The Wool Industry Goats Breeds Sheep Breeds Vocab Vocab 2
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Sheep Production: 1 point
Leading state in sheep production
What is Texas?
Sheep Production: 2 points
Oldest breed association in the USA
What is The American Sheep Industry?
Sheep Production: 3 points
Large problem facing sheep producers
What are predators?
Sheep Production: 4 points
Reason why few sheep are raised in the South
What is heat and humidity?
Sheep Production: 5 points
Humans have raised sheep for the past how many years
What is 10,000 years?
Wool Industry: 1 point
Up until the early to mid 19th century almost all clothing was made from this
What is wool?
Wool Industry : 2 points
Wool as is comes from the sheep
What is grease wool?
Wool Industry : 3 points
Process of untangling wool fibers and laying them parallel to each other
What is carding?
Wool Industry : 4 points
Country that exports the most wool to the USA
What is Australia?
Wool Industry : 5 points
Term used to describe wools ability to return to its original shape after being stretched
What is elasticity?
Goat Breeds: 1 point
Term used to describe meat from an adult goat
What is chevon?
Goat Breeds : 2 points
Name of the fiber from the fleece of the Angora goat
What is mohair?
Goat Breeds : 3 points
Naturally earless goat developed in Oregon
What is La Mancha?
Goat Breeds : 4 points
Most popular meat type goat known for their meat quality
What is Boer?
Goat Breeds : 5 points
Developed in England, is an all purpose goat, and is known for its tolerance to heat
What is Nubian?
Sheep Breeds: 1 point
4 major uses of sheep
What is meat, wool, milk, and multipurpose?
Sheep Breeds: 2 points
Originated in Hampshire County, England and is a dual purpose breed
What is the Hampshire?
Sheep Breeds: 3 points
Known for producing the “Cadillac” wool of if the wool industry
What is Merino?
Sheep Breeds: 4 points
First breed developed in the USA and is the largest of the cross-bred wool type
What is the Columbia?
Sheep Breeds: 5 points
3 classification of wool type
What is fine, medium, and long/course?
Vocab: 1 point
The process of a goat giving birth
What is kidding?
Vocab: 2 points
Meat from a sheep that is over one year old
What is mutton?
Vocab: 3 points
The amount of waves in wool fiber
What is crimp?
Vocab: 4 points
Cleaning of grease wool by washing it in detergent
What is scouring?
Vocab: 5 points
Property of wool fibers to interlock when rubbed together under conditions of heat, moisture, and pressure
What is felting?
Vocab 2: 1 point
Term used to describe a female sheep
What is a ewe?
Vocab 2: 2 points
A goat of either sex over one year old, but less than two years old
What is a yearling?
Vocab 2: 3 points
Outer layer of cells of wool fibers
What is cuticle?
Vocab 2: 4 points
Solid deposits from sheep perspiration found in wool
What is suint?
Vocab 2: 5 points
Leather made from sheep and goats
What is chammy?
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Daily Double!
As a team, decide how many of the points you already have you wish to wager. If you get the question correct, you will earn double the points you wagered.
If you get the question incorrect, you will lose the points you wagered. Good luck!