Junir Sheep & Goat Skillathon Test Bank
This is a test bank for the Junior Sheep & Goat Skillathon at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. Questions for the written test portion of the skillathon will be drawn from this test bank. The bank includes questions with varying degrees of difficulty.
- 1.From which wild sheep did domestic (tame) sheep evolve (develop from)?
- A.
Rocky Mountain Big Horn
- B.
Merino
- C.
Mouflon
- D.
Woolly Mammoth
- 2.What is the oldest breed of sheep in the United States?
- A.
Southdown
- B.
Leicester Longwool
- C.
Tunis
- D.
Navajo Churro
- 3.How many parts does a ruminant's stomach have?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- 4.What is a castrated male sheep or goat called?
- A.
Gelding
- B.
Stag
- C.
Wether
- D.
Steer
- 5.What is the approximate gestation length of a ewe or doe?
- A.
3 months
- B.
5 months
- C.
7 months
- D.
9 months
- 6.What is the average fleece weight for sheep shorn in the US?
- A.
2 lbs.
- B.
8 lbs.
- C.
12 lbs.
- D.
30 lbs.
- 7.Pregnancy toxemia (ketotis) is caused by a deficiency of which nutrient during late pregnancy?
- A.
Energy
- B.
Protein
- C.
Calcium
- D.
Selenium
- 8.Urinary calculi (kidney stones) is usually caused by an imbalance of which two nutrients?
- A.
Sodium and chloride
- B.
Selenium and vitamin E
- C.
Protein and energy
- D.
Calcium and phosphorus
- 9.Which breed of dairy goat produces milk with the highest percentage of butter fat?
- A.
Toggenburg
- B.
Alpine
- C.
Nubian
- D.
Nigerian Dwarf
- 10.Which of the following contributes to the incidence of rectal prolapse? Check all that appy.
- A.
Heredity
- B.
Sex
- C.
Diet
- D.
Length of tail dock
- E.
Scours (diarrhea)
- F.
Exercise
- 11.Which breed of goat produces mohair?
- A.
Angora
- B.
Cashmere
- C.
Kiko
- D.
Nigerian Dwarf
- 12.Which feedstuff is highest in energy (TDN)?
- A.
Oats
- B.
Alfalfa hay
- C.
Alfalfa pellets
- D.
Corn
- 13.Which breed of sheep is not a dairy breed?
- A.
Lacaune
- B.
Tunis
- C.
East Friesian
- D.
Awassi
- 14.Which statement is UNTRUE about scrapie?
- A.
Scrapie is always fatal.
- B.
Goats can't get scrapie.
- C.
An animal's genetics affect its susceptibility to scrapie.
- D.
Scrapie incidence has been higher in black face (Suffolk type) sheep.
- 15.Which is the TRUE stomach of the ruminant?
- A.
Omasum
- B.
Abomasum
- C.
Rumen
- D.
Reticulum
- 16.What is the scientific name for the barber pole worm?
- A.
Teladorsagia
- B.
Oesophagastomum
- C.
Pasterella hemolytica
- D.
Haemonchus contortus
- 17.Which breed of goat produces the most milk?
- A.
Alpine
- B.
Nubian
- C.
Boer
- D.
Oberhasli
- 18.Which feedstuff is highest in protein?
- A.
Corn
- B.
Alfalfa pellets
- C.
Beet pulp
- D.
Soybean meal
- 19.It is better to feed sheep and goats loose minerals than mineral blocks.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Which disease is caused by a deficiency of selenium and/or vitamin E?
- A.
Polioencephalomalacia
- B.
White muscle disease
- C.
Rickets
- D.
Urinary calculi
- 21.Sheep and goats do not have teeth on their upper front jaw.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.How many teeth do sheep and goats have?
- A.
8
- B.
16
- C.
24
- D.
32
- 23.What is the normal body temperature of a healthy sheep or goat? In degrees fahrenheit.
- A.
98
- B.
98-100
- C.
100-102
- D.
102-104
- 24.Which breed of sheep produces the finest wool?
- A.
Cheviot
- B.
Dorset
- C.
Rambouilllet
- D.
Polypay
- 25.Where is the semen deposited in laparoscopic AI?
- A.
Cervix
- B.
Vagina
- C.
Ovary
- D.
Uterine horns
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