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Sheep

Name the breed

Border Leicester

Galway

Texel

Charollais

1 out of 10

Name the breed

Blackface

Horned Mountain

Suffolk

Blackface Mountain

2 out of 10

What does the term "prolific" mean?

The growth rate of the lambs

A ewe whose fertility has declined due to harsh mountain conditions and is brought to a lowland area as a replacement ewe

A ram that is used to produce lambs with high growth rates and carcass quality for slaughter

The number of lambs reared per ewe mated.

3 out of 10

Name the breed

Border Leicester

Whiteface

Suffolk

Texel

4 out of 10

Name the breed

Border Leicester

Suffolk

Texel

Whiteface

5 out of 10

Name the breed

Charollais

Suffolk

Blackface

Texel

6 out of 10

Which ram is ideal for use to produce lambs ready for the Easter market?

7 out of 10

What does the term "Cast Ewe" mean?

A ram that is used to produce lambs with high growth rates and carcass quality for slaughter

A ewe whose fertility has declined due to harsh mountain conditions and is brought to a lowland area as a replacement ewe

The growth rate of the lambs

The number of lambs reared per ewe mated.

8 out of 10

Which method of sheep production has a diet of high botanical composition?

Lowland

Store lambs on slats

Mountain

9 out of 10

What does the term "Terminal Sire" mean?

A ram that is used to produce lambs with high growth rates and carcass quality for slaughter

The growth rate of the lambs

A ewe whose fertility has declined due to harsh mountain conditions and is brought to a lowland area as a replacement ewe

The number of lambs reared per ewe mated.

10 out of 10

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