Name: _________________
Class: _________________
Worksheet 4 – Sheep
Calendar of operations
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Use the following words to fill in the paragraphs below.
culled
November
months
docked
shearing
external
feedlot
internal
castrated
A school operates a Suffolk sheep prime lamb production, running approximately 20
breeding ewes. The sheep are joined from the second week in March until the end of April.
The gestation period for sheep is five ____________________ so the lambs will be born
between mid-August and September.
At marking time, the lambs will have tails ____________________, vaccinations
administered, NLIS tagging, and the males may be ____________________. This will take
place when the lambs are eight weeks of age and will happen in ____________________.
The lambs are weaned at four months of age, in December. The wether lambs then enter
the ____________________ and are fed for 10 weeks before being sold.
____________________ of the sheep takes place in November. All the sheep are treated
for ____________________ parasites after shearing. Drenching is undertaken at various
times of the year to control ____________________ parasites. The sheep have faecal
samples collected prior to drenching. This activity is timed to coincide with shearing, before
joining and also at marking time.
____________________ stock are sold in April and November.
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Create a calendar of operations with the below diagram based on the above activities.
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