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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Sheep
Ram. Ram is the adult male sheep.
wether. This process keep ram lambs' mind on eating grass and not fighting.
| Most sheep that graze on open graze land are a breed called? | Basic USA Sheep
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Rambouillet. They are gregarious and will be able to be herded together.
| What is the difference between a sheep and a goat- Sheep have? | Basic USA Sheep
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| How many teeth do sheep have on the top front of their mouth? | Basic USA Sheep
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none. Sheep have a dental pad as they are grass eaters. They have 8 teeth on bottom.
Meat production. Suffolk and Hampshire rams are used as sires to increase muscling and rate of gain for most USA lamb production
has oil glands on face and toes.
| Which native "fat tail" sheep of Asia was brought to the United States in the early 1900s to satisfy those who were not only fashion conscious but wealthy as well? | What do EWE know about Sheep Breeds?
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Karakul. Now considered a rare breed, the American Karakul sheep is distinct for many reasons. For example, they store fat in their tails as do camels and they are the only sheep born with a "fur" fleece coat- usually a deep black in color. Unfortunately for the Karakul, this early soft coat cannot be shorn off like a regular fleece but must be harvested by killing and skinning a lamb within 2 days of its birth.
East Friesan. Newly imported from northern Germany and the Netherlands in the 1990s, this all-white dairy breed has been improved by man to yield between 1,100 and 1,700 pounds of milk yearly. Sheep milk is most commonly used in the production of cheese and is higher in fat content than cow or goat milk.
Navajo-Churro. Navajo Indians are credited for domesticating and adapting the Spanish Churro to thrive in the southwest. These sheep lamb easily, often have twins, and are excellent mothers. Females sometimes sprout horns and males commonly develop two or four horns in large, curling spirals. Like the Karakul, they have coarse wool, graded as "carpet wool" and it is the basis of the famed Navajo Indian blanket.
Suffolk. Suffolk sheep are well-known for their large size and quick growth weight. While mature rams commonly tip the scales at over 250 pounds, these white-fleeced sheep with black head and legs are usually slaughtered for their meat as lambs.
Dorper. Created by crossing a Blackhead Persian with a Dorset Horn sheep, Dorpers are commonly used for meat. They do not require shearing, grow rapidly, and have been found to be highly adaptable to any American farm setting.
Border Leicester. This "famous" all-white breed is commonly found in high-rainfall, good pasture northern areas of the US. Originally imported from England, they produce an excellent quality spinning wool.
Tunis. Originating in North Africa and imported to the US in 1799, this medium-sized sheep is naturally polled (no horns on either sex) and has a fat tail similar to the Karakuls. Their ability to breed out-of-season and tendency to be great mothers led to their popularity in the U.S. However, Tunis farms were most prevalent in the South and nearly eliminated during the Civil War. They are still considered a rare breed.
| While most sheep produce a single lamb, some are known to bear twins or even triplets consistently. Only one breed, however, commonly bears litters, usually 3-5 lambs at a time. Which breed accomplishes this feat? | What do EWE know about Sheep Breeds?
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Finnish Landrace. The fine-boned Finnish Landrace, or Finnsheep, is commonly used to cross with other breeds of sheep to increase prolificacy (number of lambs per birth). While all-white sheep were originally imported (from Finland- shocker!) their tightly crimped fleeces are popular with hand-spinners and they've been bred to include virtually every color combination known.
Scottish Blackface. Uncommon in the US, these sheep are easily recognized by their coarse, carpet quality fleeces and white and black speckled face and legs. Awesomely adapted to life on their own under hilly pasture conditions, the protective rams usually sport horns and ewes are excellent mothers.
| Commonly seen in country fair petting zoos, which breed of black and white sheep boasts sheep of both sexes that produce either 2, 4, or even 6 horns? | What do EWE know about Sheep Breeds?
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Jacob. Raised for over 350 years in England, the origin of the Jacob is unknown. Covered in randomly patterned black and white wool that grows at different rates (the black is shorter/ grows slower than the white!), their wool often exhibits the characteristics of tweed clothing.
8. Ticks are mature external parasites that are often easily hidden in dense fleece.
tapeworm. While tapeworms rarely cause death, they often stunt the growth of new lambs and debilitate older sheep.
combing out the lice eggs. A lice infestation can greatly devalue a sheep's fleece and is very difficult to deal with in general. If your sheep seem to be doing more than a little casual rubbing on trees or barn corners- take a close look for these almost transparent yellow creatures- FAST! The quicker you attack an infestation the easier it will be to rid your flock of them.
Barber's pole. Barber's pole mainly occurs in areas that have signigicant rain during warm weather and pastures that have areas that stay green over the hotter months of the year.
| What is the reason for using a salt solution {water with salt mixed into it until no more salt will dissolve in the water} in a worm egg count test? | Worms in Sheep
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All of these (The eggs float in it., It makes the eggs easier to see., It seperates the eggs from the faecal matter.). In just water the eggs stay at the bottom with all the faecal matter because they are more dense than water. This makes them harder to see under the microscope with all the faecal matter. With the salt solution the eggs become less dense and they float making them easier to see.
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