Lecture #10 ~ Rutgers Farm Day

Prof. Bignell

Describe angus cows:

meat cattle

black

good mothers

describe holstein

black and white

docile

good for milk

hybrid vigor aka

heterosis

what were the cattle being fed?

hay

definition of heterosis

tendency of crossbred individuals to show qualities superior to those of both parents

calf

young cow (either sex)

heifer

female cow w/o calf

bull

intact male cow

cow

mature female cow

steer

young castrated male

ox

mature castrated male

true or false: sheep and goats are both ruminants

true

kid

young goat (either sex)

how to classify sheep breeds

purpose/use

fiber type

face color

dorset sheep

high milk production

maternal

fine wool

found on cook farm

when do sheep on cook lamb?

both in spring and fall

do sheep on cook naturally grow horns?

NO

are goats on cook naturally polled?

NO

What’re the different facilities on cook?

farrowing

finishing platform

pasture

ewe

young/mature female sheep

lamb

young sheep

ram

young/mature intact male sheep

whether

young castrated male sheep

stag

mature castrated male sheep

byproducts of sheep:

wool, meat, dairy

types of wool:

merino (fine)

ramboillet (fine)

romney (coarse)

what’re the typical meat breeds for sheep?

hampshire

sufffolk

dorset

shopshire (?)

southdown

purebreeding operation (sheep)

same breeding one flock, super genetics

range/farm flock

sheep are free to roam with sheep herder

commercial operations

cross-breeding for heterosis

commercial ewes

dorset, ramboillet, columbia, carriedale (prolific, high milk production, fine wool, maternal, white faces)

commercial rams

fast growing, selected for meat quality, black faces

when are sheep traditionally bred

fall (to lamb in spring)

true or false: sheep are ruminants

true

when do sheep wean?

7-8 weeks

what kind of food intake do lambs require?

solid food intake (creep feed, high quality hay)

doe kid

young female goat

buck kid

young male goat

whether (goat)

young/mature castrated male

doe/nannie

mature female goat

buck

mature male goat

billy

mature intact male goat

best dairy goat breeds:

alpin, foggenberg, la macha, rubia, saamen (girl idk how to spell these lmfao)

best meat goat breeds:

spanish, boer, kilo, Tennessee meat, crossbredf

fiber goat breeds:

angora (shorn (8-16 lbs per goat)), cashmere (combed (4-6 oz per goat per year))