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| the most common method of branding cattle in the US is _____ |
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| season when most sheep come into estrus |
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| ewes reach puberty at age _____ |
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| is the gestation period for sheep |
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| sheep first lamb at age _____ |
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| 1 year (actually 8 - 16 months, exact time varies based on breed) |
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| clipping wool from the dock, udder, and vulvar regions of the ewe prior to breeding and |
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| a relatively large group of range sheep |
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| wool shorn at one time from all parts of the sheep is called _____ |
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| wool as it comes from the sheep and prior to cleaning is called |
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| a metabolic disease in late pregnancy affecting primarily ewes carrying twins or triplets |
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| Pregnancy disease/ketosis |
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| a recessive genetic abnormailiyt common to black-faced sheep |
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| inflammation of the prepuce in male sheep is called _____ |
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| refers to the length of wool fibers |
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| a disorder in sheep in which they ccannot see bacause of wool covering their eyes |
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| natural grease (lanolin) of wool is called _____ |
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| undesirable large, chalky white hairs found in mohair are known as _____ |
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| most important characteristic of a meat breed |
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| a management practice of increasing the nutritional status of the ewe just prior to breeding to incrase the likelihood of multiple births |
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| example of a feed high in phytoestrogen |
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| the genetic defect in which the upper jaw is longer than the lower jaw is _____ |
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| genetic defect in which the eyelidsa re turned inward |
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| enterotoxemia is also known as _____ |
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| a metabolic disorder caused by selenium deficiency in sheep |
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| Stiff Lamb Disease (also White Muscle disease, nutritional muscular dystrophy) |
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| metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency of magnesium is _____ |
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| state with the largest number of sheep |
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| ewes of the english breed _____ will breed out of season |
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| the small dual-purpose sheep breed _____ is noted for high lambing rates |
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| large, black-faced English breed of sheep with no wool on its head or legs |
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| large Asian breed of sheep used for making Persian rugs and fur |
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| disease related to mad cow disease |
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| the bacterial cause of enzootic abortion of ewes |
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| also known as contagious ecthyma |
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| largest fine-wool breed in the US is _____ |
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| the breed with the best lamb carcasses |
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| forcing the hands between the pelt and fell is called _____ |
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| the # of sheep in Cali; the # of sheep in Tx |
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| paleness of the inside of the eyelid of sheep indicates _____ |
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Anemia
Internal Parasite infection |
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| 100-lb wether will produce a _____-lb carcass |
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| nearly all wild sheep have short _____ |
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| Spain is the origin of the _____ wool breed of sheep called _____ |
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| sheep belong to the species ____ |
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| largest breed of sheep is the _____, which is a _____ wool breed |
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| a mature ram may be bred to ____ ewes |
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| navels of lambs born in confined quarters are treted with _____ to guard against _____ |
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| lambs are weaned at about _____ mos of age |
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| the difference between mutton and lamb |
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| a mutton carcass exposes a _____ joint |
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| the _____ is a membrane that covers the carcass |
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| removal of yolk, suint, and other impurities is called _____ |
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| alts caused by sweating that produce the characteristic odor of sheep |
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| most wools shrink _____% during scouring, which influences their grade |
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| the largest death losses in feedlot lambs are from _____ |
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| common itching-type disease is called _____ |
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| sore mouth is often confused with _____ |
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| urinary calculi result from an imbalanceof _____ & _____ |
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| a practical control method for external parasites |
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| sheep are susceptible to internal parasites because of a cleft _____ |
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| an old, wild, short-tailed sheep breed |
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| the approx # of sheepin the US |
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| 2 examples of plants that are poisonous to cattle but not sheep |
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| cutting the wool above and below the eyes of sheep |
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| hours of dark for 12 weeks will improve libido & fertility during the normal anestrous season |
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| min age recommended for castration and tail docking |
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| normal rectal temp of a healthy ewe |
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| causes a cheeselike accumulation in tehlymph nodes and internal organs in sheep |
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| copper sulfate (5%) administered to the ____ will help in the treatment of _____ |
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| viral disorder that causes thin ewe syndrome |
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| Ovine progressive pneumonia OPP |
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| in people the disorder _____ causes orf |
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| the use of elastrators for castration or docking increases the likelihood of the clostridial disorder: |
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| an abortion disease spread by cat fecal droppings |
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| keds, when they bite the skin |
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| 2 reportable external parasites of sheep |
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| Sarcoptic mange and scabies |
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| the treating of wool with a soap and soda solution |
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| the weight loss of impurities of wool |
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| the length of wool measuring 560 yards is: |
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| the process of manufacturing wool that uses the long wool fibers |
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