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Goat judging questions

Junior:
What is your goat's name?
What is your goat's breed?
What is something funny or naughty that your goat does?
Why do goats like to chew everything?
How old is your goat?
What do you feed your goat and how often?
Where does your goat live and what shelter does it have?
Has your goat been injected or drenched?


Senior:
What is your goat's breed.  What is this breed farmed for?  (Meat, milk, skins....)
What plants are poisonous to your goat?
What problems could a goat have with its horns?
How should you look after your goat's hooves?
What products could be made from your goat?
What injections or drench should you give your goat? What do they protect from?
What are the common goat diseases? How do goats catch these diseases?
What does the poky up piece of skin on a goat's back tell you?

Lamb judging questions

Check out these questions.  Do some research and make sure you can answer them for School Pet Day, Group Day and Area Day.  They will be judged under the KNOWLEDGE category.


Junior:
What is your pet's name?
How many bottles does it drink every day?
How do you teach your lamb to lead?
Where do you keep your lamb?
What is something naughty your lamb has done.
Whst is on your lam's back - hair, fur, silk or wool?


Intermediate:
Any of the above questions plus…

What is your lamb's breed?
What is your lamb's breed farmed for?
What diseases can your lamb get?
How many teeth does your lamb have?

Why does your lamb get tailed?
How do you tell how old you lamb is?
Has your lamb been drenched and what would this be for?
Has your lamb been vaccinated and what would this be for?
What products can your lamb be turned into.


Senior:
Any of the above questions plus…

Name three other lamb breeds. Can you explain what each of these breeds is farmed for?
What is a caustrated ram lamb called?
What is mustering, docking or ........