1) Name this breed of sheep a) Suffolk b) Texel c) Blackface Mountain 2) Name this breed of sheep a) Suffolk b) Border Leicester c) Bluefaced Leicester 3) What is the term used to describe the feeding system applied prior to breeding sheep? a) Steaming up b) Flushing c) Sponging 4) What hormone are the sponges that are used for synchronised breeding soaked in? a) Oestrogen b) Oxytocin c) Progesterone 5) What is the average weight of a new born lamb? a) 3-5kg b) 2-3kg c) 1-2kg 6) What is the length of gestation in sheep? a) 4 months / 122 days b) 5 months / 147 days c) 6 months /172 days 7) How long is a ewe in oestrus for a) 18 hours b) 24 hours  c) 36 hours 8) What is the length of the oestrous cycle in ewes a) 17 days b) 21 days c) 28 days 9) The term used to describe the a mountain ewe now in a lowland flock. a) cull ewe b) cast ewe c) mule ewe 10) The crossbred ewe produced from breeding a Blackface Mountain ewe with a Bluefaced Leicester ram a) Crossbred Blue Ewe b) Crossbred Black Ewe c) Crossbred Mule Ewe 11) The term used to describe a ram who produces lambs with good carcase quality. a) Prolific Sire b) Terminal Sire c) Carcase Sire 12) The term used to describe a ram who produces good mothers and large litters a) Maternal Sire b) Terminal Sire c) Ewe Sire 13) Process of establishing how many lambs a ewe is carrying. a) tupping b) dagging c) scanning 14) The name given to the change of nutrition prior to lambing. a) Flushing b) Steaming up c) Feeding up 15) Good nutrition prior to lambing prevents a) twin lamb disease b) lameness c) flystrike 16) Normal presentation of lamb at lambing a) Hind legs first b) head first with front legs behind c) front feet with head between  17) Name of the first milk produced a) Milk b) colostrum c) creamy 18) Dipping of the navel after birth prevents what disease? a) Navel ill b) Scour c) watery mouth 19) What is the purpose of docking lambs tails? a) Prevents faecal build up b) Prevents other lambs chewing on it c) Stops it getting caught in bushes 20) Illness where maggots hatch in the wool of the sheep and eat the flesh of the sheep a) orf b) flystrike c) ringworm 21) Process where sheep are immersed in an insecticide liquid to prevent exoparasites a) Dagging b) Shearing c) Dipping 22) A disease that must be reported to department vet. a) Notifiable disease b) Contagious disease c) Zoonotic disease 23) Target market of mountain breed lambs a) UK b) Mediterranean c) Scandinavia 24) The ectoparasite that causes sheep scab. a) Lice b) Fleas c) Mange mite

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