Bellwork What does it mean if a disease or virus is zoonotic?
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- Bellwork What does it mean if a disease or virus is
zoonotic?
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- Sheep Agriscience 8 Chapter 20, pages
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- Terms Ewe female with lambs Ewe lamb young female Ram intact
male Lamb baby Wether castrated male
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- Background & Uses 0 1 st domesticated meat species 0 ~1.7
pounds of lamb is consumed per person, per year in the United
States 0 Used for several purposes: 0 Meat coarse black wool 0 Wool
finer white wool 0 Dual Purpose white wool with better meat than
most wool breeds
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- Breeds Rambouillet dual purpose Dorset - meat Columbia dual
purpose Suffolk meat Hampshire meat Merino wool
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- Growth 0 Gestation: 5 months 0 Lambing in spring or fall 0 1-4
lambs born at a time; twinning common 0 Colostrum needed 0
Identification: ear tags, ear tattoos, paint brands 0 Tail docking:
between 3 days and 6 weeks of age; keeps rump clean, makes lambing
easier for ewes, standard practice 0 Shear at least once a
year
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- Digestion & Feeding 0 Ruminant digestive systems 4 stomach
compartments 0 Water most important! 0 May graze or be fed forages
such as alfalfa or grass hay 0 Additional nutrient requirements met
with grain or concentrate feed 0 Market animals usually finished
out with a concentrated feed 0 Corn oats barley distillers grains
wheat
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- Products 0 Wool 0 Sweaters, coats, scarves, rugs, suits, etc.
Cosmetics 0 Chewing Gum 0 Insulation 0 Lanolin 0 Creams &
lotions 0 Cosmetics & make up 0 Shampoo & conditioner 0
Meat 0 Rib chops, roasts, stew, spareribs, loin chops & roasts,
leg roasts.
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