Lambing and Kidding Quiz

LAMBING & KIDDING QUIZ

Answer questions about lambing and kidding. Study for a skillathon or test or enhance your knowledge of lambing/kidding. Each quiz will randomly select 10 questions from the quiz bank. There are 36 questions in the bank. At the end, you can see which answers you got correct, as well as your overall score and the correct answers. You can take the quiz as many times as you like. The quiz will select different questions each time.

Last reviewed/updated 02.19.25 by Susan Schoenian.

What is a breach birth?

Butt first, no legs
Two offspring in the birth canal at the same time
front legs first, but head back
hind legs first

Which abortion organism is carried by domestic cats?

Salmonella
Toxoplasmosis
Chlamydia
Vibrio

What is ringwomb?

Failure of the cervix to dilate
When the female prolapses her cervix
A tight birth caused by a big fetus and/or small pelvic area
When the lamb or kid's head is twisted back in the birth canal

True or false? Some ewes/does can deliver breach babies on their own without assistance.

True
False

When does milk fever usually occur?

Late gestation
After lambing/kidding
It can occur before or after lambing/kidding

How much colostrum should a lamb/kid consume in its first 24 hours?

10 percent of its body weight
20 percent of its body weight
16 ounces regardless of size
5 percent of its body weigh

What causes ringwomb?

Lack of calcium in diet
Lack of exercise
Lack of selenium in diet
Cause is unknown, but believed to have a genetic component

True or false? You should not let a ewe or doe eat her placenta.

True
False

What is a good reason for culling a ewe/doe?

Fails to rear a lamb
Her reproductive performance is declining
Too many single births
She can't maintain her body condition.
She's a poor mother.
All of the above.

When assisting with a difficult birth with little to no progress, how long before you should seek professional or more experienced help?

After 5 minutes
After 30 minutes
After 60 minutes
After 2 hours