ANSC 1401 LATEST REVIEW EXAMS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔cotswold - ✔✔long-wool sheep breed:
little low performing sheep
✔✔leicester - ✔✔long-wool sheep breed:
important in Europe for breeding; bare-legged/silk headed
✔✔romney - ✔✔long-wool sheep breed:
shorter staple; genetic resistance; no foot rod, black nostrils, dark pigmentation; wool is
more open
✔✔crossbred or medium-wool sheep breed - ✔✔crossing a fine-wool breed with a long
wool breed
✔✔columbia - ✔✔crossbred or medium-wool sheep breed:
originated in Wyoming; crossing Lincoln rams with Rambouillet ewes; all polled; big
sheep, long fleeces; most important
✔✔corriedale - ✔✔crossbred or medium-wool sheep breed:
originated in New Zealand (less in US); crossing Lincoln rams with Merino ewes; dark
footed= hooves, faces
, ✔✔targhee - ✔✔crossbred or medium-wool sheep breed:
originated in Idaho; crossing Rambouillet with Columbia ewes; 1/4 Lincoln
✔✔meat type or medium wool sheep breeds - ✔✔most originate In England= imported
sheep (not in US); advantages: fast-growing
✔✔suffolk - ✔✔meat type or medium wool sheep breed:
largest of meat type breeds; black head, ears and legs with no wool on head and legs;
impact transitional lamb market scheme
✔✔hampshire - ✔✔meat type or medium wool sheep breed:
black head, ears and legs with wool on head and legs
✔✔dorset - ✔✔meat type or medium wool sheep breed:
white head; breed out of season (spring, summer); higher reproductive; horn/polled;
farm folk
✔✔southdown - ✔✔meat type or medium wool sheep breed:
smallest of meat type breeds; dark gray to light brown head, (furry) ears and legs with
wool on head and legs (A LOT), black hooves
✔✔cheviot - ✔✔meat type or medium-wool sheep breed:
white head, ears and legs with no wool, erect ears; tough, not good sheep; handle
rough environments/bad conditions in England
✔✔montadale - ✔✔meat type or medium-wool sheep breed:
minor breed; originated in the US; crossing Cheviot rams with Columbia ewes
✔✔texel - ✔✔meat type or medium-wool sheep breed: originated in Holland; white
head, black nose, little muscular sheep; important meat breed
✔✔finnish landrace - ✔✔other breeds- highly prolific/lightest muscle sheep:
(Finnsheep) white head; excellent milking and mothering ability; disadvantages: small,
light-muscled carcasses, tail; low maintenance, high reproductive rate; critical period= 1
week
✔✔polypay - ✔✔other breeds- highly prolific/lightest muscle sheep:
originated in US; crossing Rambouillet, Dorset, Targhee and Finnish Landrace (1/4
each); out-of-season breeding, hardiness (tough), acceptable wool (little value)
✔✔booroola-merino - ✔✔other breeds- highly prolific/lightest muscle sheep:
originated in New Zealand; fine fleeces, small, inbreed; multiple (unique) genes=
influence reproductive rate (F gene- responsible)
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔cotswold - ✔✔long-wool sheep breed:
little low performing sheep
✔✔leicester - ✔✔long-wool sheep breed:
important in Europe for breeding; bare-legged/silk headed
✔✔romney - ✔✔long-wool sheep breed:
shorter staple; genetic resistance; no foot rod, black nostrils, dark pigmentation; wool is
more open
✔✔crossbred or medium-wool sheep breed - ✔✔crossing a fine-wool breed with a long
wool breed
✔✔columbia - ✔✔crossbred or medium-wool sheep breed:
originated in Wyoming; crossing Lincoln rams with Rambouillet ewes; all polled; big
sheep, long fleeces; most important
✔✔corriedale - ✔✔crossbred or medium-wool sheep breed:
originated in New Zealand (less in US); crossing Lincoln rams with Merino ewes; dark
footed= hooves, faces
, ✔✔targhee - ✔✔crossbred or medium-wool sheep breed:
originated in Idaho; crossing Rambouillet with Columbia ewes; 1/4 Lincoln
✔✔meat type or medium wool sheep breeds - ✔✔most originate In England= imported
sheep (not in US); advantages: fast-growing
✔✔suffolk - ✔✔meat type or medium wool sheep breed:
largest of meat type breeds; black head, ears and legs with no wool on head and legs;
impact transitional lamb market scheme
✔✔hampshire - ✔✔meat type or medium wool sheep breed:
black head, ears and legs with wool on head and legs
✔✔dorset - ✔✔meat type or medium wool sheep breed:
white head; breed out of season (spring, summer); higher reproductive; horn/polled;
farm folk
✔✔southdown - ✔✔meat type or medium wool sheep breed:
smallest of meat type breeds; dark gray to light brown head, (furry) ears and legs with
wool on head and legs (A LOT), black hooves
✔✔cheviot - ✔✔meat type or medium-wool sheep breed:
white head, ears and legs with no wool, erect ears; tough, not good sheep; handle
rough environments/bad conditions in England
✔✔montadale - ✔✔meat type or medium-wool sheep breed:
minor breed; originated in the US; crossing Cheviot rams with Columbia ewes
✔✔texel - ✔✔meat type or medium-wool sheep breed: originated in Holland; white
head, black nose, little muscular sheep; important meat breed
✔✔finnish landrace - ✔✔other breeds- highly prolific/lightest muscle sheep:
(Finnsheep) white head; excellent milking and mothering ability; disadvantages: small,
light-muscled carcasses, tail; low maintenance, high reproductive rate; critical period= 1
week
✔✔polypay - ✔✔other breeds- highly prolific/lightest muscle sheep:
originated in US; crossing Rambouillet, Dorset, Targhee and Finnish Landrace (1/4
each); out-of-season breeding, hardiness (tough), acceptable wool (little value)
✔✔booroola-merino - ✔✔other breeds- highly prolific/lightest muscle sheep:
originated in New Zealand; fine fleeces, small, inbreed; multiple (unique) genes=
influence reproductive rate (F gene- responsible)
