SHEEP AND GOAT INDUSTRY QUIZ

LAMB CONSUMPTION BY THE AVERAGE AMERICAN IS APPROXIMATELY ____________ POUNDS PER PERSON.

• 1

• 25

• 48

• 75

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES IS NOT A WORLD LEADER IN SHEEP PRODUCTION?

• CHINA

• AUSTRALIA

• INDIA

• UNITED STATES

WHICH STATE PRODUCES THE MOST SHEEP?

• TEXAS

• CALIFORNIA

• COLORADO

• INDIANA

AS OF JANUARY 1, 2020 THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY _______________ MILLION HEAD OF SHEEP IN THE UNITED STATES.

• 1 MILLION

• 5.20 MILLION

• 73 MILLION

• 101 MILLION

SHEEP IN THE UNITED STATES ARE A DUAL-PURPOSE ANIMAL. MOST SHEEP IN THE U.S. ARE RAISED FOR WHICH 2 OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES

• MEAT

• WOOL

• MILK

• HAIR

MOST LAMB CONSUMPTION IN THE UNITED STATES OCCURS HERE.

• EAST AND WEST COASTS

• MIDWEST

• SOUTHEAST

• RURAL AREAS

MOST MUTTON PRODUCED IN THE U.S. IS EXPORTED TO ________________.

• CANADA

• JAMAICA

• MEXICO

• ARGENTINA

THE AVERAGE WEIGHT OF A MARKET LAMB IS __________ POUNDS.

• 96

• 115

• 138

• 165

THE UNITED STATES PRODUCES MORE SHEEP'S MILK CHEESE THAN IT IMPORTS.

• TRUE

• FALSE

THE AVERAGE WEIGHT OF A SINGLE U.S. FLEECE IS ____________ POUNDS.

• 5.5

• 7.3

• 16.8

• 19.4