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Merino Sheep |
Fine wool A: American Merino, most wrinkled B: American Merino, less wrinkled C: Delaine Merino, US, no wrinkle |
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Rambouillet Sheep |
Fine wool Produce wool for western US, all ewes polled |
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Cheviot Sheep |
Medium wool Black hooves & nostrils, no leg wool, polled |
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Corriedale Sheep (ram) |
Medium wool Lincoln & Leicester rams + Merino ewes |
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Dorset sheep |
Medium wool Pink skin, Ewes breed out of season = fall lambs |
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Finnsheep |
Medium wool Good for fleece & meat & crossbreeding, can have triplets, 6 lambs per year |
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Hampshire |
Medium wool Black face, legs, ears, popular in Midwest |
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Montadale sheep |
Medium wool All white |
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Oxford |
Medium wool Brown/gray face & legs, wool extends over eyes |
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Polypay |
Medium wool White with pink skin |
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Romanov sheep |
Medium wool Mottled face, maternal strength for 4-6 lambs per litter |
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Shropshire |
Medium wool Brown face & legs, heavy wool |
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Southdown |
Medium wool Light brown face |
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Suffolk sheep |
Medium wool Black face, ears, legs, large & droopy ears, market lambs |
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Cotswold sheep |
Long wool Long & wavy wool down to legs, btw eyes wide with wool |
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Lincoln sheep |
Long wool Ringlets of wool, used for crossbreeding |
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Romney sheep |
Long wool Black/grey nostrils, high-quality meat & wool under diverse climate & management |
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Boer Goat |
Meat breed White with red head and white blaze, 200% kidding rate and extended breeding season |
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Pygmy Goat |
Meat breed Cameroon dwarf goat, easily handled so good pets, bearded, produce milk |
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French alpine goat |
Dairy breed No dewlap, Swiss |
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LaMancha |
Dairy breed Newly developed, gopher or elf ear |
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Nubian goat |
Dairy breed Short hair, drooping ears, no spine fringe |
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Saanen goat |
Dairy breed Majestic air + milk producing = queens of the dairy goats, popular breed |
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Toggenburg goat |
Dairy breed Coat lies flat, two white stripes down face |
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Angora |
Fiber breed White, horned, ancient breed, mohair fleece, kid softer and valuable fleece |
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Cashmere |
Soft down or winter undercoat of any goat except angora,no true genetic breed or registry |
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What is a camelid yearling? |
More than 1 yr but not yet 2 years old |
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What is a normal camelid gestation pd? |
335-365 days |
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Camelid TPR? |
T: 99-101.5 P: 60-90 bpm R: 10-30 bpm |
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Which vaccines are given to all Camelid adults? |
Clostridium, lepto, rhinopneumonitis |
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What is Eimeria spp? |
Coccidia |
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What is a camelid cushed position? |
Sternal recumbency, often taken during stage 1 of parturition |
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How long do Camelid calves take to start nursing? |
6-8 hours |
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What is a camelid castrated male? |
Gelding |
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Camelid dental formula |
Remember: I1/3 P1-2/1-2 |
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Sarcoptes scaniei is a |
Mite |
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Berserk male syndrome? |
Aka aberrant behavior syndrome, imprinting on humans, common in M but can be seen in F |
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Which vax should be given to camelids exposed to cattle? |
IBR and BVD |
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What is a camelid neonate called? |
Cria |
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Camelid estrous Cycle? |
Induced ovulators, 4-5 days, twinning more common in llamas |
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Trichuris tenius |
Whipworm |
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Camelid bacterial diseases? |
Blackleg, lepto, tetanus |
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Camelid AI |
Place semen in left uterine horn |
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At what age do male and female goats reach puberty? |
3 months |
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At what temperature do clinical signs of hypothermia in sick neonatal lamb or kids begin? |
98° |
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Freemartins in sheep and goats? |
Rare |
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TPR of sheep and goats? |
T: 101-104° P: 70-90bpm R: 12- (25 sheep)(30 goats) |
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Neonate sheep? |
Lamb |
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Parturition called in sheep? |
Lambing |
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Which breed of goat is all white/cream and known for milk-producing ability? |
Saanen |
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Sheep brucellosis |
Western NA! Controlled by herd slaughter, if ewe aborts will be free of disease within a few months, major clinical signs is epididymitis in rams |
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Post- birth umbilicus care? |
Navel treated with iodine or chlorhex, observe for signs of infection, likely will occur within the first 2 weeks |
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Hereditary chondrodysplasia |
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Neonate goat? |
Kid |
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Parasite Fasciola hepatica predisposes flock to which disease? |
Black disease |
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Which disease causes diarrhea, incoordination, excitement, circling, head pressing, convulsions, and sudden death? |
Clostridium Perfringens Infection Type D |
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What is the term for a castrated male sheep and goats? |
Wether |
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Sheep gestation period? |
148 days |
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Linognathus pedalis |
Louse |
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Psoroptes spp |
Mite |
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Which sheep breed is a medium wool breed known for it's ability to produce large litters? |
Romanov |
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Rut |
Mating period of male goats, coincides with the Doe's heat |
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Average gestation period for goats? |
140-160 days (151) |
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At what age to male and female sheep reach puberty? |
6-9 months |
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Fine wool breeds of sheep? |
Merino and Rambouillet |
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Which breed of goat is a dairy breed whose distinguishing characteristic is very small ears? |
LaMancha |
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Artificial insemination of sheep and goats? |
Commonly performed 12 hours after estrus detection, higher conception rate the further it is deposited, transcervical insemination easiest but can be vaginal, cervical, or uteran |
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European goat infertility/intersex? |
If heterozygous for the polled gene they have normal fertility. (hh=horned, HH male=infertile, HH female= intersex and sterile) |
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Sheep and goat common parturition practices/occurences? |
Twins/triplets more common in goats, facing= shearing of wool from eyes, crutching= shearing of wool from vulva and udder, ewes are moved to jugs, does hide their kids |
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Dystocia in sheep and goats? |
Common in sheep, uncommon in goats; ewe retained placenta should be treated after 12 hours; breech births are possible; stage 1 up to 12 hours in sheep |
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Passive transfer of antibodies in sheep and goats? |
Commercial colostrum LOW in immunoglobulins. Lambs can be given cow or goat colostrum, lambs/kids should consume 10-15% body weight of colostrum within 24 hours. |
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Sheep and goat dental formula? |
Remember I 0/3 |
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Goat with sternal fat, costochondral fat, continuous rib fat, bones difficult to palpate BCS? |
4 |
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Adult female sheep? |
Ewe |
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Adult male sheep? |
Ram |
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Castrated male sheep and goat? |
Wether |
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Neonate sheep? |
Lamb |
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Parturition called in goat? |
Kidding |
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Adult female goat? |
Doe/nanny |
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What age do male llamas and alpacas reach puberty? |
2 to 3 years |
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Passive transfer of antibodies in camelids? |
Cattle, sheep, or goat colostrum can be used if Camelid colostrum unavailable |
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Camelid gelding? |
Castrated male |
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Age of puberty of female camelids |
Alpacas: 1 year Llamas: 6-12 months |
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Dental problems in camelids |
Tooth root abscesses, uneven teeth, tooth overgrowth |
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What do intact male camelids use their permanent upper incisor and canines for? |
Fighting |
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Caseous lymphadenitis |
Causes lymph nodes abscess, clinical signs include dyspnea/tachypnea/cough, dx by culturing bacteria from transtracheal wash |
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Which disease is transmitted by gnats? |
Bluetongue |
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Which disease is reportable and zoonotic? |
Brucellosis |
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Chlamydophilosis |
Abortion in the last 2-3 weeks of gestation, aka enzootic abortion in ewes, number one cause of abortion in goats, after aborting bacteria is eliminated |
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Which disease is there no vax available? |
Toxoplasmosis |
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Toxoplasmosis |
Contracted by consumption of infective oocytes in cat feces |
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Spider lamb syndrome |
Inherited musculoskeletal condition |
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Which disease is seen in feedlot lambs consuming high-concentrate diets? |
Clostridium Perfringens type D |
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Contagious ecthyma |
Vaccine is a live virus, so lesions over the injection site and orally is common, aka sore mouth/orf, zoonotic |
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Sheep are intermediate host for which tapeworm? |
Echinococcus granulosus |
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Contagious ecthyma |
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Camelid oleander |
Azotemia |
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Camelid red maple toxin |
Kidney damage |
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Camelid rhododendron |
GI, CV |
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Camelid ionophore toxin |
Weakness |
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Camelid yew toxin |
Cardiotoxicity |
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Copper toxicity |
Gastritis, jaundice |
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Alkaloid toxicity |
Liver disease |
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Cyanogenic toxins |
Dyspnea |
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Saponin toxicity |
V/d |
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Tannins toxicity |
Anorexia |
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Nitrate toxicity |
Vit A |
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Urea toxicity |
Ruminal tympany |
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