Sheep Skill-A-Thon
Aging
lamb
Yearling
Two year-old
Three year-old
Monkey Mouth
Parrot Mouth
Breeds
Barbado Originated in Texas Males are horned females polled
Border Leicester Originated in England Responsible for improvement and development of other long wool breeds
Columbia Produces wool Cross between Lincoln and Rambouillet Developed in the United States
Corriedale Developed in New Zealand Dual Purpose Good carcass quality
Debouillet Developed in New Mexico Cross between Delaine-Merino and Rambouillet
Merino Wool Breed Finest wool Most economically influential Produced in New Zealand
Dorper Hair Breed Bred for meat production Originated in South Africa
Dorset Originated in Dorset, England Dual Purpose Breed Known for its ability to breed out of season and used in accelerated lambing programs
East Friesian Known for high milk production
Hampshire Developed in England Meat Breed
Jacob Known for their black and white fleeces and their prominent horns
Lincoln Wool Breed Responsible for the development of other long wool breeds Known as one of the largest breeds
Rambouillet Originated in France Wool Breed
Southdown Developed in England Early maturing with good lambing production One of the oldest breeds
Suffolk Originated in England Known for its large frame and meat production
Texel Originated in the Netherlands Known for its high quality carcasses
Health
Foot Rot Infectious and contagious Caused by bacteria Treatable with Coppertox or Zinc Sulfate
Scours Numerous reasons for scours, Ex: Coccidiosis, over eating, worms, etc. Can be cured with Spectam Scour Halt
Pinkeye Highly contagious Can be cured with many antibiotics either injected or placed directly onto the eye.
Prolapse Caused by genetics, short tail docks coughing and stress Is a protrusion of the rectal tissue on the outside of the body Repaired by amputating the prolapsed part of the rectum
Ringworm Contagious Spreads between humans and animals Is a fungus NOT a worm
Soremouth Most common skin disease affecting sheep Highly contagious viral infection that causes scabs around the mouth Can be passed to humans Cured with a vaccine
Urinary Calculi Metabolic disease in wethers and rams where stones form in the urinary tract Symptoms are retention of urine, abdominal pain, distention and rupture of urethra or bladder. Cause is feeding rations with high phosphorus concentrations. Can be prevented by adding ammonium chloride to the ration.
Caseous lymphadenitis (CL) Contagious bacterial infection Infection occurs through wounds caused by head butting, punctures, and shearing Must be lanced to heal
Feeds
Alfalfa Hay A legume fed as a high quality roughage source
Coastal Hay Low quality roughage source
Ammonium Chloride Used to avoid urinary calculi
Barley Grain source that is also high in fiber that is believed to produce a hard finish.
Beet Pulp
Cottonseed Hulls Highly digestible feedstuff that is a source of fiber.
Fish meal Protein derived from fish
Milo
Soybean Meal
Steam Flaked Corn Adds fat to a lambs diet.
Whole Cottonseed
Equipment
Hand Shears Used to manually shear sheep that does not require electricity.
Balling Gun Used to administer a bolus to sheep
Elastrator Band Used in bloodless castration.
Blow Dryer Used to dry lambs.
Lamb Bottle Used to bottle feed lambs.
Comb Used to determine length of remaining wool when mechanical shearing, depending on tooth count.
Shearing Cutter Cutting device used in mechanical shearing.
Drench Gun Used to orally administer fluids to sheep
Ear Tagger Used to insert tags in lamb s ears.
Elastrator Used in bloodless castration.
Emasculator Used for tail docking and surgical castration.
Feeder Used to feed lambs.
Hoof Trimmer Used to trim feet.
Heat Lamps Used to keep lambs warm during cold months.
Lamb Restrainer Used to restrain a lamb.
Lamb Puller Aid in pulling lambs during lambing.
Muzzle Used to keep lamb from eating or wool picking other lambs.
Paint Branders Used at sales to identify the lot number.
Lamb Teat Used to bottle feed lambs.
Lamb Tubes Equipment used to deliver milk to weak non-suckling baby lambs.
Ram Shield Used to keep rams from fighting
Marking Chalk Available in multiple colors and is changed every 15-16 days during breeding to determine estrus and breeding times.
Sharpening Grit Used to sharpen shearing blades.
Halter Used to lead sheep
Ram Marking Harness Used in conjunction with marking chalk to track estrus in ewes
Medication
Dewormer Used to rid a lamb of internal parasites
Products used for scours.
Penicillin Used to fight infections.
Probios Given to a lamb that is not eating.
Products used for a lamb with polioencephalomacia.
QuickBayt Used in barns as fly bait.
Blood Stop Powder Used on a lamb with an open wound
Blue Lotion Spray Used on a lamb with an open wound.
Dyne A high calorie liquid dietary supplement
Koppertox Used on a lamb with footrot
Nolvasan Used to prevent ringworm and to disenfect.
Spectam Scour-Halt Used for scours
Ammonium Chloride Used for a lamb that has urinary calculi.