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Unit E Segments of the Animal Industry

Lesson 2Exploring the Sheep and Goat Industry

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TermsTerms

BuckBuck

CashmereCashmere

ChammyChammy

ConfinementConfinement

DoeDoe

EweEwe

KidKid

KiddingKidding

LambLambLambingLambingMohairMohairMuttonMuttonRamRamWetherWetherWoolWoolYearlingYearling

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What are some specific terms used to What are some specific terms used to describe sheep and goat production?describe sheep and goat production?DoeDoe– female goat or sheepfemale goat or sheep

BuckBuck– male goat at any agemale goat at any age

KidKid– goat of either sex under 1 year of agegoat of either sex under 1 year of age

YearlingYearling– goat of either sex over one year, but under 2 years of agegoat of either sex over one year, but under 2 years of age

WetherWether– male goat or sheep that has been castrated when youngmale goat or sheep that has been castrated when young

RamRam– male sheep used for breeding purposesmale sheep used for breeding purposes

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Buck Goat

Doe Goat

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What are some specific terms used to What are some specific terms used to describe sheep and goat production?describe sheep and goat production?

TermsTermsEweEwe– a female sheepa female sheep

KiddingKidding– process of a goat giving birthprocess of a goat giving birth

LambingLambing– process of a sheep giving birthprocess of a sheep giving birth

LambLamb– sheep under one year oldsheep under one year old– meat from a young sheepmeat from a young sheep

MuttonMutton– meat from a sheep that is over one year of agemeat from a sheep that is over one year of age

ChammyChammy– leather made from sheep and goatsleather made from sheep and goats

WoolWool– a sheep’s coat that is used as a fiber for products such as clothinga sheep’s coat that is used as a fiber for products such as clothing

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Karakul Ewe

Karakul Lamb

Turki Ram

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What are some comparisons What are some comparisons between sheep and goats?between sheep and goats?

Sheep Goat

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Sheep & Goat SimilaritiesSheep & Goat Similarities

MammalsMammals

Ruminant digestive systemsRuminant digestive systems

Have divided hoofsHave divided hoofs

Raised for food and clothingRaised for food and clothing

Important to economyImportant to economy

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What are some comparisons What are some comparisons between sheep and goats?between sheep and goats?

SheepSheepvery efficient very efficient converters of feed to converters of feed to meatmeatprefer broadleaf prefer broadleaf plants & grassesplants & grassesweigh between 45 to weigh between 45 to 102 kilograms at 102 kilograms at maturitymaturitylive from 7 to 13 yearslive from 7 to 13 years

GoatsGoatslow importance to low importance to economyeconomyprefer to eat twigs & prefer to eat twigs & leavesleavesweigh between 9 and weigh between 9 and 68 kilograms68 kilogramslive 8 – 10 yearslive 8 – 10 yearsproduce 60% of produce 60% of mohairmohair

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External Parts of a GoatExternal Parts of a Goat

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External Parts of a SheepExternal Parts of a Sheep

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What are common breeds of sheep What are common breeds of sheep and goats?and goats?

over 200 breeds of sheepover 200 breeds of sheep

over 300 breeds of goatsover 300 breeds of goats

breed selection is based on personal breed selection is based on personal needs and goalsneeds and goals

animals should come from reputable animals should come from reputable producers and be free of diseasesproducers and be free of diseases

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SuffolkSuffolk

most popular sheep most popular sheep breed in worldbreed in world

medium wool breedmedium wool breed

originated in Englandoriginated in England

large bodiedlarge bodied

head, legs, ears are blackhead, legs, ears are black

polledpolled

3.6 – 4.5 kgs. fleece3.6 – 4.5 kgs. fleece

150% lamb crop150% lamb crop

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DorsetDorset

Originated in EnglandOriginated in England

medium-wool breedmedium-wool breed

polled or hornedpolled or horned

completely whitecompletely white

medium sized bodymedium sized body

3 – 3.6 kgs. fleece3 – 3.6 kgs. fleece

Ewes breed out of Ewes breed out of season for fall lambsseason for fall lambs

muscular carcassesmuscular carcasses

good milk producersgood milk producers

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KarakulKarakul

  dominant black gene dominant black gene

  a desert animal a desert animal

stores fat in its tail for stores fat in its tail for nourishment in lean nourishment in lean timestimes

very hardy and very hardy and adaptable  adaptable  

pelt is a lustrous coat pelt is a lustrous coat of intricately patterned of intricately patterned curlscurls

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TurkiTurki

largest breed of fat-largest breed of fat-rumped sheeprumped sheephas two distinct camel has two distinct camel humps of fat on their humps of fat on their behindsbehindshigh growth rate and high growth rate and are a good producer are a good producer of muttonof muttonnot a good wool not a good wool producerproducer

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AngoraAngora

Originated in TurkeyOriginated in Turkey

well adapted to areas not well adapted to areas not fit for othersfit for others

almost totally white at almost totally white at maturitymaturity

produce 3 kgs. mohairproduce 3 kgs. mohair

horned horned

long droopy earslong droopy ears

buck weigh 57 – 78 kgs.buck weigh 57 – 78 kgs.

does weigh 36 – 41 kgs.does weigh 36 – 41 kgs.

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Dairy GoatsDairy Goats

produce 2.3 kgs. of milk produce 2.3 kgs. of milk dailydaily

more minerals than cow’s more minerals than cow’s milkmilk

easier to digesteasier to digest

Dairy breedsDairy breeds– French AlpineFrench Alpine– LaManchaLaMancha– NubianNubian– SaanenSaanen– ToggenburgToggenburg

LaMancha

Saanen

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Meat GoatsMeat Goats

Known as Spanish Known as Spanish goatsgoats

produce both milk and produce both milk and meatmeat

sometimes called sometimes called brush goatsbrush goats

largest meat goat largest meat goat population in Texaspopulation in Texas

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Cashmere GoatsCashmere Goats

Developed by selective breedingDeveloped by selective breeding

CashmereCashmere– soft undercoat of fine down produced by soft undercoat of fine down produced by

goatsgoats

large demand for cashmerelarge demand for cashmere

Solid colored goats are preferred in Solid colored goats are preferred in cashmere productioncashmere production

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PygmyPygmy

Originally exported Originally exported from Africafrom Africa

only 40 to 58 only 40 to 58 centimeters tall at centimeters tall at witherswithers

hornedhorned

any color or any color or combinationcombination

research, pets, research, pets,

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How do you produce sheep and How do you produce sheep and goats?goats?

Farm FlockFarm Flock– can have 1 to 1,000 can have 1 to 1,000

animalsanimals

– purpose are to purpose are to produce market lambs produce market lambs and wooland wool

Purebred FlockPurebred Flock– sells rams and ewes of sells rams and ewes of

an ideal typean ideal type– high management high management

requirementsrequirements– knowledge of geneticsknowledge of genetics

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How do you produce sheep and How do you produce sheep and goats?goats?

Range band methodRange band method– large bands of sheep large bands of sheep

between 1,000 and between 1,000 and 1,500 being managed 1,500 being managed over a large area by a over a large area by a herderherder

– high vegetation area high vegetation area animals are used for animals are used for meatmeat

– low vegetation animals low vegetation animals are used for woolare used for wool

Confinement MethodConfinement Method– ConfinementConfinement

raising animals raising animals completely indoorscompletely indoors

– less landless land– fewer parasite fewer parasite

problemsproblems– ability to monitor ability to monitor

animalsanimals– increased building costincreased building cost– higher feed costshigher feed costs– intense managementintense management

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How do you produce sheep and How do you produce sheep and goats?goats?

Lamb feeding productionLamb feeding production– involves weaning lambs and selling them to involves weaning lambs and selling them to

feedlots where the lambs are fed out to feedlots where the lambs are fed out to slaughter weightslaughter weight

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What are some specific terms used to describe What are some specific terms used to describe sheep and goat production?sheep and goat production?

What are some comparisons between What are some comparisons between sheep and goats?sheep and goats?

What are common breeds of sheep and What are common breeds of sheep and goats?goats?

How do you produce sheep and goats?How do you produce sheep and goats?