2015 Sheep Skill-A-Thon Study Guide
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Identify different ages and mouth structures of sheep
Breeds – have a working knowledge of the origin, physical attributes and qualities or traits that
add to the significance of each of the following
 Barbado
 Finnsheep
 Black Headed Persian
 Hampshire
 Border Leicester
 Jacob
 California Red Face
 Karakul
 Cheviot
 Lincoln
 Columbia
 Merino
 Corriedale
 Polypay
 Cotswold
 Rambouillet
 Debouillet
 Shropshire
 Dorper
 Southdown
 Dorset
 Suffolk
 East Friesian
 Texel
Health – understand what each health problem is and how to identify it
 Blue Tongue
 Nasal bots
 Caseous Lymphadenitis
 Pinkeye
(CL)
 Pneumonia
 Coccidiosis
 Polioencephalomalacia
 Copper Toxicity
 Prolapse
 Dystocia
 Ringworm
 Enterotoxemia
 Salmonellosis
 Foot Rot
 Soremouth
 Keds
 Urolithiasis
 Mastitis
 White Muscle Disease
Feeds – Be able to identify the following feeds as well as the qualities of that feedstuff
 Alfalfa hay
 Cubes
 Ammonium Chloride
 Fish meal
 Barley
 Milo
 Beet Pulp
 Soybean meal
 Coastal hay
 Steam Flaked Corn
 Cottonseed Hulls
 Whole Cottonseed
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Equipment – Be able to identify the following equipment and what the use is for it
 Balling Gun
 Hoof Filer
 Blow dryer
 Hoof trimmer
 CIDR
 Lamb Bottle
 CIDR Applicator
 Lamb Puller
 Comb
 Lamb Restrainer
 Drench Gun
 Lamb Teat
 Ear Tagger
 Lamb Tubes
 Elastrator
 Marking Chalk
 Elastrator Band
 Muzzle
 Emasculator
 Paint branders
 Feeder
 Ram Marking Harness
 Halter
 Ram Shield
 Hand shears
 Sharpening Grit
 Heat Lamps
 Shearing Cutter
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Medication – Know the different conditions in which you would give each of the following
 Ammonium Chloride
 Molybdenum
 B12
 Nolvasan
 B-Complex
 Nutri-Drench
 Blood Stop Powder
 Penicillin
 Blue Lotion Spray
 Probios
 CD&T
 Quickbayt
 Dewormer
 Selenium
 Dyne
 Soremouth vaccine
 Koppertox
 Thiamin
 LA 200
 Vetricyn
 Leutalyse