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1. Congratulations on your new addition to the family--a backyard goat! One morning your goat is standing on the hood (bonnet) of your car and making quite a noise. What is he/she telling you?
Answer: I'm lonely!
Interesting Information:In addition, a lonely goat will invade your garden, sit on your porch or even attempt escape. A lonely goat will be a noisy goat because it will constantly call for a companion.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Do You Get Your Goat?
Some incorrect choices:
I'm King of the Mountain!, I want to go for a ride!, I'm really enjoying the view up here!
2. Do goats really smell terrible?
Answer: The bucks in breeding season do! Pee-yew!
Interesting Information:Bucks- male goats- smell because it's the caprine version of cologne and really turns the lady goats on. They acquire their distinctive aroma both from musk glands and from peeing on themselves.
Does and neutered males- wethers- have no offensive smell.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: You've Goat To Be 'Kid'ding Me!
Some incorrect choices:
Yes, bucks and does both reek., No it's all a misconception., Only if they aren't cared for properly!
3. Yum! Tin cans! Are they really on a goat's menu?
Answer: The cans- no- but the labels sure are!
Interesting Information:Goats can digest cellulose because of friendly rumen bacteria that break it down for them. Paper is cellulose, and goats consider paper to be a tasty snack. Goats will peel the labels off cans and eat them- but the can itself is not a treat.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: You've Goat To Be 'Kid'ding Me!
Some incorrect choices:
Never. Ew!, You bet! Goats have cast-iron stomachs and can digest metal with ease., Only if they are mineral-deficient.
4. What is 2002's tattoo letter according to the American Dairy Goat Assn?
Answer: R
Interesting Information:The American Dairy Goat Assn. requires tattoos in your animal to be registered with this assn. The tattoos follow alphabetically year by year.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Goats
Some incorrect choices:
M, N, P
5. What is the major difference between goat's milk and cow's milk?
Answer: Goat milk has smaller fat globules
Interesting Information:Goats' milk has smaller fat globules than cows' milk. This makes it naturally homogenized and more easily digestible than cows' milk.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Dairy Goats
Some incorrect choices:
Goat milk has more butterfat, Goat milk has less calcium, Goat milk has less protein
6. From what country do Oberhaslis originate?
Answer: Switzerland
Interesting Information:Oberhasli is a Swiss dairy goat that is chamoisee in color.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Goats
Some incorrect choices:
Norway, Sweden, Austria
7. How many teats does a dairy goat have?
Answer: 2
Interesting Information:Cows have four, but goats have only two.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Dairy Goats
Some incorrect choices:
4, 6, 8
8. Goats have a prehensile upper lip and tongue enabling them to investigate by "mouthing". What is the meaning of "prehensile"?
Answer: grasping
Interesting Information:By using their lips and tongues, they investigate and "mouth" something to see if they like it; they are "exploring"! Goats are very clean eaters and will even refuse food that is spoiled or fallen on the ground.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: Do You Get Your Goat?
Some incorrect choices:
sticky, abrasive, perennial
9. Goats are really man's best friend! What behavior do goats share with dogs?
Answer: They wag their tails when they are happy
Interesting Information:Just try feeding a kid a bottle and watch that tail go- aaaaw, cute!
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: You've Goat To Be 'Kid'ding Me!
Some incorrect choices:
They "bark" when something alarms them, They like to retrieve things, All of these
10. Showing your dairy goats at the fair is part of an international organization known as ___________?
Answer: 4-H
Interesting Information:4-H is an organization which celebrates its 100th birthday in 2002. 'To Make The Best Better' is 4-H's motto.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: Goats
Some incorrect choices:
Boy Scouts, Pioneer Clubs, Farm Safety Camp
11. I'm afraid I'm going to get goat flu! I visited some goats and they all were sneezing at me! What's going on?
Answer: A sneeze is a goat's alarm call- you scared them!
Interesting Information:The "sneeze" you hear is really a snort, and it's used as an alarm call.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: You've Goat To Be 'Kid'ding Me!
Some incorrect choices:
Goats are prone to respiratory illnesses but it won't make you sick., They want to make you sick! It's a plot for caprine domination of the world!, Well, they must not have been goats then- they were really sheep!
12. Which goat breed has long ears?
Answer: Nubian
Interesting Information:In judging Nubians for breed characteristics their ears can be so long that they can go in the front of their noses.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Goats
Some incorrect choices:
Oberhasli, Alpine, LaMancha
13. Which breed of dairy goat does not have outer ears and looks earless?
Answer: La Mancha
Interesting Information:Many people ask if the ears have been cut off, but La Manchas are born this way.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Dairy Goats
Some incorrect choices:
Saanen, Nubian, Alpine
14. Which white or cream colored breed, originally from a Swiss valley, is known for their productivity as well as their tendency for mischief?
Answer: Saanen
Interesting Information:Saanens are affectionate and lovable, have a "peppy" personality and will enjoy "entertaining" your children. They are among the top producing dairy goats. But keep in mind their light-colored skin predisposes them to skin cancer and they don't do well in hot, sunny climates.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Do You Get Your Goat?
Some incorrect choices:
Alpine, Mountain goat, Peacock
15. Look at the beard on that goat! Since it has a beard, I know that...
Answer: it's really a goat and not a sheep
Interesting Information:Both male and female goats can have beards, although those of the males are more luxurious. Only goats have beards- sheep don't.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: You've Goat To Be 'Kid'ding Me!
Some incorrect choices:
it's a male goat, it's an old goat, none of these
16. Which breed of goats has the smallest ears?
Answer: LaMancha
Interesting Information:There are 2 types of LaMancha ears: the gopher ear(2.54cm) and the elf ear(5.08cm), neither has an advantage.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Goats
Some incorrect choices:
Alpine, Boer, Saanen
17. Which breed of dairy goat is characterized by long, droopy ears and a Roman nose?
Answer: Nubian
Interesting Information:The Nubian is also the largest dairy breed.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Dairy Goats
Some incorrect choices:
Toggenburg, Alpine, Nigerian Dwarf
18. Which breed, with its long floppy ears and distinctive round "Roman nose", is recognized as being social, outgoing and very vocal?
Answer: Nubian
Interesting Information:A Nubian will get you out of bed demanding its breakfast. If they are alone they will express their distress by calling out until you get them a companion. Some have been described as always complaining! However, they are highly intelligent animals. Once shown the correct way of doing something, such as being led to be milked, a Nubian will walk itself, jump up and wait.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Do You Get Your Goat?
Some incorrect choices:
Alpine, Boer, Corsican
19. What breed of goat is all white?
Answer: Saanen
Interesting Information:Small spots of color are allowable but are not desirable on the Saanen breed.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Goats
Some incorrect choices:
Alpine, Oberhasli, Toggenburg
20. Which dairy breed is white or cream-colored?
Answer: Saanen
Interesting Information:The Saanen thus doesn't do well in very hot, sunny climates- it can get sunburned!
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Dairy Goats
Some incorrect choices:
Alpine, Oberhasli, Toggenburg
21. What is the length of gestation of a goat?
Answer: 5 months
Interesting Information:A goat comes in heat every 18 -21 days, and has a kid 5 months after breeding, usually having twins.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Goats
Some incorrect choices:
9 months, 6 months, 3 months
22. Which breed is the smallest dairy goat?
Answer: Nigerian Dwarf
Interesting Information:The Nigerian Dwarf produces up to half a gallon of milk a day, despite its tiny size- about the size of a Labrador retriever. ADGA registration will be allowed in 2005.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Dairy Goats
Some incorrect choices:
Angora, Spanish, Tennessee Fainting Goat
23. Despite its name, the Lamancha goat was not bred in Spain, but in which country?
Answer: USA
Interesting Information:It was first bred in the 1920s, in California, and is primarily a dairy goat.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Dairy Goats
Some incorrect choices:
UK, China, Germany
24. What does it mean when a new mother "paws" at her kid?
Answer: She is "urging" it to move and nurse.
Interesting Information:Some new mothers will paw repeatedly at their new kids even though they are not intentionally trying to hurt them. If a mother refuses a kid, she will ignore it, or butt at it with her head in an effort to get it to leave her alone.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: Do You Get Your Goat?
Some incorrect choices:
She is refusing to nurse the kid., She is attacking the kid., The kid is sick and she is pushing it away.
25. Which of the goat breeds listed is the smallest?
Answer: Toggenburg
Interesting Information:Toggenburgs are at least 26 inches tall.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Goats
Some incorrect choices:
LaMancha, Alpine, Nubian
26. What is a neutered (castrated) male goat called?
Answer: wether
Interesting Information:Wethers make good pets- they lack the overpowering odor of the male buck!
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Dairy Goats
27. What would a US dairy farmer call a male goat?
Answer: buck
Interesting Information:Goat people don't call the males 'billies.' A ram is a male sheep.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Dairy Goats
Some incorrect choices:
billy, ram, stallion
28. What is an infection of the udder called?
Answer: mastitis
Interesting Information:It is a common problem in milking animals.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Dairy Goats
Some incorrect choices:
lechitis, mammitis, udderitis
29. What is the approximate gestation period (time from mating to birth) of a goat?
Answer: 5 months
Interesting Information:148 days, to be more exact.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Dairy Goats
Some incorrect choices:
3 months, 8 months, 7 months
30. What is is the 'first milk' that provides antibodies to the baby of a goat (or any other mammal, for that matter) called?
Answer: colostrum
Interesting Information:It helps keep the babies free of disease.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Dairy Goats
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