Wool

Question 1

Medium wool

Breeds:

Answer 1

20-30 microns
-good for wool and meat

Breeds:
-Dorset or polled Dorset

Question 2

Long wool

Breeds:

Answer 2

30+ microns

Breeds:

• border Leicester
• coopworth
• Romney

Question 3

Carpet wool

Breeds:

Answer 3

38+ microns

-Icelandic

Question 4

Waxy, Grease in wool

Answer 4

Lanolin

Question 5

Wool (makeup)

Answer 5

• made of protein
  - made of amino acids
• contains sulfur

Question 6

Fleece

Answer 6

The wool the sheep produces

Question 7

Hair

Answer 7

• primary follicles
• sweat glands
• piloerector muscle

Question 8

Staple length

Answer 8

Length of wool grown between shearings

Question 9

Properties of wool

Answer 9

• water resistant
• fire resistant
• warm/insulation
• durable
• cheap (to produce)
• elastic

Question 10

Fine wool

Breeds:

Answer 10

<20 microns

Breeds:

• Rambouillet
• merino

Question 11

Sheds hair once a year (breeds)

Answer 11

-mouflon

Question 12

Awwasi fat tailed sheep

Answer 12

• Carry around 5 kg of fat

- supply of oil and meat

Question 13

Katahdin sheep and Barbados

Answer 13

-hair sheep breed
-shed hair coat once a year
-associated with hotter
climate

Question 14

Jacob sheep

Answer 14

• for meat
• uniqueness
  - piebald
  - 4 horns growing out

Question 15

Mouflon

Answer 15

Hair sheep

Ovis orientalis