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Sheep & Goat Production

Sheep Facts Raised for wool, lamb and mutton 5.4 million sheep in U.S. Decreasing Do not eat much Synthetic fibers replacing wool 85,000 sheep in WI Texas is #1 with 1.3 million sheep Average person in the U.S. eats less than 1 lb lamb and mutton per year

Goat Facts Raised for mohair, cashmere, milk and chevon (meat) 3 million goats in U.S. Texas is #1 overall 65,000 goats in WI Increasing Milk goats (WI #1 with 45,000)

Sheep & Goat Terms Sheep Goat Adult Male Ram Buck/Billy Adult Female Ewe Doe/Nanny Young Lamb Kid Giving Birth Lambing Kidding Group Flock/Herd Band Castrated Male Wether Wether

Sheep Production Ewes should lamb by 2 years of age Average 2 lambs per pregnancy Lambing Systems Spring Lambs Easier for ewes to be bred Fall Lambs Lambs born before December 25th Higher lamb prices Market lambs between 110-120 lbs

Sheep Production Spring Lambs Fall Lambs Breed Ewes September July Lambing February December Market Lambs August June

Sheep Production Lamb Management Handling Sheep Labor intensive Assist with lambing Make sure ewe accepts lamb Handling Sheep Do not handle by wool – causes bruising Catch sheep by their neck Move sheep with one hand under the jaw and the other hand under the tail

Goat Production Dairy, mohair and cashmere does should kid once per year Meat does should kid twice per year