Chimaericon. Domestic sheep. Sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries. Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep. An adult female sheep is referred to as a ewe (/juː/), an intact male as a ram or occasionally a tup, a castrated male as a wether, and a younger sheep as a lamb. Sheep husbandry is practised throughout the majority of the inhabited world, and has been fundamental to many civilizations. Sheepraising has a large lexicon of unique terms which vary considerably by region and dialect. Description and evolution A sheep's skull Another trait unique to domestic sheep as compared to wild ovines is their wide variation in color.
Sheep compared to goats Breeds A minor class of sheep are the dairy breeds. Diet. European Hair Research Society. University of Bradford/School of Life Sciences/Archaeological, Geographical, and Environmental Sciences/Dr Andrew Wilson. University of Bradford/School of Life Sciences/Archaeological, Geographical, and Environmental Sciences/Mr Steve Dockrill. University of Bradford/School of Life Sciences/Archaeological, Geographical, and Environmental Sciences/Dr Julie Bond. University of Bradford/School of Life Sciences/Archaeological, Geographical, and Environmental Sciences/Dr Janet Montgomery. We uniquely integrate Archaeological Sciences, Biological Anthropology and Forensic Sciences and share an interest in the study of people and their environments in the present and the past.
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