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1. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › OvisOvis - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   Ovis is a genus of the subfamily Caprinae, of the family Bovidae. The wild sheep and domestic sheep and other animals like it belong to this genus. There are 5 or more animals in this genus. Taxonomy. Genus Ovis. Ovis orientalis group. Mouflon ( Ovis orientalis orientalis group) Domestic sheep ( Ovis aries or Ovis orientalis aries)

   • Class: Mammalia
   • Order: Artiodactyla

   • Kingdom: Animalia
   • Phylum: Chordata

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   Sheep (pl.: sheep) or domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Although the term sheep can apply to other species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to domesticated sheep.

   • Class: Mammalia
   • Kingdom: Animalia

   • Family: Bovidae
   • Order: Artiodactyla

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   What genus is Ovis?

   • Ovis is a genus of the subfamily Caprinae, of the family Bovidae. The wild sheep and domestic sheep and other animals like it belong to this genus. There are 5 or more animals in this genus. These are the main species of ovis. Wikispecies has information on: Ovis. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ovis.

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   What are Ovis aries?

   • (Hecker 1983, Ensminger 1965) Ovis aries is one of the most economically significant species on the planet. Since their domestication between 9000 and 11000 years ago they have been a source of meat, milk, wool and hides in nearly every country.

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   Where are Ovis glands located?

   • The genus Ovis is characterized by the presence of glands situated in a shallow depression in the lacrimal bone, the groin area, and between the two main toes of the foot. These glands secrete a clear semi-fluid substance that gives domestic sheep their characteristic smell.

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   How do Ovis aries breed?

   • Ovis aries breeds on a seasonal basis, determined by day length, with females (ewes) first becoming fertile in the early fall and remaining fertile through midwinter. Estrus cycles range between 14 and 20 days with 17 as the average. Females are in heat on average for 30 hours.

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4. animaldiversity.org › accounts › Ovis_ariesADW: Ovis aries: INFORMATION

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   Ovis aries breeds on a sea­sonal basis, de­ter­mined by day length, with fe­males (ewes) first be­com­ing fer­tile in the early fall and re­main­ing fer­tile through mid­win­ter. Es­trus cy­cles range be­tween 14 and 20 days with 17 as the av­er­age. Fe­males are in heat on av­er­age for 30 hours. Males (rams) are fer­tile ...

5. animaldiversity.org › accounts › OvisADW: Ovis: CLASSIFICATION

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   Ovis aries: information (1) Ovis aries: pictures (10) Ovis aries: specimens (7) Species Ovis canadensis bighorn sheep. Ovis canadensis: information (1) Ovis ...

6. www.inaturalist.org › taxa › 42387Sheep (Genus Ovis) · iNaturalist

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   Ovis is a genus of mammals, part of the goat-antelope subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae. Its five or more highly sociable species are known as sheep. The domestic sheep is one member of the genus, and is thought to be descended from the wild mouflon of central and southwest Asia. (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovis ...

7. species.wikimedia.org › wiki › OvisOvis - Wikispecies - Wikimedia

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   Oct 3, 2023 · Genus: Ovis Species (7): O. ammon – O. aries – O. canadensis – O. dalli – O. gmelini – O. nivicola – O. vignei. Name [edit] Ovis Linnaeus, 1758: 70 [conserved name] Type species: Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758, by Linnean tautonymy. Gender: feminine. Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 75 (1922: 37).

8. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Snow_sheepSnow sheep - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   The snow sheep (Ovis nivicola) is a sheep in the family Bovidae. It lives in Siberia. Scientists put the snow sheep in the subgenus Pachyceros. They are in the same group as bighorn sheep and thinhorn sheep. The bighorns and thinhorns live in North America and the snow sheep live in Eurasia. The snow sheep used to be called the Asiatic bighorn ...