Sheep Review

Ewe

• male sheep

• female sheep

• baby sheep

Ram

• Male sheep

• Female sheep

• Castrated male

Yearling

• baby sheep

• female sheep

• between age 1 and 2

• length of pregnancy

Lamb

• female sheep

• between age 1 and 2

• young sheep, under 1 year of age

• meat from an older sheep

Wool

• coat of the sheep

• length of the fiber

• castrated male

• when ewes are producing milk

Gestation

• when the ewe is giving milk

• length of pregnancy

• male sheep

Mutton

• female sheep

• Length of the wool

• the absence of horns

• meat from an older sheep

wether

• removing of lamb from mother

• castrated male sheep

• process of applying rubber bands to the tail or scrotum for docking and castrating

• also called a "monkey mouth" is when the lower jaw is too long

Lactation

• when the ewe is giving milk

• ability to move and live efficiently and painlessly - good feet, mouth and reproductive parts

• removal of young mammals from their source of milk

• female sheep

Overshot

• removal of young mammals from their source of milk

• fat on the body

• also called a "parrot mouth," when the lower jaw is too short

• ability to move and live efficiently and painlessly - good feet, mouth and reproductive parts