Intro to Animal Science

 To understand the terminology associated with the production of sheep.

 Fine wool sheep comprise approximately 50 percent of the worlds sheep population  Medium-wool sheep comprise of about 15 percent of the worlds sheep population  Coarse-wool sheep comprise of about 25 percent of the worlds sheep population  Hair sheep comprise about 10 percent of the world's sheep population  Medium, Coarse and Hair sheep are either dual purpose or meat purely breeds making it about a 50:50 ratio of wool to meat sheep in the U.S.

United States5,210,000 RankStateHead% Of U.S. 1 Texas 740, % 2 California 550, % 3 Colorado 365, % 4 Wyoming 355, % 5 Utah 275, % 6 South Dakota 270, % 7 Idaho 250, % 8 Montana 220, % 9 Oregon 195, % 10 Iowa 155, %

1.China 2.India 3.Australia 4.Sudan 5.Iran 50.United States

 Genus, species, specific name of the domestic sheep  All modern breeds are believed to be descendants of the mouflon

 Males 110 LBS  Females 80 LBS  Naturally found in the Caucasus Mountain Range in Northern Iran and Eastern Iraq  Moulfons reach sexual maturity at the age of 2

 Refers to meat of a sheep under one year to14 months of age  Age is determined by break joint (left picture)

 Refers to meat of a sheep that is over 14 months old  Determined by spool joint – spool remains intact on mutton (right picture)  Why?

 Teeth are the best method of determining a live animals age

 A ewe is a female sheep that has produced lambs.  A female lamb is referred to as a ewe lamb  A one year old ewe is referred to as a yearling ewe

 A young sheep under 14 months old

 A Intact male sheep

 A male sheep that has been castrated

 A group of sheep together  watch?v=qniwI2hNhDswww.youtube.com/ watch?v=qniwI2hNhDs

 A strong herding instinct  Safety in numbers  /watch?v=P7E50xbVqbs /watch?v=P7E50xbVqbs  /watch?v=bpjP3mxv21s /watch?v=bpjP3mxv21s

 The act of removing the wool from a sheep

 Removing the wool from the rear end of a sheep  Cleaner during lambing  Lambs don’t have problems finding teats

 Removal of tail to prevent buildup of fecal matter