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(Key # 1 - 803601)

Sheep Unit
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PELT RAM FLEECE CUTTINGCHUTE
MARKETAGE FLOCK TEXAS YOLK
PUREBRED STOCK-SHEEP WEANINGAGE DOCKING
BAND DENSITY OPENFACED LAMB
PINNING RUMINANT BROKENMOUTH JAIL
EWE DODGEGATE GESTATION AUSTRALIA
LAMBFEEDING SHEARING GREASE MUTTON
COMB WETHER TAGGING YEARLING
BUMMERLAMB GUMMER TAGS CRIMP
WOOLSACK OVINE WOOLANDMEAT

Across 37 When the lamb's tail is 19 Term used by

stuck tightly to the body sheepmen when ewes
2 A group of sheep preventing any further and their lambs are
excretion of feces confined to a small pen
4 This production system
involves grazing flocks, 38 A sheep so old that it 20 The skin and wool from
range forage, and selling has lost all of its teeth processed sheep
lambs 39 A female sheep of any 21 This production system
9 A male sheep castrated age involves 60-80 lb lambs
prior to sexual maturity that are finished for
Down processing at 110-120
10 Removal of wool, either lbs (2 words)
by hand or by machine
1 To cut off the tail (This is 25 A part of the head of the
15 An animal that is one shearing machanism for
year of age done for sanitation)
sheep
22 2-3 months (2 words) 3 A sheep with no wool on
its face (2 words) 26 The kinkiness of the
23 Lanolins, fats, and wool fiber
waxes in the wool (same 5 Chunks of wool knotted
with manure 28 A large bag 6 to 7 feet in
as "grease") length, designed for the
24 A sorting device with a 6 Top wool producing sole purpose of handling
dodge gate used to country wool (2 words)
separate one or more 7 145-155 days 31 This production system
animals from the flock (2 8 Trimming the dock area involves improving the
words) of ewes prior to breeding breed
27 Two sources of sheep or lambing to facilitate 34 A flock of sheep
income (3 words) service from the rams, consisting of at least
29 A device that will swing as well as nursing of 1000 ewes
from one side to the lambs
other to permit sorting 11 An animal of the
the sheep with subfamily of sheep and
compatible ease (2 goats
words) 12 The meat from sheep
30 A young sheep of either older than one year
sex 13 The digestive/stomach
32 The oily material or system of sheep
natural oil in the wool 14 8-9 months (2 words)
33 An orpahnde lamb (2 16 An intact (testicles
words) present) male sheep of
35 The closeness of the any age
wool fibers in a fleece 17 A sheep so old that it
36 Top wool producing has begun to lose its
state teeth (2 words)
18 The wool of one sheep
 Answer Key: Key # 1 - 803601

Sheep Unit
Complete the crossword puzzle.

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D F L O C K
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S T O C K - S H E E P A G T
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A C W E T H E R U E A
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G K S H E A R I N G S S G
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S I F T T O G
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N M A R A V I
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G R U C M A T I N
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U T Y E A R L I N G B
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F M J T D R A I O E P R
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L L I A O K M A N E O
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W E A N I N G A G E Y O L K
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E M A L C U T T I N G C H U T E
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C C C B N W O O L A N D M E A T N W
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O R E F T D O D G E G A T E L A M B O
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M P I E G R E A S E O O
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B U M M E R L A M B U B L
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R P D E N S I T Y T E X A S
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E P I N N I N G H N A
B N D C
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R G U M M E R K
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