Other uses pp semi small yes taxobox name Domestic sheep status DOM image Flock of sheep.jpg image width 250px image caption A research flock at U.S. Sheep Experiment Station near Dubois, Idaho regnum ... Linnaeus , 10th edition of Systema Naturae 1758 Sheep Ovis aries are quadruped al, ruminant mammal s typically kept as livestock . Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even toed ungulate s. Although the name sheep applies to many species in the genus Ovis , in everyday ... sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep. Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon ... purposes, sheep are raised for Wool fleece , meat lamb, hogget or mutton and sheep milk milk . A sheep s wool is the most widely used animal fiber, and is usually harvested by Sheep shearing shearing ... mutton when from older ones. Sheep continue to be important for wool and meat today, and are also .... Sheep husbandry is practised throughout the majority of the inhabited world, and has been fundamental ... South America n nations, and the British Isles are most closely associated with sheep production. citation needed date January 2012 Sheep raising has a large Glossary of sheep husbandry lexicon of unique terms which vary considerably by region and dialect . Use of the word sheep began in Middle English .... A group of sheep is called a flock, herd or mob. Adult female sheep are referred to as ewes, intact males as rams or occasionally tups, Castration castrated males as wethers, and younger sheep as lambs. Many other specific terms for the various life stages of sheep exist, generally related to lambing, shearing, and age. Being a key animal in the history of farming, sheep have a deeply entrenched ..., sheep are most often associated with pastoral , Arcadia utopia Arcadian imagery. Sheep figure ... traditions. In both ancient and modern religious ritual, sheep are used as Animal sacrifice sacrificial animals . TOC limit limit 3 Description Image Cr ne mouton.jpg thumb A sheep s skull Domestic ... more details
Infobox character name The Sheep series Alice image File John Tenniel Alice and the Knitting Sheep.jpeg 200px caption first Through the Looking Glass last cause creator Lewis Carroll portrayer episode nickname alias species Sheep gender Female age born death specialty occupation Shopkeeper family spouse significantother children relatives residence religion nationality Looking Glass Land The Sheep is a character arts character , created by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll . It appeared in Dodgson s book, Through the Looking Glass , the sequel to his book Alice s Adventures in Wonderland . Storyline The Sheep is first mentioned in the fifth chapter of Through the Looking Glass , Wool and Water . White Queen Through the Looking Glass The White Queen is talking to Alice Alice s Adventures in Wonderland Alice , when she suddenly starts baa ing and then seems to wrap herself in wool . Alice figures out she is in a shop, and that The White Queen has turned into a sheep. The Sheep sits in her chair knitting as Alice looks around the shop. She gives Alice a pair of her knitting needles, and asks her if she can row. As Alice begins to answer, she realizes that they are in a little boat, and that the needles have turned into oars. As they glide along the water, the Sheep repeatedly shouts out Feather, and tells Alice that they will be catching crabs. Alice s attention is then put onto some scented rushes growing in the water. She tries picking them, but they are only dream rushes and melt away. She then quickly catches a crab, which she actually didn t see, and they are all suddenly in the shop again. Alice buys an egg from the Sheep that ends up turning into Humpty Dumpty and the two part ways. References commonscat The Sheep cite book last Carroll first Lewis authorlink Lewis Carroll title Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There year 1871 chapter wikisource ... Sheep, The Category Fictional sheep Category Lewis Carroll characters Category Fictional characters ... more details
www.lincolnsheep.org index.html U.S. Lincoln breeders association Category Sheep breeds Category Sheep breeds originating in England You are wrong sheep stub ar es Lincoln oveja fr Lincoln ... breeds sheep lincoln index.htm title Lincoln sheep work Breeds of livestock publisher University ... more details
File Soay ewe.jpg right 270px thumb Soay ewe The Soay sheep is a primitive breed of domestic sheep Ovis aries descended from a population of feral sheep on the convert 250 acre ha sing on island of Soay ... Isles of Scotland . It is one of the Northern European short tailed sheep breeds. It is believed to be a survivor of the earliest domesticated sheep kept in northern Europe, and it remains physically similar to the wild ancestors of domestic sheep, the Mediterranean mouflon and the horned urial sheep of Central Asia. ref name Ryder http www.biomedcentral.com content pdf 1297 9686 13 4 381.pdf Ryder, M L, 1981 , A survey of European primitive breeds of sheep , Ann. G n t. S l. Anim. , 13 4 , pp 381 418. ref It is much smaller than modern domesticated sheep but hardier, and is extraordinarily ... ref In the early twentieth century, some Soay sheep were translocated to establish exotic flocks, such as the flock ... author Kathie Miller title History of Soay sheep publisher Southern Oregon Soay Farms accessdate 2009 05 04 ref A number of Soay sheep were translocated from Soay to another of the St Kilda group, the island ... the human population and their sheep were evacuated. The name of the island, Soay , is Old Norse , meaning Island of Sheep . The breed was introduced to and live wild on Holy Isle, Firth of Clyde ... web url http www.rbst.org.uk watch list sheep soay title Sheep work Rare Breeds Watchlist publisher ... short tailed breeds also associated with St. Kilda the Boreray sheep Boreray from Boreray, another ... sheep Hebridean sheep which is probably not in fact from St Kilda at all . ref name DADIS cite ... Information System accessdate 2009 09 08 ref Scientific study Image Soay sheep at Cranborne Ancient Technology Centre.jpg thumb Soay sheep come in several colours The Hirta population is unmanaged .... The sheep exhibit a phenomenon known as overcompensatory density dependence , in which their population ... in Soay Sheep journal Science volume 292 issue 5521 pages 1528 1531 doi 10.1126 science.292.5521.1528 ... more details
wiktionarypar sheepSheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Sheep may also refer to Animals of the genus Ovis , including Domestic Sheep, Bighorn Sheep, Dall Sheep, Argali, and Mouflon Animals of the genus Ammotragus Barbary Sheep , rare or extinct ruminants Sheep novel Sheep novel , a novel by British author Simon Maginn Sheep song Sheep song , a song by Pink Floyd on the album Animals The Sheep , a character in the novel Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Sheep zodiac , one of the animals in the Chinese zodiac Sheep video game Sheep video game , a puzzle video game SHEEP symbolic computation system See also Aries constellation , the sheep constellation Electric Sheep , an abstract screensaver Electric Sheep disambiguation List of fictional sheepSheep Island disambiguation Sheeple disambig bg ja gl Carneiro ... more details
Infobox television show name Shaun the Sheep image File Shaun the Sheep.PNG 250px caption genre Animated ... language English num series 2 num episodes 80 list episodes List of Shaun the Sheep episodes producer ... related A Close Shave br Timmy Time website http www.shaunthesheep.com Shaun the Sheep is a British ... A premise of the series is that Shaun the sheep exhibits human intelligence, creativity, and behaviour ... though he is sometimes with the sheep in their escapades and avoiding discovery by the Farmer. Episodes ... , performed by Vic Reeves . Shaun s First Appearance Shaun the Sheep made his first official ... member of a flock of sheep Wallace and Gromit work to save from an evil mechanical dog that wants ... he was accidentally subjected to Wallace s automated sheep shearing machine. Shaun does show a hint ... with models of one of the sheep in the flock, Bitzer, Timmy, and Shaun. Major characters Shaun is the main protagonist of the series and the leader of the flock. He is a clever sheep and keeps his ... stuck and needs the other sheep to push, pull or even sling shot her out of trouble, even using heavy ... big happy, if slightly dopey, family The sheep like to play and create mischief together .... They re always trying to antagonize the Sheep and get them into trouble. They are, however, scared ... of Bitzer s relationship with the farmer and dislikes the sheep, thinking of them as stupid and beneath ... out one of the sheep that intruded in the coop in Sheepwalking . The Mother Hen left her clutch ... thing they saw upon hatching , and in order to make them accept Mother Hen as their real mother, the flock ... bed sheet, he stops chasing the other sheep painted red around the farm. He was an unexpected guest ... Lola is a special guest sheep in Two s Company . She is a ewe and Shaun s interest. She became part ... family The Other Flock are minor sheep in Foxy Laddie . They are in appearance different than the flock ... trouble for Bitzer and the Flock. Bus Driver takes the sheep to and from the fair in Sheep on the Loose ... more details
Social psychology Category Sheep ca Ovella negra de Schwarzes Schaf es Oveja negra fr Mouton ...pp semi small yes otheruses File Black sheep 1.jpg thumb right 300px A black sheep stands out from the flock File Black sheep2.jpg thumb right The Black Sheep, from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose by William Wallace Denslow . File Hebridean ram.jpg thumb right 225px A black sheep Hebridean sheep Hebridean In the English language , black sheep is an idiom used to describe an odd or disreputable member ...&dq american heritage dictionary 22black sheep 22 title American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms accessdate ... of white sheep. In psychology , the black sheep effect refers to the tendency of group members to judge ... Yzerbyt, V. Y., & Leyens, J. title The Black Sheep Effect Extremity of judgments towards ingroup members ... black sheep which are born into a flock of white sheep due to a Genetics genetic process of recessive .... ref name AHD In 18th and 19th century England, the black color of the sheep was seen as the mark of the devil. ref cite book last Sykes first Christopher Simon title Black Sheep publisher Viking Press ... certain characteristics or lack thereof deemed undesirable by that group. ref name black sheep cite ... http www.answers.com topic black sheep accessdate 2008 03 24 ref The idiom is also found in other ... and kalag e sefid in Persian language Persian . A variant form of black sheep, the red sheep ... Red Sheep How Jessica Mitford found her voice by Thomas Mallon 16 Oct 2007 The New Yorker New Yorker . ref Biological origin In sheep, a white fleece is not albinism but a Dominance genetics dominant .... cn date February 2012 As a result, a black fleece in most sheep is recessive , so if a white ram .... In fact in most white sheep breeds only a few white sheep are heterozygous for black, so black lambs are usually much rarer than this. Some breeds of sheep such as the Hebridean sheep Hebridean , Ouessant sheep Ouessant , Black Welsh Mountain sheep Black Welsh Mountain and Karakul sheep Karakul are normally ... more details
The following locations are known as Sheep Island Sheep Island, an alternate name for Brooks Island , Richmond, California Sheep Island Washington , Washington, United States Sheep Island Massachusetts , Massachusetts , United States Sheep Island England , Cumbria Sheep Island Wales , Wales Sheep Island, Argyll and Bute , Scotland Sheep Island, County Antrim , a townland in County Antrim , Northern Ireland Sheep Island Nova Scotia , Nova Scotia , Canada Faroe Islands , Northern Europe , Faroe can be translated to sheep . geodis de Sheep Island fr Sheep Island ... more details
Sheep Hill can refer to one of a number of places Sheep Hill, United Kingdom a village Sheep Hill, South Australia a proposed port disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Sheep Type studio Longtype Artist Zo Lewis Cover Album sheep.gif Released 1998 Recorded Genre Length Label Producer Reviews Last album This album Next album Sheep is an album by Massachusetts folk music ian Zo Lewis , released in 1998 in music 1998 . Track listing Auntie Gladys Slow Boat to China Sometimes Sheep Talk Sheep Harvey Here I am Again That Thing Yellow Room Tea Talk Cuppa Tea Through the Window Pies for the Public Little Tune DEFAULTSORT Sheep Album Category 1998 albums 1990s folk album stub ... more details
The Stone sheep or Stone s sheep , Ovis dalli stonei , is a more southern subspecies of Dall sheep , Ovis dalli , a Ovis sheep native to northwestern North America , slate brown in color with some white patches on the rump and inside of the hind legs, and having curved yellowish brown horns. Category Ovis ... more details
Infobox animal name Dolly sheep image image size caption birth name othername species Sheep Domestic sheep gender Female birth date 5 July 1996 birth place death date 14 February 2003 aged 6 death place ... relativeage nationality Scotland employer role First cloned sheep years active 1997 2003 known First ... domestic sheep , and the first mammal to be cloning cloned from an adult somatic cell somatic cell ... Dolly the sheep clone dies young , BBC News, Friday, 14 February 2003 ref She has been called the world s most famous sheep by sources including BBC News and Scientific American . ref Cite news url ... february 22 newsid 4245000 4245877.stm work BBC News title 1997 Dolly the sheep is cloned date ... J , Ritchie WA, Wilmut I title Sheep cloned by nuclear transfer from a cultured cell line journal Nature ... in Edinburgh. There she was bred with a Welsh Mountain sheep Welsh Mountain ram and produced six ... a Cached version dead link date January 2012 ref A Finnish Dorset sheep Finn Dorset such as Dolly ... http www.avma.org onlnews javma apr03 030415f.asp Goodbye, Dolly first cloned sheep dies at six years ... of sheep and is caused by the retrovirus JSRV . ref Cite journal author Palmarini M title A Veterinary ... with Dolly being a clone, and that other sheep in the same flock had died of the same disease. ref name final illness Such lung diseases are a particular danger for sheep kept indoors ... age as the sheep from which she was cloned. ref name age One basis for this idea was the finding that Dolly ... author Shiels PG, Kind AJ, Campbell KH, et al title Analysis of telomere length in Dolly, a sheep derived ... sheep journal Nature volume 399 issue 6734 pages 316 7 year 1999 pmid 10360570 doi 10.1038 20580 ... public interest dolly the sheep a life of dolly Was Dolly already old at birth? Roslin ... 062705 am 20050627004.php accessdate 30 April 2007 ref The attempt to clone argali mountain sheep ... to clone mouflon a form of wild sheep , both resulting in viable offspring. ref name BBC ... more details
orphan date May 2010 The Sakiz is a carpet wool breed of sheep also kept for meat and milk production. They can be found in the region surrounding Izmir in Turkey . The males are horn anatomy horn ed. ref http www.ansi.okstate.edu breeds sheep sakiz index.htm Oklahoma State University Sakiz ref References reflist sheep stub Turkey stub Category Sheep breeds Category Sheep breeds originating in Turkey ... more details
Taxobox name Snow sheep status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Harris, R.B. & Tsytsulina. K. year 2008 id 15740 title Ovis nivicola downloaded 5 April 2009 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern. ref trend stable regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla familia Bovidae genus Ovis species O. nivicola binomial Ovis nivicola binomial authority Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz Eschscholtz , 1829 range map Ovis nivicola map.png The snow sheep Ovis nivicola , or Siberian bighorn sheep , is a species of sheep , which comes from the mountainous areas in the northeast of Siberia . One subspecies, the Putorana Snow Sheep Ovis nivicola borealis lives isolated from the other forms in the Putoran mountains . The snow sheep is related to the North America n Bighorn Sheep and Dall s Sheep , and some zoologists consider it a subspecies of this sheep. Subspecies Kolyma Snow Sheep , Ovis nivicola ssp Koryak Snow Sheep , Ovis nivicola koriakorum Okhotsk Snow Sheep , Ovis nivicola alleni Yakutia Snow Sheep , Ovis nivicola lydekkeri Kamchatka Snow Sheep , Ovis nivicola nivicola Putorana Snow Sheep , Ovis nivicola borealis Chukotka Snow Sheep , Ovis nivicola ssp References reflist de Artiodactyla R.3 DEFAULTSORT Snow Sheep Category Ovis sheep stub ca Mufl de Sib ria de Schneeschaf es Ovis nivicola eu Ovis nivicola fr Ovis nivicola it Ovis nivicola hu Szib riai juh nl Sneeuwschaap pl Owca nie na pt Ovis nivicola sr Ovis nivicola fi Lumilammas sv Sibiriskt sn f r ... more details
Trailing of the Sheep is an annual October festival and parade in Sun Valley, Idaho Sun Valley , Ketchum, Idaho Ketchum and Hailey, Idaho . It is held each autumn fall to move the flocks off the mountain to their winter grazing homes. It is similar to the Almabtrieb in Austria , and is intended as a celebration of the history and tradition of sheep husbandry in the Western United States. References cite news url http seattletimes.nwsource.com html pacificnw04222007 2003668436 pacificportrait22.html title Trailing Of The Sheep Ultimately, it s all about ewe date April 22, 2007 work Seattle Times accessdate 2008 10 11 cite news url http www.theglobeandmail.com servlet story LAC.20021005.TRGLOB 1 TPStory specialTravel title In Idaho, It s the Trailing of the Sheep work Globe and Mail date October 5, 2002 External links http www.trailingofthesheep.org Trailing of the Sheep Festival Organization Category Sheep Category Agriculture in Idaho sheep stub ... more details
File Lleyn sheep.jpg right 270px thumb A Lleyn ewe Lleyn sheep are a breed of sheep from the Ll n peninsula Lleyn , in Gwynedd , north west Wales . They are bred for prolificacy, good mothering, quiet in nature, high milk yield and excellent for white wool . They are suited to both upland and lowland grazing. ref name LSOBreed cite web url http www.lleynsheep.com breed.htm title The Breed publisher Lleyn Sheep Society accessdate 2009 01 10 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref This breed is raised primarily for Lamb and mutton meat . ref name DADIS cite web url http dad.fao.org title Lleyn United Kingdom work Breed Data Sheet publisher Domestic Animal Diversity Information System accessdate 2009 09 01 ref References reflist External links http www.lleynsheep.com Official website of the Lleyn Sheep Society http www.ansi.okstate.edu breeds sheep lleyn index.htm Oklahoma State University, Breeds of Livestock, Lleyn sheep Category Sheep breeds Category Sheep breeds originating in Wales Category Gwynedd sheep stub ... more details
The Katahdin is a breed of domestic sheep developed in Maine , USA , mostly in the second half of the 20th century. This breed was originated by Michael Piel who after reading an article in the February 1956 National Geographic Magazine National Geographic imported selected St. Croix sheep chosen by Dr. Richard Marshall Bond and crossed them with various other breeds, selecting lambs based on hair coat, meat type conformation, high fertility , and flocking instinct. The Katahdin sheds its winter coat, and so does not have to be sheep shearing sheared . Its popularity in the USA has increased in recent years due to low wool prices and high shearing costs. External links http www.katahdinsheep.com Canadian Katahdin Sheep Association http www.katahdins.org Katahdin Hair Sheep International http paccoastkat.org index.html Pacific Coast Katahdin Hair Sheep Association http hairsheep.us Scott County Hairsheep Association Category Sheep breeds Category Sheep breeds originating in the United States sheep stub pt Katahdin ovelha ... more details
Image Mottled sheep.jpg right 270px thumb Pelib ey sheep at a sheepdog trial The Pelib ey also known as Cubano Rojo ref name DADIS cite web url http dad.fao.org title Pelibuey Cuba work Breed Data Sheet publisher Domestic Animal Diversity Information System accessdate 2009 09 04 ref is a breed of domestic sheep native to the Caribbean , Mexico , South America . The Pelib ey is a breed of hair sheep, meaning they do not generally grow wool . This adaptation makes them especially useful for tropical environments where heavily wooled sheep do not thrive. The breed is thought to originate in Africa , specifically from the West African Dwarf sheep West African Dwarf sheep. ref cite web url http www.ansi.okstate.edu breeds sheep pelibuey index.htm title Pelib ey work Breeds of Livestock publisher Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science accessdate 2009 04 28 ref This breed is primarily raised for Lamb and mutton meat . ref name DADIS References reflist sheep stub Category Sheep breeds es Pelibuey ... more details
Sheep Springs may refer to Sheep Springs, California Sheep Springs, New Mexico geodis Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Sheep Mountain may refer to In the United States The Geographic Names Information System GNIS lists at least 160 mountains with Sheep Mountain as its full or partial name including Sheep Mountain Mono County, California convert 12497 ft m in the White Mountains, California Sheep Mountain Rio Grande County, Colorado convert 12492 ft m in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado Sheep Mountain Carbon County, Montana in List of mountains in Carbon County, Montana Carbon County, Montana Sheep Mountain Carter County, Montana in List of mountains in Carter County, Montana Carter County, Montana Sheep Mountain Flathead County, Montana convert 8530 ft m in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park, Montana Sheep Mountain Jefferson County, Montana in List of mountains in Jefferson County, Montana Jefferson County, Montana Sheep Mountain Judith Basin County, Montana in List of mountains in Judith Basin County, Montana Judith Basin County, Montana Sheep Mountain Lake County, Montana in List of mountains in Lake County, Montana Lake County, Montana Sheep Mountain Madison County, Montana convert 10321 ft m in the Gallatin Range, Montana Sheep Mountain Meagher County, Montana in List of mountains in Meagher County, Montana Meagher County, Montana Sheep Mountain in List of mountains in Mineral County, Montana Mineral County, Montana Sheep Mountain Missoula County, Montana in List of mountains in Missoula County, Montana Missoula County, Montana Sheep Mountain Park County, Montana convert 10547 ft m in the Absaroka Range, Montana Sheep Mountain Teton County, Wyoming convert 11239 ft m in the Gros Ventre Range, Wyoming Mountainindex disambig ... more details
Image Somali sheep.jpg thumb 250px right A flock of Somali Sheep The Somali sheep , occasionally known as the Berbera Blackhead , is a hair sheep native to Somalia . ref A. Nyanjom & J. Konyango, Certificate Agriculture Form 1 , East African Publishers , p.133. ref The animal is reared primarily for Lamb and mutton meat production and it is one of the major exports of the Somali economy . Appearance The Somali sheep is white with a black head. Both sexes are polled and the breed belongs to the fat tail type. There is an active trade going on for this kind of sheep to the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf GCC countries especially to Saudi Arabia. ref name OKState cite web url http www.ansi.okstate.edu breeds sheep braziliansomali index.htm work Breeds of Livestock title Brazilian Somali publisher Oklahoma State University , Dept. of Animal Science accessdate 2009 04 02 ref Somali sheep are the immediate ancestor of the Blackhead Persian sheep Blackhead Persian which was developed in South Africa in the late 19th century and early 20th century and which has been widely used for crossbreeding in many parts of Africa and elsewhere in the tropics. ref name Sheep101 cite web url http www.sheep101.info breedsS.html Somali work Sheep Breeds S St title Somali accessdate 2009 05 04 publisher Sheep101.info ref References reflist Category Sheep breeds Category Animal breeds originating in Somalia sheep stub Somalia stub de Somaliaschaf fa pl Owca somalijska ... more details
The Waziri lang ur is breed of domestic sheep from the Waziristan region of Pakistan . The Waziri is a fat tailed sheep fat tailed breed kept for mutton and wool production. They are also found in the Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa . They are a medium size with a white body coat with a black or black spotted head. The wool yield is 1.5 kg fine fiber diameter 32.9 micrometer . They have a muscular body, small ears and a heavy fat tail reaching the hocks. ref name OKState cite web url http www.ansi.okstate.edu breeds sheep waziri title Waziri work Breeds of Livestock publisher Oklahoma State University , Dept. of Animal Science accessdate 2009 05 07 ref References reflist Category Sheep breeds originating in Pakistan Category Sheep breeds Category Waziristan sheep stub ... more details
A sheep to shawl contest involves multiple teams that shear a sheep, spin the fleece into yarn, and then weave it into a shawl. ref cite news author Jennifer Szweda Jordan coauthors title Extreme Crafts Sheep To Shawl url http www.npr.org templates story story.php?storyId 100185761 quote At a Sheep to Shawl competition teams shear a sheep, spin the fleece and weave it into a shawl...all in just a couple hours. The fastest team wins. work National Public Radio date February 3, 2009 accessdate 2010 05 03 ref The winning team is judged on a combination of time and quality and difficulty of the design. References reflist Category Sheep wool Category Competitions ... more details
orphan date December 2009 The Polypay Domestic sheepsheep breed is a white, medium sized sheep which was developed in the 1960s at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho . ref http www.albertasheep.com ASBA polypay.htm Alberta Sheep Breeders Association Polypay ref In general, Polypay sheep are noted for being a highly prolific, dual purpose Lamb and mutton meat and wool breed. ref name Sheep101 cite web url http www.sheep101.info breedsO P.html Polypay publisher Sheep101.info work Sheep Breeds O P title Polypay accessdate 2009 03 20 ref Breed goals Dr. C. V. Hulet created five main goals for the new breed. ref name OKState cite web url http www.ansi.okstate.edu breeds sheep polypay publisher Oklahoma State University , Dept. of Animal Science work Sheep Breeds title Polypay accessdate 2009 03 20 ref High lifetime prolificacy Large lamb crop at one year of age Ability to lamb more frequently than once per year Rapid growth rate of lambs Desirable carcass quality The original breeding stock were taken from the Finnsheep for their high prolificacy, early puberty and short gestation, Dorset for their superior mothering ability, carcass quality, early puberty and long breeding season, Targhee for their large body size, long breeding season and quality wool fleeces , and Rambouillet sheep Rambouilet for their adaptability, hardiness, productivity and quality fleeces. History In 1968, the first cross breeding was performed. In 1970, the resulting bred sheep were produced. The Polypay name was created in 1975 from poly, meaning multiple, and pay, meaning Rate of return return on investment . The http www.countrylovin.com polypay index.html American Polypay Association was formed in 1980. See also List of sheep breeds Sheep shearing Wool References Reflist External links http www.countrylovin.com polypay index.html American Polypay Association Category Sheep breeds Category Sheep breeds originating in the United States ... more details
Image Sheepparlour.jpg thumb 250px Lacaune dairy sheep in rotary parlour, Aveyron, France. Sheep s milk or ewe s milk is the milk of domestic sheep . Though not widely drunk in any modern culture, sheep s milk is commonly used to make cultured dairy product s. Well known cheeses made from sheep milk include the Feta of Greece , Roquefort of France, Manchego from Spain, the Pecorino Pecorino Romano Romano the Italian language Italian word for sheep is pecora , the Pecorino Sardo and Ricotta of Italy . Yogurts, especially some forms of strained yogurt , may also be made from sheep milk. Though sheep produce a far smaller volume of milk than Cattle cows , it is richer in fat, Milk solids solids , and minerals. This makes it ideal for the cheese making process. It is not an alternative for people with severe lactose intolerance , because it contains even more lactose than cow milk. A minority of List of sheep breeds sheep breeds are kept primarily for dairy purposes, but these few have been Selective breeding selectively bred for milk production, and thus produce a higher volume than most other sheep. The most common and prolific dairy sheep breeds include the Lacaune sheep Lacaune , the East Friesian sheep East Friesian , the Sardinian sheep Sardinian and Awassi sheep Awassi . Nutrition ... milk analysis.htm McCane, Widdowson, Scherz, Kloos ref Image Sheep milker.JPG thumb 250px Mechanical sheep milker, South Island, NZ. class wikitable style text align center Constituents unit Cow Goat Sheep Domestic buffalo Water Buffalo Water g 87.8 88.9 83.0 81.1 Protein g 3.2 3.1 5.4 4.5 Fat g 3.9 ... Moose milk Asses milk Donkey s milk Category Sheep s milk cheeses References reflist External links http www.sheep101.info dairy.html Sheep dairying at sheep101.com http www.youtube.com watch?v 0Jt9XjkNV3s&feature channel sheep dairying documentary by Cooking Up A Story Category Milk Category Dairy farming sheep stub de Schafmilch fr Fromages au lait de brebis ... more details
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