1) The average length of pregnancy in sheep is __________ ( c )

a) 155 b) 110 c) 147 d) 280

2) The male to female ratio in sheep and goat is ___________ (d )
a) 1:35 b) 1:50 c) 1:45 d) 1:20
3) The main season of breeding in sheep is (b)
a) March- April b)September- Oct c)May- June
4) The optimum age of male to be used for breeding is (a)
a) 2-5 years b) 1-7 years c) 3-9 years d) 4-7 years
5) Marking of ewe by ram with a ram harness containing crayon
during mating is known as _____________ ( a )
a) Raddling b) crutching c) eyeing d) flushing
6) Feeding of extra concentrate to doe/ewe prior to breeding is called
______( b )
a) Challenge feeding b) Flushing c)steaming up d)
lead feeding
7) Flushing increases the lambing rate by _______% (c)
a) 40 b) 30 c) 10-20 d) 35
8) Removal of wool around wool around the perennial region and
base of tail of ewe is known as ____________ ( b )
b) Raddling b) crutching c) eyeing d) flushing

9) The estrus/heat period of does is ________hrs (b )

a) 24-36 b)34-38 c) 12-14 d) 8
10) The mating system in which ewes/does are divided into
batches and allowed to mate during night
(c )
 a) Hand mating b) flock/pasture mating c) Pen mating
11) The system of mating in which males are allowed to run along
with females throughout day and night is ______________ ( b )
a) Hand mating b) flock mating c) Pen mating

12) The common method used for artificial Insemination in ewe

and doe is _______________ ( a )
a) Speculum method b) dry vagina method. C) electro
ejaculation
13) The average body weight of ewe at breeding is _______% of
adult body wt ( c)
a) 50 b) 90 c) 70 d) 40
14) The body condition score of ewe/doe should be maintained
at __________ ( c)
a) 2.5-4 b) <2 c) >4 d) 1.5-3
15) The type of culling in which parentage is not known or the
animal is not true to breed is known as ______________ ( c )
a) Veterinary culling b) Emergency culling c) Policy culling
16) The induction of heat in females by introduction of male into
flock in sheep is known ad ______________ ( c )
a) Ewe effect b) Induction c) Ram effect
17) Which of the following is a measure to estimate the sperm
producing capacity of a bull ( b)
a) Body weight and age
b) Scrotal circumference
c) Penile structure
d) Testicular firmness
 18) The approximate weaning age of lambs is ___________ ( a )
a) 2-3 months b) 1 month c) 4 months d) 3-4
months
19) Castrated male sheep is called ___________ ( C)
a) Hog b) Gummer c) wether d) Geld
20) A ewe that has lost all its incisor teeth that is not useful for
breeding is known as _______ ( b )
a) Hog b) Gummer c) wether d) Geld

21) The estrus period in sheep is ____________ (a)

a)24-36 hours b) 48 hours c) 18 hours d)
12 hours
22) The average size of estrous cycle is ____ days during
breeding season (a)
a) 19 b) 21 c) 23 days d) 25 days

23) Ewes are __________ based on cyclicity (

c)

a) Polyestrous b) monoestrous c) Seasonally

polyestrous d) diestrous

24) The age of breeding ewe of indigenous breeds depending on

their body Condition is (a)

a) 18-24 months b) 28 months c) 32-36 months d) 12 months

25) Most favoured practice of mating commonly used in sheep farms

is _______________ ( c )

a) Hand mating b) flock mating c) Pen mating