Sheep and Goat Breeds and Breeding

Flashcards about sheep and goat breeds and breeding

Wool Types

Sheep breeds categorized by fine, medium, long, colored wool, or hair.

Breeding Types

Sheep breeds categorized as Ewe breeds (usually white-faced), Ram breeds (meat, usually black-faced), or Dual-purpose breeds.

Fine Wool Breeds

Used in making high quality garments.

Merino

A fine wool breed of sheep.

Rambouillet

A fine wool breed of sheep.

Medium-Wool Breeds

A category of sheep breeds.

Dorset

A medium-wool breed of sheep.

Texel

A medium-wool breed of sheep.

Long Wool Breeds

Used for heavy clothing, upholstery, and rug making.

Border Leicester

A long wool breed of sheep.

Lincoln

A long wool breed of sheep.

Hair Sheep

A category of sheep breeds.

Katahdin

A hair sheep breed.

Dorper

A hair sheep breed.

Milk

A type of sheep for milk production.

East Friesian

A breed of sheep known for milk production.

Black Faced- Meat Breeds

A category of sheep breeds known for meat production.

Suffolk

A black-faced meat breed of sheep.

Hampshire

A black-faced meat breed of sheep.

Southdown

A black-faced meat breed of sheep.

Fine wool breeds and dual-purpose breeds

Have a herding instinct (1,000 – 3,000 ewes).

Ram Breeds

Tend to scatter over grazing area

Cross breeding

Very Common.

Most fine-wool breeds

Are concentrated in the open or fenced range environments.

Most meat-type breeds

Are used to improve pastures or dry lot systems.

Major Goat Breeds

Classifications of goat breeds: Meat, Dairy, and Fiber.

Meat Breeds

A category of goat breeds known for meat production.

Spanish

A meat breed of goat.

Boer

A meat breed of goat.

Dairy Goats

A category of goat breeds known for milk production.

Alpine

A dairy breed of goat.

La Mancha

A dairy breed of goat.

Nubian

A dairy breed of goat.

Oberhasli

A dairy breed of goat.

Saanen

A dairy breed of goat.