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Merino Sheep

Fine wool


A: American Merino, most wrinkled


B: American Merino, less wrinkled


C: Delaine Merino, US, no wrinkle

Rambouillet Sheep

Fine wool


Produce wool for western US, all ewes polled

Cheviot Sheep

Medium wool


Black hooves & nostrils, no leg wool, polled

Corriedale Sheep (ram)

Medium wool


Lincoln & Leicester rams + Merino ewes

Dorset sheep

Medium wool


Pink skin, Ewes breed out of season = fall lambs

Finnsheep

Medium wool


Good for fleece & meat & crossbreeding, can have triplets, 6 lambs per year

Hampshire

Medium wool


Black face, legs, ears, popular in Midwest

Montadale sheep

Medium wool


All white

Oxford

Medium wool


Brown/gray face & legs, wool extends over eyes

Polypay

Medium wool


White with pink skin

Romanov sheep

Medium wool


Mottled face, maternal strength for 4-6 lambs per litter

Shropshire

Medium wool


Brown face & legs, heavy wool

Southdown

Medium wool


Light brown face

Suffolk sheep

Medium wool


Black face, ears, legs, large & droopy ears, market lambs

Cotswold sheep

Long wool


Long & wavy wool down to legs, btw eyes wide with wool

Lincoln sheep

Long wool


Ringlets of wool, used for crossbreeding

Romney sheep

Long wool


Black/grey nostrils, high-quality meat & wool under diverse climate & management

Boer Goat

Meat breed


White with red head and white blaze, 200% kidding rate and extended breeding season

Pygmy Goat

Meat breed


Cameroon dwarf goat, easily handled so good pets, bearded, produce milk

French alpine goat

Dairy breed


No dewlap, Swiss

LaMancha

Dairy breed


Newly developed, gopher or elf ear

Nubian goat

Dairy breed


Short hair, drooping ears, no spine fringe

Saanen goat

Dairy breed


Majestic air + milk producing = queens of the dairy goats, popular breed

Toggenburg goat

Dairy breed


Coat lies flat, two white stripes down face

Angora

Fiber breed


White, horned, ancient breed, mohair fleece, kid softer and valuable fleece

Cashmere

Soft down or winter undercoat of any goat except angora,no true genetic breed or registry

What is a camelid yearling?

More than 1 yr but not yet 2 years old

What is a normal camelid gestation pd?

335-365 days

Camelid TPR?

T: 99-101.5


P: 60-90 bpm


R: 10-30 bpm

Which vaccines are given to all Camelid adults?

Clostridium, lepto, rhinopneumonitis

What is Eimeria spp?

Coccidia

What is a camelid cushed position?

Sternal recumbency, often taken during stage 1 of parturition

How long do Camelid calves take to start nursing?

6-8 hours

What is a camelid castrated male?

Gelding

Camelid dental formula

Remember: I1/3 P1-2/1-2

Sarcoptes scaniei is a

Mite

Berserk male syndrome?

Aka aberrant behavior syndrome, imprinting on humans, common in M but can be seen in F

Which vax should be given to camelids exposed to cattle?

IBR and BVD

What is a camelid neonate called?

Cria

Camelid estrous Cycle?

Induced ovulators, 4-5 days, twinning more common in llamas

Trichuris tenius

Whipworm

Camelid bacterial diseases?

Blackleg, lepto, tetanus

Camelid AI

Place semen in left uterine horn

At what age do male and female goats reach puberty?

3 months

At what temperature do clinical signs of hypothermia in sick neonatal lamb or kids begin?

98°

Freemartins in sheep and goats?

Rare

TPR of sheep and goats?

T: 101-104°


P: 70-90bpm


R: 12- (25 sheep)(30 goats)

Neonate sheep?

Lamb

Parturition called in sheep?

Lambing

Which breed of goat is all white/cream and known for milk-producing ability?

Saanen

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

Post- birth umbilicus care?

Navel treated with iodine or chlorhex, observe for signs of infection, likely will occur within the first 2 weeks

Hereditary chondrodysplasia

Neonate goat?

Kid

Parasite Fasciola hepatica predisposes flock to which disease?

Black disease

Which disease causes diarrhea, incoordination, excitement, circling, head pressing, convulsions, and sudden death?

Clostridium Perfringens Infection Type D

What is the term for a castrated male sheep and goats?

Wether

Sheep gestation period?

148 days

Linognathus pedalis

Louse

Psoroptes spp

Mite

Which sheep breed is a medium wool breed known for it's ability to produce large litters?

Romanov

Rut

Mating period of male goats, coincides with the Doe's heat

Average gestation period for goats?

140-160 days (151)

At what age to male and female sheep reach puberty?

6-9 months

Fine wool breeds of sheep?

Merino and Rambouillet

Which breed of goat is a dairy breed whose distinguishing characteristic is very small ears?

LaMancha

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

European goat infertility/intersex?

If heterozygous for the polled gene they have normal fertility. (hh=horned, HH male=infertile, HH female= intersex and sterile)

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

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

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.

Sheep and goat dental formula?

Remember I 0/3

Goat with sternal fat, costochondral fat, continuous rib fat, bones difficult to palpate BCS?

4

Adult female sheep?

Ewe

Adult male sheep?

Ram

Castrated male sheep and goat?

Wether

Neonate sheep?

Lamb

Parturition called in goat?

Kidding

Adult female goat?

Doe/nanny

What age do male llamas and alpacas reach puberty?

2 to 3 years

Passive transfer of antibodies in camelids?

Cattle, sheep, or goat colostrum can be used if Camelid colostrum unavailable

Camelid gelding?

Castrated male

Age of puberty of female camelids

Alpacas: 1 year


Llamas: 6-12 months

Dental problems in camelids

Tooth root abscesses, uneven teeth, tooth overgrowth

What do intact male camelids use their permanent upper incisor and canines for?

Fighting

Caseous lymphadenitis

Causes lymph nodes abscess, clinical signs include dyspnea/tachypnea/cough, dx by culturing bacteria from transtracheal wash

Which disease is transmitted by gnats?

Bluetongue

Which disease is reportable and zoonotic?

Brucellosis

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

Which disease is there no vax available?

Toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasmosis

Contracted by consumption of infective oocytes in cat feces

Spider lamb syndrome

Inherited musculoskeletal condition

Which disease is seen in feedlot lambs consuming high-concentrate diets?

Clostridium Perfringens type D

Contagious ecthyma

Vaccine is a live virus, so lesions over the injection site and orally is common, aka sore mouth/orf, zoonotic

Sheep are intermediate host for which tapeworm?

Echinococcus granulosus

Contagious ecthyma

Camelid oleander

Azotemia

Camelid red maple toxin

Kidney damage

Camelid rhododendron

GI, CV

Camelid ionophore toxin

Weakness

Camelid yew toxin

Cardiotoxicity

Copper toxicity

Gastritis, jaundice

Alkaloid toxicity

Liver disease

Cyanogenic toxins

Dyspnea

Saponin toxicity

V/d

Tannins toxicity

Anorexia

Nitrate toxicity

Vit A

Urea toxicity

Ruminal tympany