Flashcards
Sheep and Goats
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- 1What is the wild ancestor of the goat? Where did it originate?-Bezoar goat
-originated in Southern part of Middle East/Russia - 2Why were goats domesticated?-food
-milk
-clothing - 3How were goats and sheep spread to New Zealand, Australia, and the Americas?by Asian / European explorers
- 4What are the wild ancestors of sheep? Where did they originate?-European Mouflon and Asiatic Uriel
-Ranged from Western Europe to China - 5Why were sheep domesticated?-food
-milk
-clothing
(mostly for clothing and milk) - 6What was different about ancestor sheep sheep than present-day sheep?-ancestor sheep had predominantly hair opposed to wool, and they grew and matured slowly
- 7How has selective breeding/genetic improvement changed sheep?-fast growth
-multiple births
-wool quality - 8What is gregariousness?the desire to flock or stick together
- 9Describe sheep peck orders:-establish them, but don't really care about them
-very little energy used
-oldest or biggest ewe is typically dominant
-sheep won't let an animal not born into the flock into the flock - 10Describe goat peck orders:-social hierarchy strictly enforced
-horns usually confer dominance - 11What will a dominant animal do?-lower their heads and pretend to rush sub
-stamping on front leg or twisting ones horns at an object - 12What will a subordinate animal do?-run away
-lower head and shake head - 13What happens when a sub won't back down?-animals that want to challenge lower their heads and a jousting match occurs
-square off with other animal, will bob head and stomp feet - 14If put in the same pasture, would a sheep or a goat win in a dominance fight? Why?-sheep
-sheep ram straight through with their heads lowered, while goats rear their heads and meet their opponent mid air
-sheep would ram goat in the chest - 15Name the 3 auditions:-bleat
-rumble
-snort - 16What is a bleat?-distress sound
-such as separation, hunger, etc - 17What is a rumble?-care giving sound
-a low murmuring sound to their young
-mom to young, doe/ewe to baby - 18What is a snort?-aggressive sound
-can be offensive or defensive "fighting sound" - 19What are the two types of productions?-farm flock
-range production - 20What is a farm flock production?-small number of ewes (15-20)
-small acreage land
-intensively managed (rotate rams, lambing facilities, daily/weekly activities) - 21What is a range production?-large number of ewes
-large acreage land
-minimal mangement
-move them from range to range a few times a year
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- Science (Animal Science) Flashcards on Sheep and Goats, created by Hannah Jordan on 09/12/2016.
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