may2006_homework

1. Visit sheepandgoat.com. What are seven economic traits that the Barbados Black Belly sheep have? Also under sheep breeds find the Awassi. What is a special characteristic of this breed and in what part of the world are they particularly desirable?

2. Go to Google.com. Search for goat devil. You should find a page called Bible study--satyr. Check out that information. From there you should find a link to Azazel which will explain the two goats.

3. What is the callipgye gene in sheep and is it a blessing or a curse? What is the Booroola gene and what does it do? What is the Carwell gene and what does it do?

4. What is the Navajo Churro sheep breed and who introduced this breed to the Americas?

5. Which Kenyan sheep breed is important because of genetic resistance to parasitism?

6. Which breed of sheep did the USDA test along with the St. Croix breed to

evaluate genetic resistance to parasitism? What was determined to be the mechanism involved in the resistance?

7. Check out the miniature sheep breeds at Smokey Valley Farm.

8. What is spider-leg syndrome?

9. Where did Boer goats originate?

10. Review genetic disorders in Nubian goats.

11. What management practices help prevent enterotoxemia in sheep?

12. What constitutes the bluetongue triangle?

13. When were goats domesticated, according to the Oklahoma State University website?

Next visit Cleon's Corner.

14. What is the cause of floppy kid syndrome?

15. What is the difference between "ring womb" and "ringworm" in sheep?

16. Which countries are apparently free of ovine progressive pneumonia?

17. On the National Pygmy Goat Association page find the two most important vitamin needs of goats.

18. Is the CAE ELISA test more sensitive than the AGID test?

19. For a review of caseous lymphadenitis from a Mexican perspective see this website.

20. Another review of caseous lymphadenitis with a discussion of testing can be found here.

21. When buying and bringing in new goats to a farm, what is the recommendation with respect to minimizing parasite resistance?

22. For what commercial purposes are goats used by Nexia Biotechnologies?

23. For a review and discussion of the differential diagnosis of paratuberculosis in goats check out this website.

24. Visit sheepandgoat.com again. Under disease, check out club lamb fungus. What is this disease, how prevalent is it now, and is it zoonotic?

25. Under disease, also check out scrapie. Check out the Ohio State University website concerning testing for scrapie. What tests are available or being explored? There is also information about scrapie genetics here.

26. Here are some things you should know about sheep, including how to tip one over. Go to page 19 in the document.

27. Here is a link to the FAMACHA anemia chart. There are other websites.

28. Take the caseous lymphadenitis quiz here.

29. Go to this website. What is this breed used for and where did it originate?

30. What are some of the uses for this breed?

You have reached the end of the first section of the homework.