Sheep Sheep Argali, or the mountain sheep (species Ovis ammon) is the globally endangered wild sheep, which roams the highlands of Central Asia ( Himalaya, Tibet, Altay). It is also the biggest wild sheep, standing as high as 120 cm and weighing as much as 140 kg. The Pamir argali (also called Marco Polo sheep, for they were first described by that traveller) may attain more than 6 feet in length. ...more on Wikipedia about "Argali"
The Border Leicester breed of sheep is a dual purpose breed. The wool is highly prized by spinners because of the tight curls, lusture and sheen. The sheep are normally sheared twice a year when the wool has reached a length of around 4 inches. ...more on Wikipedia about "Border Leicester"
The Cheviot is a breed of white faced sheep which gets its name from a range of hills in the Scottish Borders. It is still common in this area of the United Kingdom, but also in north west Scotland, Wales and the south west of England (especially Dartmoor and Exmoor) as well as more rarely in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. They are medium sized with rams weighing about 80 kg and ewes weighing around 40 kg. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cheviot sheep"
The Coopworth breed of sheep was developed by a team of scientists at Lincoln College (now Lincoln University) in Canterbury, New Zealand, to increase lambing percentages of Corridale, Merino, and Romney ewes when mated with Border Leicester rams. The progeny of those crosses were selectively cross-bred to produce sheep named Coopworth after Professor Ian Coop who headed the team in the early days. The New Zealand Coopworth Sheep Society controls the selection standards based on recorded performance standards. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coopworth"
Cotswold sheep are a breed of sheep originating in the Cotswold hills of the southern midlands of England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cotswold sheep"
Counting sheep is a mental exercise used in some Anglophone cultures as a means of lulling oneself to sleep. It most likely arose from the practice of sheep counting, a traditional numbering system used by some British shepherds to count their flocks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Counting sheep"
Crutching refers to the removal of wool from around the tail and between the rear legs of a sheep. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crutching"
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Dolly ( 5 July 1996 – 14 February 2003), a ewe, was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. She was cloned at the Roslin Institute in Scotland and lived there until her death when she was 6. Her birth was announced on 22 February 1997. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dolly the sheep"
The Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) is the most common species of the sheep genus. As such it is a woolly ruminant quadruped which probably descends from the wild moufflon of south-central and south-west Asia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Domestic sheep"
The Drysdale breed of sheep is a product of Massey Agricultural College, New Zealand (now Massey University). Dr. Francis Dry in 1931 noticed a genetic freak, a Romney ram with a high percentage of very coarse wool. Crossing to Romney and Cheviots resulted in a sheep with a lot of coarse, long-staple wool that had to be sheared twice a year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Drysdale"
The Exmoor Horn is a white faced, horned breed of sheep. It was developed in Exmoor, Devon, in the 19th century, but is a descendant of sheep that had roamed on the moors for several hundred years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Exmoor Horn"
An exploding sheep is a joke now found in many American and British video games, although it did not originate there. ...more on Wikipedia about "Exploding sheep"
The Hampshire or Hampshire Down breed of sheep originated around the 1800s by a cross of Southdowns with the horned, white-faced sheep which had for ages been native of the open, untilled, hilly stretch of land known as the Hampshire Downs, in the county of that name bordering on the English Channel, in the South of England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hampshire sheep"
The Herdwick is a variety of sheep typical to the mountainous Lake District, in North West England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Herdwick (sheep)" Can you feel it? www.shortopedia.com.
The Icelandic sheep is a breed of domestic sheep. The breed is able to survive easily in very cold conditions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Icelandic sheep"
The Jacob sheep is a primitive multihorned sheep breed, patterned with black and white spots. Jacobs are grown for their wool, their meat, and their hides, but they make good pets as well. Currently Jacobs are listed as threatened by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy , which means the breed has "fewer than 1,000 annual registrations in the U.S. and estimated fewer than 5,000 global population." ...more on Wikipedia about "Jacob (sheep)"
The Karakul is a breed of domesticated sheep. It originated in Central Asia, and some archaeological evidence points to it being bred there continuously since 1400 BC. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karakul"
A lamb is a young sheep less than a year old. Yearlings are known as hoggets, and from this age on, sheep are considered to be adult. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lamb"
The terms lamb, hoggett or mutton are used to describe the meat of a domestic sheep. The meat of a sheep a year old or younger is generally known as lamb, whereas the meat of an older sheep is either hoggett or mutton depending on its age and characteristics. In some countries all such meat is referred to as lamb. All of these are known generically as sheepmeats. Note that lamb can refer to the live animal as well as to the meat product, whereas hoggett and mutton refer only to the meat which is said to be taken from a sheep. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lamb (food)"
The Lincoln is a breed of sheep from old England that has been significantly altered by selective breeding in the later part of the eighteenth century. Cross-breeding with Leicesters improved the breed's meat production qualities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lincoln (sheep)"
Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are derived from ancestral mouflon (Ovis orientalis) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of sheep breeds"
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Lleyn sheep are a breed of sheep from the Lleyn Peninsula, North Wales. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lleyn (sheep)"
Manx Loaghtan Sheep The Manx Loaghtan sheep is native to the Isle of Man. It is sometimes spelled as Loaghtyn or Loghtan. It is characterized by a dark brown wool and usually having four or occasionally six horns. ...more on Wikipedia about "Manx Loaghtan"
The merino is the most numerous breed of sheep in the world. It is a breed prized for its wool, although more recently the low price of wool has led to more of an emphasis on carcass (meat) characteristics. Super fine merinos are regarded as having the finest and softest wool of any sheep. There are two basic strains of Merino: poll animals have no horns (or very small stubs), and horned merinos have long, spiral horns which grow close to the head. ...more on Wikipedia about "Merino"
The Mesta (Spanish 'Honrado Concejo de la Mesta', Honored Council of the Mesta) was a powerful association of sheep holders in the medieval Kingdom of Castile. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mesta"
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