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Large Animal Theory II - Caprine & Ovine
Sheep and Goats Quiz
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Veterinary Medicine
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11/26/2011

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Term
Normal Temp Range for Goats
Definition
102-104 F
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Normal Temp Range for Sheep
Definition
101.5-104 F
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Pulse Range for Goats
Definition
70-90 bpm
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Pulse Range for Sheep
Definition
70-80bpm
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Normal RR for Goats
Definition
15-30rpm
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Normal RR for Sheep
Definition
10-12rpm
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Puberty Range for Goats
Definition
4-12 mo.
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Puberty Range for Sheep
Definition
5-12 mo.
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Goats' estrous cycle
Definition
18-23 days
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Sheep estrous cycle
Definition
16 days
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Sheep estrus period
Definition
36 hours
Term
Goat estrus period
Definition
12-24 hours
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Length of gestation period for goats
Definition
150 days
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Length of gestation in sheep
Definition
147 days
Term
Scientific name for sheep
Definition
Ovis aries
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Scientific name for goats
Definition
Capra hircus
Term
Ruminant dental formula
Definition
2 (I 0/4, C 0/0, P 3/3, M 3/3) =32
Term
Culinary term for goat meat
Definition
Chevron
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Characteristics of goat milk
Definition
-Smaller fat globules
-Contains less lactose
-Does not require homogenization
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Uses of goat milk
Definition
-Used to make many of the softer cheeses (e.g. feta)
-Often used as a milk replacer.
Term
Age at which goats are usually dishorned
Definition
3-14 days
Term
What are the skin appendanges that hang from the ventral neck?
Definition
Wattles
Term
Possible forms of goats restraint
Definition
1. Stanchion
2. Holding horns and/or beard
3. Use a lead rope tied around neck or a collar
Term
Possible uses for ewe's milk
Definition
Yogurts and soft cheeses
Term
Wool
Definition
-fiber of sheep
-madeup of proteins that keratinized during its formation and growth on the sheep
-Made up of flat, overlapping scales
Term
Goats need more ________ supplemenation in their diet than sheep
Definition
Copper
Term
Length of time sheep spends grazing
Definition
8-9 hours/day
Term
Acute, highly fatal disease of lambs
Definition
Enterotoxemia / "overeating disease"
Term
How often shoudld sheep get their hooves trimmed?
Definition
Twice a year
Term
How often should goats have their hooves trimmed?
Definition
Once a month
Term
Which is higher in fat: goats milk or sheep's milk?
Definition
Sheep milk
Term
____________ are more likely to restrain
Definition
Sheep
Term
_______ are more likely to get parasites like ringworm and lice
Definition
Goats
Term
The shepherd's crook
Definition
is used on the hind leg above the hock
Term
Which vein is used for venipuncture, IV catherization, and injections in sheep and goats?
Definition
Jugular
Term
Possible for SQ injections in small ruminants
Definition
1. Lateral cervical region
2. Over thorax caudal to the shoulder
3. Flank fold
4. Pectoral region
Term
Which muscle group for IM injections is small ruminants?
Definition
Semi group
Term
Rumenocentesis is performed ________
Definition
with a 16-18g needle
Term
When is disbudding usually performed in sheep?
Definition
1-2 weeks
Term
What is tail docking done to prevent?
Definition
"Fly strike" /accumulation of maggot and feces
Term
Urinary calculi is more common in ______
Definition
Goats
Term
W
Definition
Term
Where are scent glands on sheep located?
Definition
Face and hind feet
Term
Layers of the horn
Definition
a. periosteum
b. frontal sinus
c. cornual diverticulum of frontal sinus
d. frontal bone
e. epidermis
f. hair
g. mucuous membranes of frontal sinus
Term
What is the covering of cornual process of the frontal bone?
Definition
Horn
Term
Weaning age for goats
Definition
3 months.
Term
Weaning age for sheep
Definition
9-12 weeks
Term
Crutching
Definition
Shearing of the wool from the vulva and udder 3-4 weeks before parturition
Term
Facing
Definition
Shearing of the wool from the ewe's eyes before parturition
Term
Clincal signs of impending parturition
Definition
-Swelling of the vulva
-Mucoid vulvar discharge
-Relaxation of the pelvic ligaments
-Enlargement of the udder
Term
Dystocia is more common in _________
Definition
Sheep
Term
Sheep and goats are more sensitive to ____________ than other species
Definition
Lidocaine
Term
Which species is more prone to vaginal prolapse?
Definition
Sheep
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