Goat Management Practices – Flashcards
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Chevon
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French for goat meat; also know as cabrito
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Mohair
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Strong, elastic fiber produced from goat pelts, typically from the Angora breed.
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Cashmere
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Fine, soft undercoat of a goat's pelt.
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Chevre
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Cheese made from the milk of goats.
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Myotonia
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Condition of muscle spasm or rigidity of the muscles produced by an abnormality in the chloride channels of muscle cells.
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Paralysis
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Complete or partial loss of control in a part of the body.
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Depredation
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Damage or loss to a herd of livestock.
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Disbudding
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Bloodless method of removing the buds of an animal eliminating any future growth.
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Elastrator
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Tool utilizing a rubber band to remove testicles and small horns by eliminating blood flow.
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Wether
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Castrated male goat or sheep.
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Doe
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Adult female goat.
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Buck
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Adult male goat.
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Ruminant
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Animal containing four stomachs.
