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Ovis strepsiceros Linnaeus, 1758. 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.
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2 days ago · Learn about sheep, domesticated ruminant mammals raised for meat, milk, and wool. Compare different breeds of sheep by type of wool, distribution, characteristics, and comments.
NameType Of WoolDistributionCharacteristicsBlack-Faced Highland, also called ...carpetoriginally Scotland, now also U.S., ...black or mottled, hornedColumbiamediumdeveloped in U.S. since 1912large, white-faced, hornlessCorriedalemediumdeveloped in N.Z., now also in U.S., ...white-faced, hornlessCotswoldlongoriginally England, now also U.S.large, white-faced, hornless- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sheep are domesticated animals which have been bred by man. There are breeds which specialise in wool or meat. The plural of "sheep" is just "sheep". A domestic sheep is a domesticated mammal related to wild sheep and goats. Sheep are owned and looked after by a sheep farmer. Female sheep are called ewes.
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