Lambing | Diseases | Breeds | New members only | Odds & Ends |
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The two front hooves
What is the first part of the lamb you should see come out of the ewe in a normal lambing?
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A fungal infection of the hoof
What is foot rot?
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Hampshire, dorset, and suffolk
What are the 3 breeds of sheep on our farm?
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Muzzle, poll, loin, knee, hock, hoof, etc.
Name one sheep body part
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The small pen a ewe and her newborn lambs get put in for approximately the first 3 days after the lambs are born
What is a jug?
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Pawing at the ground, not eating, curling of the lip, separating them self from the flock, getting up and down a lot, etc.
List 3 signs of labor in ewes
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Wether
Urinary Calculi is a disease that happens mainly in which of the following? (Ewe/girl, Wether/ castrated male, or ram/ intact male
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Columbia, border liecester, cheviot, etc.
Name one white faced breed of sheep other than dorset
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Lamb
What is a baby sheep called
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Lanolin
What is the oil in the wool called?
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When the lamb isn't positioned properly during delivery (ex. One hoof forward, backwards lamb)
What is a breached lamb?
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Selenium and vitamin E
A lamb suffering from white muscle disease is suffering from a deficiency in what two nutrients?
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Suffolk, shropshire
Name one black faced breed other than hampshire
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Hoof
What is the hard part of the sheep on the bottom of their legs?
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sheep
what are ovine
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Difficulty lambing
What is dystocia?
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inverted eyelashes
What is entropian
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good milk production, good mothering abilities
White faced sheep are also known as ewe breeds due to their ______ and their _____
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Grass, hay, grain
What is one thing a sheep eats?
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Approximately 148 days
How long is the gestation of a ewe?
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Clear the nose and mouth of fluid
What is the first thing you should do when the lamb is born?
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enterotoxemia
What is another name for "overeating disease"
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ram
Black faced sheep are also known as ____ breeds due to their good muscling and carcass
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Flock
What do we call a group of sheep?
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grass, hayy
Give an example of roughage
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