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Dairy Goats Trivia Quiz

A quiz on domestic goats.

A multiple-choice quiz by crisw. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
crisw

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
42,447

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
2514

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Question 1 of 15

1. Goats are not a major source of milk worldwide.

True

False

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is the major difference between goat's milk and cow's milk? Hint

Goat milk has more butterfat

Goat milk has less protein

Goat milk has less calcium

Goat milk has smaller fat globules

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Question 3 of 15

3. How many teats does a dairy goat have? Hint

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which of the following is not a breed of dairy goat? Hint

Toggenburg

Saanen

La Mancha

Boer

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which breed of dairy goat does not have outer ears and looks earless? Hint

Saanen

La Mancha

Nubian

Alpine

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which breed of dairy goat is characterized by long, droopy ears and a Roman nose? Hint

Toggenburg

Nigerian Dwarf

Alpine

Nubian

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which dairy breed is white or cream-colored? Hint

Saanen

Oberhasli

Alpine

Toggenburg

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which breed is the smallest dairy goat? Hint

Tennessee Fainting Goat

Angora

Nigerian Dwarf

Spanish

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Question 9 of 15

9. Despite its name, the Lamancha goat was not bred in Spain, but in which country? Hint

USA

China

Germany

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Question 10 of 15

10. A goat usually must be bred in order to produce milk.

True

False

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is a neutered (castrated) male goat called?

Answer: (One Word (singular))

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Question 12 of 15

12. What would a US dairy farmer call a male goat? Hint

buck

ram

billy

stallion

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is an infection of the udder called? Hint

lechitis

mastitis

mammitis

udderitis

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is the approximate gestation period (time from mating to birth) of a goat? Hint

3 months

7 months

8 months

5 months

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is is the 'first milk' that provides antibodies to the baby of a goat (or any other mammal, for that matter) called?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Goats are not a major source of milk worldwide.

Answer: False

According to some sources, worldwide, goats produce more milk than any other animal andmore people in the world drink goats' milk than cows' milk.

2. What is the major difference between goat's milk and cow's milk?

Answer: Goat milk has smaller fat globules

Goats' milk has smaller fat globules than cows' milk. This makes it naturally homogenized and more easily digestible than cows' milk.

3. How many teats does a dairy goat have?

Answer: 2

Cows have four, but goats have only two.

4. Which of the following is not a breed of dairy goat?

Answer: Boer

The Boer is a 'meat goat.'

5. Which breed of dairy goat does not have outer ears and looks earless?

Answer: La Mancha

Many people ask if the ears have been cut off, but La Manchas are born this way.

6. Which breed of dairy goat is characterized by long, droopy ears and a Roman nose?

Answer: Nubian

The Nubian is also the largest dairy breed.

7. Which dairy breed is white or cream-colored?

Answer: Saanen

The Saanen thus doesn't do well in very hot, sunny climates- it can get sunburned!

8. Which breed is the smallest dairy goat?

Answer: Nigerian Dwarf

The Nigerian Dwarf produces up to half a gallon of milk a day, despite its tiny size- about the size of a Labrador retriever. ADGA registration will be allowed in 2005.

9. Despite its name, the Lamancha goat was not bred in Spain, but in which country?

Answer: USA

It was first bred in the 1920s, in California, and is primarily a dairy goat.

10. A goat usually must be bred in order to produce milk.

Answer: True

The same is true of cows. No mammal normally produces milk without being bred first!

11. What is a neutered (castrated) male goat called?

Answer: wether

Wethers make good pets- they lack the overpowering odor of the male buck!

12. What would a US dairy farmer call a male goat?

Answer: buck

Goat people don't call the males 'billies.' A ram is a male sheep.

13. What is an infection of the udder called?

Answer: mastitis

It is a common problem in milking animals.

14. What is the approximate gestation period (time from mating to birth) of a goat?

Answer: 5 months

148 days, to be more exact.

15. What is is the 'first milk' that provides antibodies to the baby of a goat (or any other mammal, for that matter) called?

Answer: colostrum

It helps keep the babies free of disease.

Source: Author crisw

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