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  1. 1. This swine was the largest and is the world record holder for weight coming in at 2,552 lbs.
  2. 2. This Porcine breed is a domestic pig which originated in, Pennsylvania.
  3. 3. This Swiss breed is among the most productive breeds of dairy goat?
  4. 4. This breed will sometimes produce two lambing seasons per year. Among British sheep, it is the only breed capable of breeding throughout the winter.
  5. 6. In 1889, this Association was formed in the United States by Larmon Bronson Townsend & Larmon George Townsend in Ionia, Michigan, with the aim of preserving this breed.
  6. 9. James Little cross-bred Merino and Lincoln Longwool sheep to breed this sheep?
  7. 11. This breed has a red or “medium cherry” color?
  8. 12. This swine breed which is characterized by erect ears, a black body, and a white band around the mid-section is?
  9. 15. This swine was first bred in Warren County in Ohio?
  10. 17. What is the term used when goat stiffens or falls when startled or excited. Caused by a recessive gene. Lasts 10-15 seconds, only effects external muscles
Down
  1. 1. The most recent genetic analysis confirms the archaeological evidence that the wild ________ of the Zagros Mountains is the likely original ancestor of all or most domestic goats today.
  2. 5. This sheep breed was established in Spain near the end of the Middle Ages, and was for several centuries kept as a strict Spanish monopoly; exports of the breed were not allowed, and those who tried risked capital punishment.
  3. 7. The Angora goat has hair that is durable and resilient, high luster and sheen and is sometimes called the “Diamond Fiber.” What is the term used for this breeds hair?
  4. 8. The history of ____________ goes back to between 11,000 and 9,000 BC, and the domestication of the wild mouflon in ancient Mesopotamia.
  5. 10. This Caprine breed was first bred in California by Mrs. Eula Fay Frey about 1927.
  6. 13. This Sheep comes from the border of England and Scotland and was recognized as a hardy sheep as early as 1372.
  7. 14. This sheep breed, originated in about 1829 from cross-breeding of Southdowns with the Old Hampshire breeds?
  8. 16. This Porcine was cross-bred between Hampshire's and Yorkshires.