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?

Goats Unit 30 Pages 611 - 613

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

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

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

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

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

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