Sheep and
goat facts
Grazing
management
Animal health
fencing
nutrition
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How long gestation is for sheep
or goats.
What is 150
days?
(approximately)
The main type of feed to be
provided to sheep or goats for
good health.
What is
forages? (pasture, browse,
grass, hay)
The time of the year when most
breeds of sheep or goats will be
cycling (able to reproduce).
What is fall?
(they
respond to
shorter
daylength)
A major challenge in raising
sheep or goats.
What is fencing,
internal parasites,
predators?
One of the big advantages of
small ruminants
What is early
maturity, short time
to market,
prolificacy, foragebased, small
size,..(we could go
on and on!)
This system of grazing can help
even out grazing use and
improve nutrition for the
animals.
What is rotational
grazing/management intensive
grazing?
One of two dangers to sheep
on pasture
What are internal parasites or
predators?
One of two vital
tools for
managing grazing
animals.
What are fences or managers?
Lactating ewes need
more than dry ewes of
these.
What are protein, energy, dry
matter intake, and water
Provides enough protein and
energy for all classes of ruminants,
if adequate quantity is allowed.
What is vegetative pasture?
The number one health problem
for sheep and goats in humid
areas.
What is internal parasite
infection?
Prevent this by using guardian
animals.
What is predation?
Clostridium Types C&D, and T
What is the main vaccination
usually given to sheep and
goats?
Fundamental condition for good
health.
What is good nutrition, or lowstress living conditions, or
sanitation, or hardy stock, or
preventative health care?
It is better to prevent this illness
than to have to treat it.
What is…you name it! Footrot,
soremouth, acidosis, pregnancy
toxemia, internal parasite
infection, ETC.?
This is the basis of pasture
management and overall health of
the grazing system (plants and
animals and soil); and also good
neighbors.
What are good fences?
A reel of this is relatively
inexpensive and easy to install .
What is polywire or polytape?
Four fence options that can be
used for sheep and goats.
What are electric fence (high
tensile wire, polywire, polytape,
electrified netting), woven wire
(various options for spacing),
board fence, chain link, cattle
panels, barbed wire if enough
strands or if electric wire is
added?
Cost, longevity, ease of installation and
of maintenance, reliability, flexibility,
possible cost-share opportunities, and
safety.
What are factors important to
consider when deciding on fencing?
An important feature in designing
electric fence.
What is the energizer, ground rods,
lightning protection, cut-off
switches, insulators, posts, wire?
(you may think of something else,
too)
Body condition score and animal
gains.
What are two ways to assess the
nutritional program?
Intake (how much the animals
eat).
What is the most important
determiner of gain?
(also, indicator of palatability and of
digestibility)
Young animals need a higher percentage
of this in their diet compared to mature
animals.
What is protein?
Needed by sheep and goats but
potentially toxic if given in too large
amounts.
What are minerals? (copper might
be thought of in particular for
sheep)
Something to consider if an animal is
losing weight.
What are internal parasite
infection, chronic illness,
inadequate diet, poor teeth, stage of
production (lactation)?