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sheep production
intro to animal science delval
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 1
09/15/2010

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Term
Family
Definition
Bovidae
Term
Genus
Definition
Ovis
Term
Species
Definition
Aries
Term
Ram (Buck)
Definition
Male over one year of age
reaches puberty at 5 months
Term
Ewe
Definition
Mature female over one year of age
Reaches puberty at 7 months
Term
Lamb
Definition
young sheep up to one year of age
Meat from sheep up to one year of age
Term
spring Lamb
Definition
A 4-5 month old lamb with a live weight of 110 pounds marketed prior to July 1 for meat
Term
Hot House Lamb
Definition
A 2-3 month old lamb with a live weight of 30-60 pounds marketed for meat
Term
Easter Lamb
Definition
A 1-2 month old lamb with a live weight up to 30 pounds marketed for meat
Term
Mutton
Definition
meat obtained from sheep over 1 year of age
Term
Wether
Definition
Castrated ram lamb
Term
Hogget
Definition
Grass fattened lamb
Term
Polled
Definition
Any species of livestock that is genetically absent of horns
Term
Scurs
Definition
Small hornlike growth attached to the hide only and not directly to the skull
Term
Overshot Jaw (Parrot Mouth)
Definition
upper dental palate extends beyond the bottom jaw
Term
Undershot Jaw (Monkey Jaw)
Definition
Jaw extends beyond the upper dental [alate
Term
Grummer
Definition
any sheep that has lost its incisor teeth
Term
Entropion
Definition
Inverted (turned in) eyelids
Term
Ectropion
Definition
rolled out eyelids
Term
Wool Blindness
Definition
eyesight impaired due to wool growth around the eyes
Term
conjunctivitis (pink eye)
Definition
inflammation of the mucous membrane covering the eye
Term
Marking Harness
Definition
An interchangeable crayon held in place at the brisket of the ram with straps, for the purpose of detecting ewes that have been bred
Term
Bummer
Definition
Orphan lamb
Term
Fostering (grafting)
Definition
transferring a rejected or orphan lamb to another milking ewe
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