Breed Barbados Blackbelly Boorooia Merino Border Leicester Cheviot

Country of Origin Barbados Ausrtalia England Scotland

Wool Type Hair Fine Long Medium

Temperate/Tropical Tropical Tropical Temperate Temperate

Clun forest

England

Medium

Temperate

Columbia Coopworth

US New Zealand

Medium Long

Temperate Tropical

Corriedale

New Zealand

Medium

Tropical

Cotswald

England

Long

Temperate

Breeds of Goats: Origin and Characteristics Breed Diary Type Alpine Origin Characteris tics Good milk production and milk fat Descriptio n Straight ears/multic olor Tempera te/ Tropical Temperat e

Switzerland/Fr ance

La Mancha

Oregon

Lower milk production, small but hardy

Small 1-2 inch ears

Temperat e

Nubian

England

Lower milk production, high milk fat

Large, tall, long, pendulous ears

Temperat e

Oberhasli

Switzerland

Long distance climbing and grzing

Red or black/ straight ears

Temperat e

Saanen

Switzerland

Highest milk producer

White/Strai ght ears

Temperat e

Toggenburg

Switzerland

High milk Solid fawn Temperat producer, to e oldest chocolate known dairy color/ white breed facial stripes

Fiber Type Angora

Asia

Produce mohair, low fertility

Small frame size

Tropical

Cashmere

Middle East

Fine hair

Varied colors and sizes

Tropical

Meat Type Spanish

Mixed

Desirable meat characteristi cs

Crosses of many breeds

Tropical

Boer

South Africa

Extremely meaty, fast growing

White with red/ brown head , lopped ears

Tropical

Pygmy

West Africa

Small, compact

Black to white dorsal strip with dark legs

Tropical

Behavior of Goats Goats are natural climbers and jumpers. These intelligent animals are quick to learn and like attention. Since goats can also acquire annoying habits. One should be careful how goats are handled, especially kids. Example: Lifting a kid over a gate will teach the kid to jump or climb over the gate. Playful pushing on a kids head will encourage it to push back or butt. - Goats can learn which food is associated with illness -which food makes them sick; but if both food is associated with illness occur on the same meal, the goat will respond by eating a little of each food. Behavior of Sheep Sheep are spoken of as timid, nervous animals that are easily frightened. Vocalization - Vocal communication in sheep consists of bleating in distress of initiate contact. Ewes rumble to their newborn lambs and tams make a similar call while courting. The snort is an aggressive communication Visual signals - Sheep have visual signal for defensive aggression; they stamp. Some rams threaten by standing stiffly with their heads up, which causes their necks to bulge. Sheep also are able to distinguish conspecifics by means of olfaction. Flocking

Formation of large commercial herds of hundreds of sheep is usually accompanied by a cacophony of baaing as the small flocks are lost within the large one and the individual sheep give separation calls. - Sheep tend to select, sheep of the same breed as flock mates when randomly mixed. Familiarity is very important to sheep. They quickly form associations that are slow to break down. Grazing and Traveling - Sheep on the range spend 50 percent of the daylight hours grazing, of which seven hours are spent grazing and two hours traveling. Sheep in particular are synchronized in their behavior in that all or most of the sheep will be doing the same thing at the same time or most of the sheep will be doing the same thing at the same time. Sleep - Sheep are awake for sixteen h/d. They drowse 4.5h/d, far less than cattle. Slow wave sleep occupies 3.5 h/d and REM sleep occurs in seven periods for a total of forty-three minutes. Sheep will stand up eight to eleven times during the night, usually to urinate or defecate.

Anatomy of Sheep

Anatomy of the Goat