Sheep Production Sheep Production Terms for understanding Ram

Sheep Production

Sheep Production Terms for understanding • Ram – non-castrated male sheep • Wether – castrated male sheep • Ewe – female Sheep

Suffolk • • Medium Wool Breed Mainly used for meat England White Wool with solid black face and legs • Large Frame

Hampshire • • Medium wool breed Used mainly for meat England White wool with black face and legs, which has patches of white wool growing on the face and legs • Med to large frame

Southdown • Medium wool breed • Used mainly for meat • White with a mousey brown face and leg • England • Very small framed • Very meaty

Ramboulliet • Finewool breed • Used for meat and wool production • France • White with a white face and legs • Large framed

Dorset • • • Medium wool breed Used for meat England White with white face Very meaty Very Large framed

Sheep Production Classifications for Sheep @ Ellis County Livestock Show • • • Fine wool Finewool Cross Medium Wool Southdown AOB (All Other Breeds)

Fine wool • Ramboulliet

Finewool Cross • Any thing atleast a ½ crossed with Ramboulliet

Medium Wool • Hampshires and Suffolks and crosses of the two

Southdowns • Southdowns show as a breed of their own, mainly due to size differences

AOB (All Other Breeds) • Mainly Dorsetts and Dorset Crosses

Sheep Production Reproduction • Estrus – Occurs every 16 days and last for 3 days

Sheep Production Reproduction • Gestation Period – 148 days

Sheep Production Feeding • Ruminants like cattle • Feed a quality brand name 18 % protien feed • Most feeders feel a textured feed is more desirable than a pellet