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- 1. Co-Managing Sheep and Goats Important Considerations Dr. Brian Faris Extension 4-H Youth Livestock Specialist Department of Animal Science North Carolina State University
- 2. Introduction • Born & Raised in Southwest Texas • Raised Rambouillet Sheep and Angora Goats and Showed Market Lambs • Worked for TAMU Sheep & Goat Center • Angelo State University Ranch • Came to North Carolina from New Mexico • Currently raising fullblood and percentage boers and some Southdown sheep
- 3. Topics • Similarities and Differences between Raising Sheep and Goats – Nutrition – Reproduction – Management practices
- 4. Nutrition • Similarities – Both are small ruminants • CP and TDN requirements – Stocking rate • 1 cow / 2 acres • 1 cow ≈ 5 sheep • 1 sheep ≈ 1 Boer or Boer cross goat
- 6. Nutrition • Similarities – Both are small ruminants – Stocking rate • Differences – Grazing habits • Sheep tend to graze from the bottom upward • Goats tend to graze from the top downward
- 8. Nutrition • Similarities – Both are small ruminants – Stocking rate • Differences – Grazing habits – Grazing preferences
- 9. Grazing Preferences • Sheep – Fairly Selective • Forbs • Grass • Browse – HAY • Alfalfa • Coastal Bermuda • Orchardgrass • Peanut • Goats – Very Selective • Forbs • Browse • Grass – HAY • Peanut • Orchardgrass • Alfalfa • Coastal Bermuda
- 10. Nutrition • Similarities – Both are small ruminants – Stocking rate • Differences – Grazing habits – Grazing preferences – Specific nutrient requirements
- 11. Nutrient Requirements • Sheep – ~2%BW Dry Matter – Very Sensitive to Cu – P requirements are similar to goats but do not appear to be as sensitive • Goats – ~3%BW Dry Matter – Need 2-3x Cu level – Very Sensitive to P (Do not exceed 0.40% on the feed tag – 0.35% is ideal)
- 12. Nutrition • Similarities – Both are small ruminants – Stocking rate • Differences – Grazing habits – Grazing preferences – Specific nutrient requirements – Fat deposition
- 13. Fat Deposition • Sheep • Goat
- 14. Nutrition • Lambs – Self-feeder – Pellet or Textured Feed – 16-18% CP – 1.5-2.5% Fat • Kids – Self-feeder – Pelleted Feed – 14-16% CP – 2.5-3.5% Fat
- 15. Reproduction • Similarities – 5 month gestation (145-155 days) • Differences – Chromosome number – Estrous cycle length – Flushing rates / Birth rates – Teat structure – Out-of-Season breeders
- 16. Differences Sheep Goat Chromosomes Estrous Cycle Flushing Rates Birth Rates Teat Structure Out-of-Season Breeders 54 60 17 days 21 days 8-12 embryos 16-24 embryos 125-175% 175-225% 2 functional 2-4 functional No, with a few exceptions Yes, with a few exceptions
- 17. Management Practices • Health • Facilities • Miscellaneous Management • Guard animals
- 18. Health • Sheep – Deworm – Coccidiosis – Overeating – Tetanus – CL – Ketosis – Orphan Lambs – Soremouth • Goats – Deworm – Coccidiosis – Overeating – Tetanus – CL – Ketosis – Orphan Kids – Soremouth – Floppy Kid – Silent Pneumonia
- 19. Facilities • Sheep – Shelters – Fencing • Electric Fence – Feed Troughs – Working Pens • Goats – Shelters – Fencing • Field Fence – Feed Troughs – Working Pens
- 20. Miscellaneous Management • Sheep – Less foot care – Some shearing except Hair breeds – Horns/No horns – Does not matter – Castrate lambs 30 days or less • Goats – More foot care – Require no shearing except for Angoras – May disbud kids (wethers) – Castrate kids at 60- 90 days
- 21. Guard Animals • Llamas • Dogs – Great Pyrenees – Akbash – Komondor – Anatolian Shepherd – Maremma • Donkeys
- 22. QUESTIONS