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25 Cards in this Set
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Goats are probably the ..... domesticated farm animals
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Oldest
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Goats have .... chromosomes and are defined and differentiated by their ...
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60 horns
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Goats are more ..... and ..... than sheep. They have a .... ability to fight and fend for themselves
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intelligent and independent greater
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There are ....... goats worldwide, many in .... or .... regions where other livestock can't be kept
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450 million arid or semi-arid
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Goats are kept for various purposes:
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meat, milk (high demands)
hides and fiber |
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They are very efficient in .... metabolism.
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water (problem in Australia)
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Goats are ..... and their tail points.... Sheep are .... and their tail points...
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browsers, up
grazers, down |
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A limiting factor in goat keeping sometimes is the strong .... associated with the ....
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smell males
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The smell of the males comes from....
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glands on the top of the head caudal to the horns (sex hormones) and they urinate on their beard
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In the middle ages goats were associated with .... and ....
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devils and witches. the devil was often signified with a goat's foot.
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Wild types (2)
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Genus capra, Genus hemitragus
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Domestic types (5)
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Angora, African pygmy, Dairy types, Meat types, Fainting goats
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Angora
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Domestic, kept for it's fiber, mohair (long hair)
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African pygmy
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Domestic, kept for pet/companion Don't require milking
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Dairy types (6)
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Domestic, Nubian, Saanen, Toggenburg, Alpine, Oberhasli, La Mancha
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Nubian
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Domestic/Dairy, long floppy ears, 4-5 kids a year, have a poor winter
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Saanen
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Domestic/Dairy, totally white
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Toggenburg
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Domestic/Dairy, brown with white points (strip) on face or legs
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Alpine
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Domestic/Dairy, black with white strip down face
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Oberhasli
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Domestic/Dairy, brown with black stripes, black belly
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La Mancha
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Domestic/Dairy, very short ears
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Meat Types (2)
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Domestic, Boer, Spanish
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Boer
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Domestic/Meat, floopy ears but very muscular, white body with red or black head, don't need milking (just enough for kids)
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Fainting Goat
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Domestic, Tenn., myotonia congenita
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Goats that don't require milking
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African pygmy and Boer
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