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Lamb & Goat

Lamb & Goat . Vocabulary . Apparel wool : a fine wool used in making clothing Buck: a male in such species as goats, deer, rabbits, etc. Cabrito : the meat from young kids harvested at approximately 30-40 pounds. . Carpet wool: a coarse wool used for making carpet

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Lamb & Goat

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  1. Lamb & Goat

  2. Vocabulary • Apparel wool: a fine wool used in making clothing • Buck: a male in such species as goats, deer, rabbits, etc. • Cabrito: the meat from young kids harvested at approximately 30-40 pounds. • Carpet wool: a coarse wool used for making carpet • Chevon: meat from goats • Doe: female of those species in which the male is called bucks; ex: goats, deer, rabbits, etc.

  3. Vocabulary • Ewe: a female sheep or goat • Gestation: the time during which the animal is pregnant • Grease mohair: a mohair fleece before it is cleaned • Grease wool: a wool fleece before it’s cleaned • Hothouse lambs: young sheep sold at 50-90 days of age, weighing 36-60 pounds • Kemp: large, chalky white hairs found in the fleece of some goats—especially Angora

  4. Vocabulary • Lamb: a young sheep • Mohair: the fleece of an Angora goat • Moufflons: a breed of wild sheep believed to be ancestors or some present-day domestic breeds • Palpating: examining a doe to determine pregnancy • Pasang: species of wild goat believed to be ancestors of some of today’s domestic breeds. • Ram: a male sheep or lamb that has not been castrated

  5. Vocabulary • Spring lambs: young sheep that are 3-7 months of age and usually weight from 70-90 pounds • Wether: a male sheep or goat that has been castrated before sexual maturity • Wool top: partially processed wool • Lanolin:wool grease especially when refined for use in ointments and cosmetics

  6. Texas Ag Impact • Texas has over 1.2 milliongoats. • 240,000Angora goats—These produce 1.6million pounds of mohair each year. • 1 millionmeat goats. • 30,000milk goats.

  7. Texas Ag Impact • Texas has 1 millionhead of sheep and lambs. • Texas sheep produce 5.5 millionpounds of wool each year.

  8. Texas Ag Impact • Coyotescause $2,800,000in lamb and sheep loses each year in Texas. • Dogscause $705,000in lamb and sheep loses each year in Texas.

  9. Texas Ag Impact • Wool is categorized in 4 major types: • 1. Long wool • 2. Fine wool • 3. Medium wool • 4. Carpet wool • Low grade wool can be used to clean up: oil spills.

  10. Texas Ag Impact • Sheep have 54chromosomes. • Goats have 60 chromosomes.

  11. From the sheep… • Normal • Meat • Wool • Lanolin • Unfamiliar • Natural casings for sausage • Instrument strings • Suture material • Collagen/bone for surgery • Marshmallows • Gelatin desserts • Fertilizer • Crayons, candles, asphalt • Baseballs, footballs, tennis balls, basketballs

  12. From the Goat… • Normal • Meat • Milk • Cheese • Yogurt • Ice cream • Butter • Unfamiliar • Lotion • Soap • Mohair • Cashmere

  13. Southdown

  14. Information • History: Developed in Sussex, England during the late 1700 and early 1800s‘. Documented importations were made into Pennsylvania from 1824 to 1829. • Characteristics: Best suited for farm flock production. Mouse-brown face and lower legs. Polled. Early maturing. • Main Uses: Fleece production

  15. suffolk

  16. Information • History: Result of crossing Southdown rams on Norfolk Horned ewes. Product was a great improvement over either one of the parents. Recognized as early as 1810. • Characteristics: Large sheep without horns, dark faces and legs, fine bones and long small necks. Muscular body. • Main Uses: Meatiness and quality of wool.

  17. rambouillet

  18. Information • History: Originated with Spain's famed Merino flocks, known as world's finest wool. The Spanish government was so protective of their Merino flocks that any exportation was forbidden. 1786: sent 359 carefully selected rams and ewes to help improve the native French stock • Characteristics: Mature ewes will have a fleece weigh of 8 to 18 pounds with a yield of 35 to 55 percent. • Main Uses: Wool

  19. Angora goat

  20. Information • History: Originated in the district of Angora in Asia Minor. The Angora dates back prior to early biblical history. Mohair became a valuable product in commerce early in the nineteenth century. • Characteristics: Picturesque animal. Both sexes are horned. Ears are heavy and drooping. Smaller compared to sheep and others goats. • Main Uses: Mohair and foraging.

  21. Boer goat

  22. Information • History: Mixture of European, Angora and Indian goat breeds. Name derived from the Dutch word "boer" meaning farmer. • Characteristics: Horned breed, lop eared. Extended breeding season. Early maturity. • Main Uses: Meat

  23. Nubian goat

  24. Information • History: Anglo-Nubians were developed in England by crossing British goats with bucks of African and Indian origin. • Characteristics: All-purpose goat. Best suited of the dairy goat breeds to hot conditions. Cross-breed with other breeds. • Main Uses: Meat, milk and hide production.

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