1. Breeds of Livestock

2. Sheep Delaine-Marino Rambouillet Suffolk Hampshire Shropshire
Southdown
Dorset
Cheviot
Columbia
Corriedale
Barbados Blackbelly
Dorper
Katahdin
St. Croix

3. Delaine-Merino Origin Spain
Hardy long lived gregarious, & adapted to usassisted lambing.
Adaptable to warm climates & under relatively poor feeding conditions
Med size & moderate growth rate
Highest quality & finest fleeces
Fine wool breed

4. Rambouillet Sheep Origin in France
Descended from Spanish Merino
Dominate commercial range sheep industry
~50% of all sheep in US carry some Rambouillet breeding
Adaptable to various climates & forage conditions
Large, rugged fast growing, long lived, gregarious sheep
Acceptable meat conformation
Females are polled but males usually have long spiral horns
Produce fine-quality fleeces with long staple, fair density, good uniformity & moderate shrinkage.

6. Suffolk Sheep Suffolk county, England Southdown X Norfolk
Highly adapted to farm-flock production
Produce high quality, heavy-muscled carcasses
Noted for alertness & active dispostion
Unsurpassed as a grazer & rustler
Ewes are excellent mothers
Highest # of registered sheep in US
Solid black head and legs

8. Hampshire Sheep Origin in England
Southdown X Cotswold X Wiltshire & Berkshire Knot
Ectensively used for crossbred lamb production
Renowned for rapid growth rate & excellent meat-type
Ewes good milkers with good maternal instincts
Have wool-cap on forehead and wool on legs
Medium wool breed

9. Shropshire Sheep Orginated in western England
Excellent utility breed in farm flock operations
Noted for good crossing ablity
Hardy, early-maturing, long lived, prolific, easy lambers, good milkers, & good mothers.
Produce meaty, heavy musceled carcasses at light weights
More wool on head and legs that Hamps
Originally smaller than Hamps
Medium wood breed

10. Southdown Sheep Origin in England Oldest & smallest of Down breeds
Early maturing
Adapable to varied & wet climates
Noted for ability to produce very heavy-muscled carcasses
Mouse brown on muzzle and legs
Black nose and hooves
Short ears w/ wool
Medium wool breed

11. Dorset Sheep Origin in southern England Both horned and polled strains
Is not a down breed
Both horned and polled strains
Hardy and long lived
Out of season breeders
Can produce more than 1 lamb crop per year.
Noted for prolificacy & heavy milk production
White head and legs
Pink nose and white hooves
Medium wool

13. Cheviot Sheep Origin in Scotland
Developed for hardiness, viratliy, ablility to withstant very cold climates and heavy snow.
Easy lambers/good mothers with exceptional maternal instincts
Small breed with rapid growth rates
Do not herd well-not gregarious
Very erect ears
White face and legs
Black nose and hooves
Contributed to several composite breeds

15. Columbia Sheep First breed developed in US 1912 WY
Lincoln X Rambouillet
Hardy sheep, adapted for use on better ranges in western US
Ewes are prolific, good mothers
Lambs are acceptable meat type
Both sexes are polled and posses good herding instinct
White face and legs
Pink nose and white hooves
Medium wool

16. Corriedale Sheep Origin in New Zealand
Lincoln & Leicester rams X Merino ewes
Gregarious & early maturing
Highly efficient
Mid-length breeding season
Good prolificacy & milking ability
Med to large is size
Wool noted for exceptional length, brightness, softness, & distinctive crimp
Black nose and hooves
Medium wool

17. Barbados Blackbelly Sheep
Origins in Africa
Introduced to Caribbean region in 1500’s
Resistant to parasites
Tolerates low-grade forage
Used for brush control
Out of season breeder
Hair sheep

18. Dorper Sheep Origin in South Africa Blackhead Persian X Dorset
Highly fertile & very prolific
Long breeding season
hardy; adaptable to hot, dry, humid, & cold conditions
Non-selective grazers
Lamps have a rapid growth rates & yield heavy-muscled carcasses

19. Katahdin Sheep Originated in Maine
St. Croix X Suffolk X Wiltshire Horn
Excellent maternal instincts, prolific, & good milk producers.
Usually tolerant to heat and humidity, as well as cold environments
Largest of hair-sheep breeds
Produce lean, well-muscled carcasses with excellent meat flavor
Hair sheep

20. St. Croix Sheep Origin in Virgin Islands
Climate adaptable early maturing (puberty at 6-7 months) fertile, and excellent foragers.
Docile, calm temperment, with good flocking instincts.
Rams have a large throat ruff.
Hair sheep

21. Goats Alpine Lamancha Nubian Oberhasli Saanen Toggenburg Angora Boer
Spanish

22. Alpine Goat Originated in Alps between Switzerland & France
May range in color from pure white to shades of gray, brown, black, or red.
Bucks have a patch of long hair along the spine & beards of males are quite pronounced.
Ears should be of med. size and erect.
Females are excellent milkers, with large, well-shaped udders.
Alpine goats are hardy, adaptable animals that thrive in any climate while maintaining excellent health and production.

24. LaMancha Goat
LaMancha goats actually originated from Oregon form Spanish milk goats.
Excellent dairy temperament & is an all-around sturdy animal that can withstand a great deal of hardship & still produce.
2 types of LaMancha ears.
Gopher ear- Max. length of 1in. but preferably non-existent; end of ear must be turned up or down.
Elf ear- max. 2in. & end of ear must be turned up or turned down.

25. Nubian Goat
Originated in England from crossing British goats with bucks of African & Indian origin.
Takes its name from the Nubia area in northeastern Africa
Is an all-purpose goat (useful for meat, milk, & hide production)
Is not a heavy milker, but has a high avg. butterfat content (4-5%)
Very long pendulous ears that hang close to head.
Forming bell shape
Very distinct nose.

26. Oberhasli Goat
Swiss dairy goat that is med. size, vigorous, & alert in appearance.
Color is chamois (ranging from a light to a deep red bay)
Must have 2 black strips down the face from eye to muzzle & a continuous black stripe along the neck and down the back; legs should be black from the knee/hock down.

27. Saanen Goat Dairy goat orginating in the Saanen Valley of Switzerland
Does are heavy milk producers (3-4% butterfat)
Saanens are white to light cream
Ears are erect and alertly carried (preferably pointing forward)
Face should be straight to slightly dished

28. Toggenburg Goat
Another Swiss dairy breed orginated in the Toggenburg valley.
Credited as the olderst known dairy goat breed
Smallest of the Alpine breeds
Solid colored with withre ears with a dark spot in the middle
2 white stripes down face; hind legs white from hocks to hooves; a white triangle on either side of the tail; forelegs white from knees downward.
Noted for excellent udder development & high milk production

29. Angora Goat
Originated in the district of Angora in Asia Minor prior to early Biblical history
Angora goats produce mohair
Mohair is a much smoother surface & very thin, smooth scale compared to wool.
Market favors very fine hair, normally shorn form young goats.
Angora does are not prolific (60-70% kidding rate)
Delicate animals very susceptible to internal parasites and cold weather

30. Boer Goat
Orginated from indigenous goats of the Namaque Hottentots & Bantu tribes in Africa
Recently introduced to the US (1990’s)
Boer goats are primarly meat goats
It is horned with lop ears and shows a variety of colors.
Excellent weaning weights
Puberty is reached early ~6 months in males and 10 months in females

31. Spanish Goat
Brought to US by Coronado, De Soto & other Spanish explorers.
Spanish or Brush goats are terms used to describe goats of unknown ancestry.
Are the primary source of goat meat.

32. Myotonic Goat
Nervous Goats, Wooden-Leg Goats, Scare Goats, Fainting Goats, and Tennessee Fainting Goats
Docile temperament
Myotonia congenita leading to stiffness and muscularity
Abundance of high quality muscle
Good adaptation to low-input forage-based feeding systems
All colors are acceptable, all combinations, and all patterns or markings.
multi-purpose goat derived from a variety of strains of goats that were originally from Tennessee

34. The stiffness of these goats relates to their myotonia congenita, which is an essential portion of the breed type. The various levels of stiffness vary.
1. Never observed to stiffen, but other type traits are consistent as is pedigree.
2. Very rarely stiffens, never falls.
3. Stiffens only occasionally, and rarely falls.
4. Walks normally with no swivel. The rear limbs lock up readily, the forelimbs less so, and goats with this degree of stiffness rarely fall to the ground.
5. Animal walks relatively normally, although somewhat stiff in rear and with a swivel at the hip. Readily stiffens when startled or stepping over a barrier.
6. Animal always moves stiffly to some degree, and readily becomes “locked up” when startled or stepping over a low barrier.

36. Pigs Yorkshire Landrace Chester White Duroc Hampshire Pietrain
Berkshire
Poland China Pig
Spotted Poland China Pig
Tamworth Pig
Hereford
Vietnamese Potbelly

37. Yorshire Pig Maternal breed Very large in size White with erect ears
Very prolific
Excellent mothers
Largest # of registers in US
Brought to US in 1830 & breed society est. in 1883.

38. Landrace Pig Extremely long bodied
White in color w/ large drooping ears set close to head
Sows very prolific
Heavy milkers
Satisfactory mothers
Brought to US in 1934

39. Chester White Pig White w/ small droopy ears Very hardy
Efficient gainers
Produce excellent carcass composition
Prolific
Bad mothers
Originated in Chester County, Penn

40. Duroc Pig Can be a wide variety of red colors Droopy ears
Excellent carcass composition and quality
Good growth rate
Cross between the Berkshire and the Jersey Reds
2nd highest # in registrations.
Originated in Eastern US developed in NY

41. Hampshire Pig Black with white belly Erect ears
Noted for foraging ability, hardy vigor & carcass composition.
Oldest original early American Breen of swine
1st recognized in Kentucky
4th highest in # registered

42. Pietrain Pig White w/ black spots Lights pigmentation around spots
Erect ears/ med size
Excellent carcass composition
Quick maturating & slow growing
Brought to US to improve carcass traits for the health conscience consumers.

43. Berkshire Pig Multipurpose breed Black w/ erect ears/ 6 white points
Good mothers
Growth efficient
Excellent carcass quality
3rd highest in # registered
Brought to US in 1823

44. Poland China Pig Black with 6 white points Droopy ears Very prolific
Rugged but quiet in disposition
Marked at the poorest mothers

45. Spotted Poland China Pig
Originated from the Poland China in Ohio
Improved feed efficiency, rate of gain, and carcass advantage
Adds productivity gentleness and durability.

46. Tamworth Pig Orginated in Ireland Called the Irish Grazer
Bacon type carcasses
Red in color that varies from golden to deep red
Excellent mothers
Rugged and thrifty breed.

47. Hereford Pig First developed by R.U. Webber in Missouri
Duroc X Chester White
Red in color
White face
At least 2 white legs
Fair mothers, good feeders and fatten quickly
1920’s when Hereford strain was developed and registered.

48. Vietnamese Potbelly Pig
Average wt lbs.
Full grown in 5 years
Solid black to white and various spots between
Dwarf breed developed in 1960’s
1986 first year to sell in US and became the alternative to dog and cat pets.