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quiz, also included in exam 3

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show rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum  
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average body temperature   show
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average lifespan   show
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sheep term: genus and species   show
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sheep term: group   show
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show lambs  
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show ram  
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show ewe  
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sheep term: castrated male   show
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show ovine  
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show no, but they respond to habit and easy handling  
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are sheep gregarious?   show
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show meat, wool, some milk  
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show Asia, New Zealand, Australia  
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parts of the U.S. sheep industry   show
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show range production or farm flock production (smaller)  
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show the wool from one sheep  
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show amount of wool shorn from one flock  
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show number of waves per inch - more with finer wool  
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show equal to diameter of wool shaft  
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wool terminology: lanolin   show
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show INTERNAL PARASITES, predation, diseases, high feed/energy costs, low efficiency, requires skilled labor, lower consumption, consolidation of sheep packing industry, competition from imported lamb cuts  
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goat terminology: genus and species   show
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goat terminology: group   show
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goat terminology: babies   show
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goat terminology: young intact males   show
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goat terminology: castrated male   show
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goat terminology: young female   show
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goat terminology: adult male   show
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goat terminology: adult female   show
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show caprine  
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show somewhat, mostly curious, still responsive to handling and habit  
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show meat, milk, cashmere  
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show rise in popularity and meat demand: ethnic populations purchase meat for meals, interest in dairy products, can be raised on small plots with sparse vegetation, small investment, less competition from other producers, prolificacy  
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show Texas, California, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah  
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show farm flocks and range flocks, seedstock, feedlots for lambs, stocker, dairy  
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show · primary income: sale of live animals for meat, sale of meat · most popular sheep and goat enterprise · feedlots common for sheep, not goats  
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dairy production   show
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fiber production   show
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landscape management   show
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show · land · feed · fencing · housing and shelter · feeders · watering system · skilled labor  
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how do you age sheep and goats?   show
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nutrition   show
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nutrition (2)   show
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lambing/kidding   show
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breeding and reproduction   show
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sheep estrous cycle length   show
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show 21 days  
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estrus (standing heat) period   show
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show 147-150 days  
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puberty   show
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show 50% singles, 45% twins, 3% triplets  
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show · Haemonchus contortus, aka barber pole worm · causes anemia · increasing drug resistance -> problems with parasite control in production  
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show · tail position: up in goat, down in sheep · fiber type: hair in goat, wool in sheep · chromosome #: 60 in goat, 54 in sheep · wattles: neck/ear tassels on goat, not sheep  
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sheep: meat breeds   show
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show · wool: smallest fiber diameter, most valuable in market · best adapted for hot, dry climates · hardy, long-lived, gregarious, breed out of season  
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show · wool: largest fiber diameter, staple length, and yield · wool popular among hand spinners  
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show · crosses between fine and medium wool · raised for meat but have better quality wool than medium-wool meat breeds  
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sheep: hair and double coated breeds   show
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most popular breeds of sheep in Louisiana   show
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