Animal Science Lab Midterm

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True/False The offspring of a female horse and a male donkey will be sterile.

true

True/False To control wild horse populations the government rounds up mustangs and allows the public to adopt them.

false

True/False When approaching a horse to halter it, you should walk directly to it from the front to make sure it sees your properly.

false

True/False: When flipping sheep you should use the wool as a handle.

true

True/False: When trimming sheep's feet, you should first dig out dirt from the toes and then trim parallel to the hoof tissue, so it becomes flat and smooth with no pockets to trap dirt or bacteria.

false

True/false: sheep don't need to be dewormed unless you see it in their feces.

banding

how are sheep tails docked at TTU?

1 hour

lambs should begin to stand and nurse within _______ of birth

livestock guardian and herding

2 types of working dogs common to agriculture

banding, cutting, crushing

3 methods of castration in lambs

ketosis, small lamb, or reduced milk production

3 potential issues if an ewe does not receive enough energy during gestation

hands

How is a horse's height measured?

4-6

How many lambs does Amanda expect from her ewes every 2 years?

every three months

How often should a horse be dewormed?

every eight weeks

How often should hoof maintenance be performed on a horse?

Feed less grain, rock around their feeding/drinking areas.

Two strategies used to reduce the number of times you need to trim your sheep's feet

Foot rot, foot scald, parasites

What are 3 potential issues that could arise with sheep in the Tennessee climate?

meat

What are the sheep at Shipley farm used for?

keep 6 ft minimum, or touching to let them know you are there

What is the safest way to walk behind a horse?

monocular and binocular

What kind of vision does a horse have?

coyotes, dogs, hawks

examples of predators of sheep

false

true/false: when sheep are flipped on their back, it paralyzes them so they can't move

under the skin

sub-q vaccine spot lambs

scrapies tag

the identification method used to trace a lamb back to its origin in case of disease outbreak

spray navel with iodine solution

the navel is an excellent path for infections in a newborn lamb, how do we prevent this?

mule

the offspring of a horse and a donkey

Dorper/White Dorper

what type of sheep does Shipley farm have?

the middle

where should you place the ear tag on a lamb?

it helps to pass on the mother's immunity.

why is it important for a lamb to receive colostrum shortly after birth?