI abbreviate?

American Sheep Industry Association, Associated Sheep Industry, Allied Sheep Industry, American Sheep INC, Associated Sheep INC

American Sheep Industry Association

Sponges and CIDRs are inserted into the vagina to synchronize estrus in ewes. They contain compounds that mimic the action of the natural homrone____of the ewe.

FSH, LH, Estrogen, Progesterone

Progesterone

With the procedure of laparoscopic insemination, semen is deposited in the ____ of the ewe.

Vagina, Uterine horn, Fallopian tube, Ovary

Uterine horn

A lamb that has very dark and bloody diarrhea most likely has:

Coccidiousis, Uterine horn, Fallopian tube, Ovary, both Coccidious and Salmonella, none

Coccidiosis and Salmonella

What is the most popular breed of guard dog to guard sheep?

Great Pyrenees, Maremma, Akbash Dog, German Shepard, Anatolian Shepard

Great Pyrenees

Failure to maintain a 2:1 calcium to phosphorous ratio in lamb diets can result in:

Exterotoxemia, Urinacy Calculi, Polio, White Muscle Disease, Acidosis

Urinary Calculi

Intramuscular injections in sheep are normally administered in the muscles of the:

neck-shoulder junction, shoulder, leg, loin, and dock

Neck-shoulder junction

When a sheep’s mouth has the lower jaw too long this unsoundness is referred to as:

Undershot, Overshot, Parrot mouth, monkey mouth, all of the above

Monkey mouth

The appearance of a ram is his:

Qualitative traits, Phenotype, Genotype, Quantitative traits

Phenotype

Which of the following inherited defects occur most often among black-faced sheep and is considered to be an economical threat to many flocks:

Dwarfism, Spider Syndrome, Jaw defects, Skin folds, all of the above

All of the above

The practice of conditioning thin ewes to gain weight just prior to breeding known as flushing has what advantages:

Increase number of eggs ovulated, ewes breed over a shorter period of time, more uni form lamb crop, higher conception rate, all of the above

All of the above

When a minimum standard is set for each trait and all individuals below the standard for any one trait are culled without considering their merit for other traits, the producer is practicing:

Tandem selection, combined selection, family selection, independent culling levels, selection index.

Tandem selection

The largest single production cost in all types of sheep operations:

vet and health products, labor, facilities and equipment, feed, interest

Vet and health products

Mature pasture and range plants are quite low in ____ content.

Ca, P, K, Mg, None

None of the above.

The breed which is most capable of transmitting part of its high fertility to crossbred offspring:

Border, Romanov, Suffolk, Texel, Karakul

Suffolk

Which country leads in sheep density (most sheep per square mile):

US, New Zealand, Russia, UK, Argentina

New Zealand

A common cause of death in the lambing barn is trauma and may be caused by:

Dystocia, ewe pawing the lamb, ewe inadvertently steps on her lambs, injured by the offended ewe, all of the above are correct

Ewe inadvertently steps on her lamb

Excessive use of heat labs may leave lambs more susceptible to:

Colic, Scours, Pneumonia, Pinkeye, Constipation

Pneumonia

Elastrator bands are not recommended for docking and castration in areas where this disease is an annual problem:

Lumpy jaw, tetanus, coccidiosis, sore mouth, ecthyma

Lumpy jaw

This disease most always affects ewes carrying twin and triplet lambs?

Ketosis, Hypomagnesemia, Milk Fever, Hypocalcemia, All of the Above

Hypomagnesmia

Pregnant ewes frequently show a decline in appetite the last ___ weeks of pregnancy:

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8.

1-2