Facts Sheep were domesticated 10 000 years ago

Facts • Sheep were domesticated 10, 000 years ago Central Asia • The Navajo Churro is the oldest breed of sheep in the U. S • By 1698, America was exporting wool • The female sheep is called a ewe

• The male sheep is called a ram or buck • A castrated male sheep is called a wether • A baby sheep is called a lamb • The act of giving birth is called lambing • A doe can have 1 to 3 lambs per liter

• Sheep do not have teeth in their upper front jaw • One years growth is about 8 pounds of wool • A group of sheep is called a flock • Meat from a grown sheep is called a mutton • In sheep, the act of breeding is called tubing

• • The birth weight for lambs is 5 -8 pounds They live between 6 to 11 years They consume 2 to 4. 5 pounds in a day The duration of estrus is 24 to 36 hours Breeding per year is 1 -2 per year A ram weighs between 150 to 450 pounds Sheep have two digits on their feet

• 1 pound of wool can make ten miles of yarn • Sheep can be born with or without horns • Normally sheep have 2 teats and cows have 4 • Sheep milk is used to make gourmet cheese • Lambs are less than 1 year of age • The small intestines of 11 sheep are needed to make 1 tennis racket • Sheep are grazers and goats are mostly browsers • Sheep are very social • Sheep are born with long tails

• Lamb meat has good vitamins and minerals • Wool Sheep are shorn once a year • Man learned how to spin wool in 3500 B. C