SHEEP INDUSTRY

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The scientific name for sheep is _______.
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• Equine
• Ovine
• Porcine
• Bovine

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Quality Grade in market lambs is determined by
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• Conformation
• Loin Eye size
• Flank Streaking
• Maturity

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What is the dressed body of a slaughtered meat
animal called?
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• Condition
• Marbling
• Carcass
• Grade

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What makes up 25 of a lamb carcass?

• Loin
• Trimming
• Rack
• Leg

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What percent of a lamb carcass is the rack?

• 10.0
• 7.5
• 31.0
• 25.0

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What percent of a lamb carcass is the loin?
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• 10.0
• 7.5
• 31.0
• 25.0

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What percent of a lamb carcass is the leg?

• 10.0
• 7.5
• 31.0
• 25.0

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Which of the following lambs is likely to have
the highest dressing percentage? A lamb with
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• .1 inch fat
• .2 inch fat
• .3 inch fat
• .4 inch fat

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Which part of a lamb carcass should make up the
largest percent of the lamb?
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• Leg
• Loin
• Shoulder
• Rack

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External fat thickness of a lamb carcass is
measured over the ribeye muscle between which
ribs?

• 1st and 2nd
• 15th and 16th
• 8th and 9th
• 12th and 13th

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What is the average fat thickness of a lamb?
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• .25 inch
• .5 inch
• .75 inch
• .05 inch

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What is the average dressing percentage () of a
lamb?
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• 32
• 72
• 92
• 52

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Which of the following is not one of the four
primal cuts of lamb?
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• Leg
• Loin
• Ribs
• Rack
• Shoulder

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A blade chop comes from which wholesale cut on
the lamb carcass?

• Leg
• Loin
• Shoulder
• Rack

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Meat from older sheep is referred to
as_____________.
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• Old
• Lamb
• Rugged
• Mutton

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What is the formula to determine yield grade in
lambs?

• Back fat measurement X 10 plus leg score, plus .4
• Back fat measurement plus leg score X 10
• Back fat measurement X 10 plus .4
• None of the above

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Finish is used to describe the _______ of a
wether?
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• Soundness
• Fat cover
• Muscling
• Leanness

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Which of these items is produced from by-products
of harvested lamb?
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• Lanolin for Cosmetics
• Gelatin for Marshmallows
• Animal fats for soap
• All of the above

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Which of the following regions in the U.S.
consumes the most lamb?

• Southwest
• Southeast
• Northwest
• Northeast

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Animal Rights activist believe...

• Animals should have no rights.
• Animals should have the same rights as people.
• Animals are delicious.
• Animals are best raised in large confinement
  facilities.

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Animal welfare groups believe
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• Animals have special rights.
• Animal products should never be sold for human
  consumption.
• Animals should be fairly treated.
• Animals should only be raised in Mexico.

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Breeds with both maternal and terminal
characteristics are considered ______________.

• Meat Breeds
• Dual Purpose Breeds
• Ram Breeds
• Ewe Breeds

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Meat-type breeds used primarily for terminal
sires for market lamb production are classified
as _________.
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• Ram Breeds
• Dual Purpose Breeds
• Ewe Breeds
• Wool Breeds

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Where did the breed Finnsheep originate?
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• Finland
• Scotland
• New Zealand
• Mexico

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What is the largest breed of sheep in the world?

• Suffolk
• Hampshire
• Dorset
• Southdown

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Where did the Tunis breed originate?
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• North Africa
• United States
• Russia
• Scotland

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Where did the Cheviot breed originate?

• North Africa
• United States
• Scotland
• New Zealand

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What breed originated in New Zealand and
Australia in the 1800s?
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• Cotswolds
• Corriedales
• Cheviots
• Dorset

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Where did the Corriedale breed originate?
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• United States
• North Africa
• Finland
• New Zealand

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Which breed of sheep can lamb in the fall and in
the spring?
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• Cheviot
• Suffolk
• Hampshire
• Dorset

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What is the smallest framed meat breed?

• Southdowns
• Hampshire
• Suffolk
• Shropshires

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What breed of sheep is commonly known as the ram
breed?
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• Suffolk
• Shropshire
• Hampshire
• Dorset

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What is mutton?

• A. The best cuts of Lamb
• B. Meat from older sheep
• C. A foot problem
• D. Only meat from front of the sheep

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Which of these 4 breeds has a black face?

• Corriedales
• Dorsets
• Cheviots
• Shropshires

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All of these are hair breeds of sheep except
__________.

• Barbados Blackbelly
• Dorper
• Texel
• Katahdin

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Name the two breeds of sheep that show all of
their breeding stock slick sheared.

• Suffolk and Hampshire
• Suffolk and Southdown
• Southdown and Shropshire
• Merino and Romney

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What breed of sheep resembles Boer goats in color
pattern and also originated in South Africa?

• St. Croix
• Rambouillet
• Dorper
• Barbados Blackbelly

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Which ribs would you use to measure fat thickness
on a lamb?

• 1st and 2nd
• 6th and 7th
• 12th and 13th
• 9th and 10th

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What are the lamb carcass yield grades?

• Prime, Choice, Select, Standard
• 0,1,2,3,4
• 1,2,3,4,5
• Prime, Choice, Good, Utility

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What is meat from a sheep over one year old
called?

• Lamb
• Veal
• Mutton
• Aged

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How is age on a lamb carcass determined?

• The size and weight of the carcass.
• The break joint on the front leg.
• The amount of gray fiber on the nose.
• The length of the femur.

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How much finish is considered too fat for an
average size lamb?

• 0.1 inches
• 0.15 inches
• 0.2 inches
• 0.25 inches

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How much finish is considered too lean for an
average size lamb?

• 0.1 or less inches
• 0.20 or less inches
• 0.25 or less inches
• 0.35 or less inches

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What is the highest dollar retail cut of lamb?

• Rack
• Loin
• Leg
• Shoulder

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What wholesale cut do lamb chops come from?

• Rack
• Leg
• Loin
• Flank

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Relative to wool what is the Blood System of
grading?

• Wool grading system based on wool density,
  length, and weight of fleece to make s of
  hanks.
• Wool grading system based on of fine wool
  breeds in ewes pedigree.
• Wool grading system based on fiber size and
  diameter.
• Wool grading system based on cleanliness of wool.

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Relative to wool, what is the Spinning Count
System of grading?

• Wool grading system based on fiber size and
  diameter.
• Wool grading system based on of fine wool
  breeds in ewes pedigree.
• Wool grading system based on cleanliness of the
  wool fibers.
• Wool grading system based on density, length, and
  weight of fleece to make s of hanks.

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Relative to wool, what is the Micron System of
grading?

• Wool grading system based on the cleanliness of
  the wool fiber.
• Wool grading system based on the percentage of
  fine wool breeds in the ewes pedigree.
• Wool grading system based on density, length, and
  weight of fleece to make s of hanks.
• Wool grading system based on fiber size and
  diameter.

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What does the term dystocia mean?

• An easy birth with no problems.
• A birth where the lamb always dies.
• A difficult birth.
• A term for a lamb that has ingested toxic milk.

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What is the top sheep producing state?

• Kentucky
• Oklahoma
• Texas
• Georgia

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What is the top sheep producing country in the
world?

• England
• Scotland
• Brazil
• Mongolia

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Is there a difference between the term dressing
percentage and yield?

• Yes
• No

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What is a natural colored sheep?

• Any breed of sheep that has dark fiber in its
  wool coat.
• Any breed of sheep that has no dark fibers in its
  wool coat.

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All of these are quality grades of lamb carcasses
except _______.

• Prime
• Choice
• Select
• Good
• Utility

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As your lamb puts on more finish, will the
dressing percentage get higher or lower?

• Lower
• Higher

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How are quality grades determined on lamb
carcasses?

• Marbling and Ribeye Area
• Flank streaking and Age
• Loin-eye Area and Age
• Backfat Thickness and Wool Crimp

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Which matures the fastest Rams, Ewes, or
Wethers?

• Rams
• Ewes
• Wethers

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What was the very first breed of sheep to
originate in the United States?
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• Suffolk
• Dorset
• Columbia
• Montadale

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Which state produces the highest number of sheep
and lambs?
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• Oklahoma
• Kentucky
• Texas
• Ohio

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