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41 Cards in this Set
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Asia
Africa |
two major goat-producing areas in the world
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Texas
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the state where most Angora goats are located in the US
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Nubian
LaMancha |
dairy goat breeds that yield milk high in milk fat content
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Saanen
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breed popular because it produces large quantity of low-falk milk. Called the Holstein of the dairy goat breeds
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2
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goats udder has __ divisions, each with its own glandular structure and teat
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ruminant
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goat has this type of digestive system
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5 to 7
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goats can consume _____ percent of their body weight in dry matter per day
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September
November |
goats are primarily bred during the months of ______ through ______
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5
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gestation in goats is __ months long
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6 to 12
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kids are weaned from milk or milk replacer at _____ weeks of age
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US
Turkey |
most mohair is produced in these 2 countries
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Cashmere
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not a breed but a type of goat that produces a fine underdown
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6.5
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goat will produce this many pounds of mohair per clipping
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305
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standard lactation of dairy goats is __ days
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chevon
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meat from goats slaughtered at weaning or older
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Nubian
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dairy goat breed with long, pendulant ears that produces a high-butterfat milk
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LaMancha
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dairy goat breed with no ears
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639 million
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number of goats worldwide
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Saanen
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largest dairy goat breed and most popular in Israel, Europe, Australia and New Zealand
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Angora
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breed of goat that produces mohair
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Kashmir
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origin of cashmere
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western Africa (Nigeria and Cameroon)
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where Pygmy goats originated
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Browse
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the shoots, twigs, and leaves of brush plants found growing on rangeland
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hermaphroditism
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condition in which the goat contains both male and female reproductive organs; usually seen when trying to breed polled condition
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8
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kids raised on bottles will consume __ percent of their body weight
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Angora
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breed of goat that originated in Turkey
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Boer
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meat goat breed from southern Africa
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Lice
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small, flat, wingless sucking insect with mouthparts that is parasitic on the skin of animals
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Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis
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disease that affects the central nervous system of young kids and induces head tremors, loss of coordination and partial paralysis. In adult goats, arthritis affects the feet and other limb joints; a hard udder is also common
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Contagious Ecthyma
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also called sore mouth
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Forbs
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broadleaf plants
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50
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A 100-pound goat will normally yield a __ pound carcass
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Older goat
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meat taken from mature goats
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Toggenburg
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world record for milk production comes from this breed
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Pleiotropic effect
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genetic term describing when one gene controls the phenotype of more than one trait
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2 to 5 days
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buck kids that are not kept for breeding should be castrated by age
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Brucellosis
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causes Malta Fever in humans
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Chlamydial Abortion (Enzootic Abortion)
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most common type of infectious abortion in goats
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Enterotoxemia
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known as overeating disease
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Tetanus
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highly fatal goat disorder caused by a soil organism penetrating into a deep puncture wound
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Psoroptic mange
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common U.S. portable type of mange in goats
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