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Quiz about Sheep Identification
Quiz about Sheep Identification

Sheep Identification Trivia Quiz


This quiz will test your knowledge of sheep breeds including methods of identification.

A multiple-choice quiz by lamb4u. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
lamb4u
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
31,455
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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1512
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of these methods is NOT used to identify sheep? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Scottish blackface sheep are primarily raised for which of these? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Registration identification of almost all USA sheep is done by which method? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This is a fine-wooled large sheep usually with curled horns on males. Most range sheep have at least part blood lines of which of these breeds? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. When distinguishing sheep from goats, which feature is a sheep more likely to have than a goat? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which breed of sheep was developed in the USA in the early twentieth century? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Suffolk sheep were originally bred in which country? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The Ouessant sheep, one of the smallest breeds in the world, is also known by which name? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Texas is known for its cattle, but also has the biggest sheep population of any state in the USA (at the end of the twentieth century).


Question 10 of 10
10. Which disease, affecting sheep and goats, is similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of these methods is NOT used to identify sheep?

Answer: hot iron branding on the skin

Hot branding burns tender sheephides and would be covered by wool as it grew.
2. Scottish blackface sheep are primarily raised for which of these?

Answer: Meat production

Suffolk and Hampshire rams are used as sires to increase muscling and rate of gain for most USA lamb production.
3. Registration identification of almost all USA sheep is done by which method?

Answer: Ear tags

Purebred organizations have their own tags to put into ears.
4. This is a fine-wooled large sheep usually with curled horns on males. Most range sheep have at least part blood lines of which of these breeds?

Answer: Rambouillet

Columbia do not have horns. The Rambouillet is also known as the French Merino.
5. When distinguishing sheep from goats, which feature is a sheep more likely to have than a goat?

Answer: a downward hanging tail

Goats' tails tend to be upright while sheep tails hang downwards. Most domestic sheep do not have horns.
6. Which breed of sheep was developed in the USA in the early twentieth century?

Answer: Columbia

A cross between a Lincoln and Rambouillet, the Columbia was bred to be raised in the Western USA.
7. Suffolk sheep were originally bred in which country?

Answer: England

This large breed, used for meat and wool, was developed by crossing Southdown rams with Norfolk Horned ewes.
8. The Ouessant sheep, one of the smallest breeds in the world, is also known by which name?

Answer: Breton Dwarf

The breed comes from the island of Oussant located off the coast of Brittany, which is where the alternative name comes from.
9. Texas is known for its cattle, but also has the biggest sheep population of any state in the USA (at the end of the twentieth century).

Answer: True

Texas has over 700,000 sheep with California second with more than 500,000. These two states have around a quarter of the total ovine population in America.
10. Which disease, affecting sheep and goats, is similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)?

Answer: scrapie

Caused by a prion, in common with BSE, scrapie affects the nervous system and has been known as a disease since the eighteenth century. It is incurable and affected animals are slaughtered.
Source: Author lamb4u

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