ANSC 1000 TEXTBOOK REVIEW -- CHAPTER 32 -- SHEEP
In our overview of the livestock industries, it was recommended
that you read the following chapters in Scientific Farm Animal
Production (8th Ed.) by R. E. Taylor and T. G. Field.
Chap. 2 An Overview of the U.S. Animal Industries
Chap. 26 Feeding and Managing Beef Cattle
Chap. 28 Feeding and Managing Dairy Cattle
Chap. 30 Feeding and Managing Swine
Chap. 32 Feeding and Managing Sheep
Chap. 34 Feeding and Managing Horses
The following review questions are intended to point out and
help you understand some of the major points in the reading
material.
CHAPTER 32 - Feeding and Managing Sheep
29-1. Pastures are essential for a farm-flock operator. Rotating pastures
utilizes forages better than continuous grazing.
(True or False)
29-2. Which fence type is more movable, an electric or woven wire fence?
29-3. Why don't sheep require confined, enclosed winter shelters?
29-4. What is a lambing jug?
29-5. How do producers identify sheep?
29-6. A feed available to lambs, but not ewes, is called:
a) supplemental lamb feed
b) creep feed
c) supportive feed source
29-7. Why does a purebred breeder feed his sheep more than a commercial
breeder does?
29-8. Prices for lamb peak at Easter and are lowest when?
a) fall
b) summer
c) early winter
29-9. The most common limiting nutrient for ewes is
a) water
b) protein
c) energy
29-10. Mineral requirements for ewes are affected by what factors?
29-11. During what two times of the yearly production cycle are the
nutritional needs of the ewe most critical?
29-12. Ewes nursing twins produce the same amount of milk as if they were
nursing one lamb. (True or False)
29-13. Where do you grab sheep to catch them?
29-14. To restrain sheep where do you hold them?
29-15. What is "docking" of sheep?
a) notching the ear for identification
b) shearing the belly wool off
c) cutting of a sheep's tail
29-16. When are sheep usually shorn?
29-17. In range sheep operations, sheep are often run in bands of 1000-1200
ewes. (True or False)
29-18. List the three grazing/management areas of a range sheep operation.
29-19. Why are internal parasites a big problem in sheep?
29-20. How do you determine age in sheep?
a) length of wool
b) body weight
c) teeth development
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