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Montana Sheep Industry Quiz

Test your knowledge about sheep in Montana, how they’re raised, and why they matter.

1. About how many sheep and lambs were in Montana as of early 2025?

About 25,000 head About 85,000 head About 185,000 head Over 1 million head

2. Where are most sheep in Montana raised?

On tiny city rooftops Mainly east of the Rocky Mountains on open rangelands Only in forests west of Missoula Underwater in ponds

3. What are the main products sheep provide?

Wool, meat (lamb and mutton), and sometimes milk for cheese Only wool Only milk Only leather

4. Which of the following is a common sheep breed in Montana?

Rambouillet Dalmatian Siamese Holstein

5. What is the large piece of wool called that comes off a sheep during shearing?

A blanket A fleece A hide A bale

6. What is lanolin, and where does it come from?

A type of grain fed to sheep The natural oil in wool, used in lotions and cosmetics A special sheep vitamin A kind of fencing

7. What does it mean that sheep are ruminants?

They have one simple stomach like humans They have four stomach compartments that help them digest grass and roughage They can’t eat plants They only eat meat

8. What do we call an adult male sheep and an adult female sheep?

Bull and cow Rooster and hen Ram and ewe Tom and jenny

9. Which animals are commonly used in Montana to protect sheep from predators like coyotes?

Border Collies and cats Great Pyrenees and other guardian dogs, and sometimes guard llamas Only chickens Pet parrots

10. How do sheep usually react when they feel threatened?

They scatter in all directions and stay alone They bunch together in a flock and then flee as a group They climb trees They dig underground

Updated: September 14, 2020

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