1. Bellwork Sheep have a ruminant digestive system. What does this mean?
What types of foods can they eat?
What is the difference between ruminant and monogastric?

2. Goats
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3. Terms Buck/Billy: intact male Wether: castrated male
Doe: female that has given birth
Doeling: young female goat
Kid: goat under 6 months of age

4. Background & Uses Domesticated in Western Asia
Brought to U.S. from Switzerland for milk production
Meat – chevon
Dairy – milk
Fiber - mohair

5. Breeds Boer - meat Angora – mohair LaMancha- Nubian- dairy dairy
Toggenburg-
Pygmy dairy
pets

6. Growth Gestation – about 5 months Kidding – giving birth
Kids need colostrum
Castration, disbudding, vaccinations
Identification through eartags or ear tattoos

7. Digestion & Feeding Ruminant digestive system
twigs & leaves instead of grass
‘browsers’ more like deer, rather than ‘grazers’ such as sheep and cattle
Grain supplements
corn, barley, wheat, oat, soybean meal, cottonseed meal

8. Products Mohair – socks, blankets, sweaters, etc. Meat – chevon Milk
Ribs, chops, roasts, etc.
Milk
Cheese, butter, soaps, lotions,