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Rams are male sheep with their genitals still intact, meaning that they will be able to mate with ewes. "Sheep" is a general term for members of the genus Ovis, or more specifically the species Ovis aries. "Sheep" can refer to male, female, young, and old members of the species. Castrated male sheep are called wethers, and female sheep are called ewes.

The parallel between rams and stallions are that they are names pertaining to male, uncastrated members of their respective species. Stallions belong under horses. Geldings are the "wethers" of the horse family, and mares are the horse equivalent of ewes. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Sheep are uncastrated male rams, Rams are actually male goats, not sheep , Rams are castrated male sheep

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. Difficulty: Hard.

 

East Friesan, Katahdin, Targhee

Ram is the adult male sheep. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Wether, Studly, Stallion

"Tup" is a solely British term for rams. "Buck", a term that describes the male of deer, goats, and other animals, can also refer to rams.

"Tuppence", a variant spelling of the word "twopence", which is a word in its own right, is a British coin equating to two British pence.

The other two answers, "Tupp" and "Tuppy", are not words.
Difficulty: Hard.

 

Tupp, Tuppence, Tuppy

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. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Brown stomach worm, Thin necked intestinal worm, Black scour worm

Ticks are mature external parasites that are often easily hidden in dense fleece. Difficulty: Hard.

 

6, 4, they don't have legs

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. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Jacob, Border Leicester, Columbia

This process keeps ram lambs' minds on eating grass and not on fighting. Difficulty: Average.

 

steer, polled, ram lamb

While tapeworms rarely cause death, they often stunt the growth of new lambs and debilitate older sheep. Difficulty: Hard.

 

liver fluke, common stomach worm, coccidiosis

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. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Polypay, Southdown, Gulf Coast Native

Purebred organizations have their own tags to put into ears. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Electronic chip implants, Ear tattoos, Lip tattoo

They are gregarious and will be able to be herded together. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Suffolk, Dorset, Hampshire

Sheep have a very high tolerance for pain and, unlike us, do not cry out. When a sheep is injured it will "suffer in silence". Sheep are smart enough to know they are potential food for predators. Not showing pain is a means of survival for them.

A sheep that has over eaten and is starting to bloat, will stand quietly, but the "hang-head posture" is a warning sign that it is in distress. Sadly, sheep are so good at masking their symptoms in some cases by the time illness is discovered it is too late for treatment. Difficulty: Hard.

 

confusion and/or straying from the flock , unusual aggression, antisocial behavior

A cloven hoof is a hoof cleft in two, forming two toes, called claws. Cloven hooves are found on even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyls), but not odd-toed ungulates. For rams, cloven hooves can be vital to survival in some environments, such as those that have the rough terrain that mountain sheep live on. The cleft and toes provide traction and grip for animals.

Cloven hooves and ruminating are what marks an animal as "clean" as stated in the Biblical books "Leviticus" and "Deuteronomy". Difficulty: Easy.

 

Split soles , High heels , Paws with claws

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. Difficulty: Hard.

 

The eggs float in it., It makes the eggs easier to see., It separates the eggs from the faecal matter.

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. Difficulty: Hard.

 

closely shearing your sheep's fleece, applying a delouser to your sheep, avoiding confinement of sheep in close quarters

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. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Southdown, Cheviot, Karakul

 

farrowing, eweing, fouling

Once fluke eggs are passed through the sheep's feces, they hatch and penetrate snails where they multiply and mature. Seems like everyone's trying to hop on, or should I say, IN to the sheep "gravy train". Difficulty: Hard.

 

snake, toad, fly

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. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Dorset, Holstein, Delaine-Merino

Goats' tails tend to be upright while sheep tails hang downwards. Most domestic sheep do not have horns. Difficulty: Hard.

 

a beard, horns on both male and female, a noticeable smell

 

4 weeks, 9 months, 6 months

Poor depth perception, i.e., three dimensional vision is why they will often stop to examine something more closely. Sheep have difficulty picking out details and also avoid shadows and contrast between light and dark. Difficulty: Hard.

 

no one really knows, they are naturally stubborn, they are waiting to be led

An androgen is a male hormone, responsible for the production of male reproductive parts while the animal is developing in the uterus. Androgens are responsible for the maintenance of male characteristics throughout life. During mating season, testosterone levels are elevated as it is the most important androgen.

The Greek word for male, when written in the English alphabet, is "andros". "Andro" in English is a prefix also meaning "male". Difficulty: Average.

 

Androigene , Genedroid , Genadroie

The abomasum is also the fourth stomach, the caecum is known as the blind gut. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Caecum., Small intestine., Large intestine.

Once barberpole worm eggs are passed via the sheep's feces they hatch and develop in a period of time (5 days to several months) that depends a lot on the weather. Moist, warm conditions are favorable for eggs/larvae- this is probably one reason that this type of parasite is less of a problem in arid areas of the country. Difficulty: Hard.

 

leads directly to death, does not require food or water, does not require any plants to be completed

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. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Cheviot, Welsh Mountain, Coopworth

A cross between a Lincoln and Rambouillet, the Columbia was bred to be raised in the Western USA. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Enterprise, Endeavour, Challenger

 

wool, horns, two milk teats

Rams mature sexually between six and eight months old, whereas ewes could mature sexually as early as four months of age. This varies between species and breeds.

While statistics vary in humans, girls reach puberty by about 10-12 years old, while boys take longer, anywhere from ages 11-14.

The reason for this is not known, what is known is that males and females mature differently, with different growth hormones stimulating them. For males, androgens, and females, estrogens. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Faster , The same, They are already sexually mature when they are born

These worms are found in the blind gut. Whipworm can be a problem in sheep during drought. Sheep with heavy infections of whipworm have diarrhoea with mucous and may die.

Difficulty: Hard.

 

Coccidia, Tapeworm, Lungworm

The effect of "bottle jaw" is created by fluids accumulating in the animal as a result of internal blood loss; most commonly a voracious blood sucker named "Haemonchus contortus". Unfortunately, once animals display bottle jaw it is usually too late to save them. Difficulty: Hard.

 

fly strike, foot rot, stomach puffage

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. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Texel, Targhee, Irish Red Face

This large breed, used for meat and wool, was developed by crossing Southdown rams with Norfolk Horned ewes. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Scotland, USA, Australia

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. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Hampshire, Icelandic, Rambouillet

The breed comes from the island of Oussant located off the coast of Brittany, which is where the alternative name comes from. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Skye Dwarf, Newfoundland Dwarf, Tasmanian Dwarf

 

veal, lamb, carne

The Egyptians worshipped rams; rams were one of the many sacred animals. Khnum, one of the three parts of the sun god Ra, is generally portrayed as a ram or with a ram's head. He was also known as Banebdjedet, which means The Ram Lord of Djedet. Hashfai and Amun are also other ram gods. Difficulty: Average.

 

Babylonian , Carthaginian, Roman

Once the fly eggs begin to hatch under the skin, the sheep's immune system tries to fight them off and the sheep's internal temperature rises considerably. This fever in conjunction with increased heart and breathing rate often leads to death. Difficulty: Hard.

 

fly dinner party, fly carnivores, fly carcassing

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. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Shetland, Border Leicester, Cotswold