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"Domestic" sheep reproduce sexually like other mammals, with a reproductive process similar to other domestic herd animals. A flock of sheep is generally...

Sheep (pl.: sheep) or domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Although the term sheep can apply to...

§ Reproductive system Canine reproduction Dolphin § Reproduction and sexuality Llama § Reproduction Domestic sheep reproduction In humans and other animals...

This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently...

Worldwide, canids—including the domestic dog—are responsible for the majority of sheep deaths. Other animals that prey on sheep include felines, birds of prey...

raising of domestic sheep has occurred in nearly every inhabited part of the earth, and the variations in cultures and languages which have kept sheep has produced...

history of the domestic sheep goes back to between 11,000 and 9,000 BCE, and the domestication of the wild mouflon in ancient Mesopotamia. Sheep are among...

animal breeders. Animal fancy Dog breeding Domestic sheep reproduction American Kennel Club D’Arcy, J.B., Sheep Management & Wool Technology, NSW University...

Icelandic is the Icelandic breed of domestic sheep. It belongs to the Northern European short-tailed group of sheep, and is larger than most breeds in...

Sheep farming or sheep husbandry is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. It is a branch of animal husbandry. Sheep are raised principally for their...

an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus Sus. It is considered...

Sheep meat is one of the most common meats around the world, taken from the domestic sheep, Ovis aries, and generally divided into lamb, from sheep in...

ancestor of all modern domestic sheep breeds. Ovis gmelini was the scientific name proposed by Edward Blyth in 1841 for wild sheep in the Middle East. In...

Dolly (5 July 1996 – 14 February 2003) was a female Finn-Dorset sheep and the first mammal that was cloned from an adult somatic cell. She was cloned...

Homosexual behavior in sheep has been well documented and studied. The domestic sheep (Ovis aries) is the only species of mammal except for humans which...

bidirectional gene flow between wild and domestic stocks – including donkeys, horses, New and Old World camelids, goats, sheep, and pigs – was common. One study...

Romanov is a breed of domestic sheep originating from the Upper Volga region in Russia. These domestic sheep got the name Romanov from the town of the...

The bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep native to North America. It is named for its large horns. A pair of horns may weigh up to 14 kg...

L.)". Animal Reproduction Science. 86 (4): 353–362. doi:10.1016/j.anireprosci.2004.08.005. PMID 15766812. Zi, X.D. (2003). "Reproduction in female yaks...

That an Imprinted Gene on the X Chromosome Increases Ovulation Rate in Sheep. Biology of Reproduction. 64 (1): 216–221. doi:10.1095/biolreprod64.1.216....