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Sheep Production

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

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Sheep Production

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  1. Sheep Production

  2. Sheep ProductionTerms for understanding • Ram – non-castrated male sheep • Wether – castrated male sheep • Ewe – female Sheep

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

  4. 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

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

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

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

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

  9. Fine wool • Ramboulliet

  10. Finewool Cross • Any thing atleast a ½ crossed with Ramboulliet

  11. Medium Wool • Hampshires and Suffolks and crosses of the two

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

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

  14. Sheep ProductionReproduction • Estrus – Occurs every 16 days and last for 3 days

  15. Sheep ProductionReproduction • Gestation Period – 148 days

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

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