https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2 en-us 2020-01-14 00:20:55 UTC 2024-07-20 12:28:08 UTC hello@padlet.com kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/431083770 I chose sheep because they are not a popular meat choice in the United States but in Australia lamb is regularly eaten. Australia has the second largest number of sheep in the world, second to China. There are more than 3 times as many sheep than there are people. Sheep offer a wide array of uses such as food, clothing and other animal by-products. . Their unique behavioral traits allow farmers to domesticate them, providing sustenance and products like wool. Some of their behaviors include following a leader, usually the most dominant sheep in the flock and their ability to become very relaxed once their head is raised. Sheep have many more behavioral traits that will be discussed throughout the semester. ]]> 2020-01-14 00:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/431083770 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/433722380 This journal article talks about the heritability of neonatal traits in New Zealand sheep and how it is linked to lamb survival. It states that the heritability of survival in sheep is rather low, suggesting that genetic progress in sheep is quite slow. The article then goes on to show the correlation between genetics and behavioral traits. ]]> 2020-01-20 18:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/433722380 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/433725960 Heritability for neonatal traits were moderate: birth assistance (mean ± standard error; 0.26 ± 0.03), lamb vigor (0.40 ± 0.04) and sucking ability (0.32 ± 0.03). Genetic correlations between neonatal traits were moderate to high. These figures suggest that sheep survival traits are only moderately hereditary. This also means that human intervention is extremely helpful in maintaining their economic importance.

]]> 2020-01-20 18:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/433725960 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/436133364  Sheep establish an exclusive relationship with their offspring following contact with it during a sensitive period of maternal responsiveness induced by the events during, and immediately after  parturition.
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0031938479903007]]> 2020-01-26 15:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/436133364 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/439358049 Male sheep will flick their tongue in the air and make low-pitched bleating sounds to  assert dominance or detect readiness of the female. ]]> 2020-02-02 20:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/439358049 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/439358455 Female sheep will show agnostic behavior towards other female sheep when hormone levels are high and in heat. ]]> 2020-02-02 20:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/439358455 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/441185604 2020-02-05 19:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/441185604 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/443741292 1. Intensive licking or grooming.  
2. Frequent low-pitched vocalization. 
3. Siring/ bonding. ]]> 2020-02-11 15:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/443741292 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/443743530 1. Milk suckling. 
2. Coughing/ gasping for air. 
3. Siring/ bonding. ]]> 2020-02-11 15:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/443743530 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/449150829 Ewes and Ewe-Lambs show agnostic behavior towards other females when their hormones, in particular E2 are high and they are in heat. They exhibit male like aggression towards other females as a sign on dominance often through loud vocalizations and sometimes physical violence. ]]> 2020-02-23 16:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/449150829 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/454061201 Eyeblink classical conditioning isused to learn behavioral traits and learning disorders. ]]> 2020-03-04 01:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/454061201 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/454065197 Sheep have excellent peripheral vision  and can see behind themselves without turning their heads. But, they have poor depth perception. They cannot see  in front of their noses. Source: http://www.sheep101.info/senses.html  ]]> 2020-03-04 01:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/454065197 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/454067383 Sheep use their sight to determine where the flock is and this helps them move in groups. 
Sheep are very vocal animals and use auditory communication a lot. This is especially helpful for communication between a Ewe and a Lamb. The Ewe will make loud grunts or snorts to communicate with her offspring. Source: http://www.sheep101.info/201/behavior.html]]> 2020-03-04 01:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/454067383 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/454069312 Sheep release pheromones as a form of chemical communication. Ewes release estrogens to signal when they are in heat and likely to accept mounting. Sheep also use tactile communication to develop a ewe/ lamb bond. This is done by the ewe licking and cleaning the lamb after parturition.
Source: https://www.medigraphic.com/cgi-bin/new/resumenI.cgi?IDARTICULO=12415 ]]> 2020-03-04 01:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/454069312 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/471278799 Grazing is a normal ingestive behavior that all sheep carry out. A study was conducted where they found that daylight plays more of a role in when and where sheep graze rather than what forages are available. They also found that the duration of sunlight affects their duration of grazing.]]> 2020-03-23 16:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/471278799 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/471298104 2020-03-23 16:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/471298104 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/495787665 2020-04-06 22:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/495787665 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/495788275 Dougie MacDonald is a 10 year old kid in Scotland who bought 21 sheep using his own allowance and birthday money, investing in his own farm. He has made a name for himself as an exert sheep handler. He hand feeds many of his sheep and cares for them on his own. ]]> 2020-04-06 22:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/495788275 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/502609104 1. Animals can become very agitated or aggressive. 
2. They can panic which releases hormones that can effect meat quality. 
3.Possibly injure themselves or the handler.]]> 2020-04-11 01:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/502609104 kjhickm https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/507083352 I chose this company because they have been recognized by the South Dakota Sheep Growers Association (SDSGA) for their sheep production, public awareness and their excellent husbandry/ genetics. The ranch doesn't have an official website but they have a facebook page where they can connect with the public. ]]> 2020-04-14 18:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kjhickm/6milxiu8pwo2/wish/507083352