 There are many types of sheep. A few of those are Rambouillet, Dorset, Suffolk, Chevlot, Hampshire, Lincoln, and Targhee.  Most sheep originated in Europe.  The largest sheep is the wild sheep, Argali.  The medium-wooled sheep are grown mainly for their meat. These breeds include the Hampshire, Shropshire, Southdown, and the Suffolk.  The coarse-wooled sheep include the Scottish Blackface or Blackface Highland in the United States.  The long-wooled sheep which include the Lincoln, Leicester, Coswold and Romney. Merino ram In the United States, the popular breeds are : Rambouillet, Columbia, Suffolk, and Hampshire. Highland Scotch Mules

 In Scotland, almost every part of the sheep is used for food. They use the neck for soup. In haggis the stomach, windpipe, lungs, heart and liver are used.  In Slovakia they use the milk from sheep to make cheese.  For meat there is either mutton, a full grown sheep, or lamb.

 Wool has been used for clothing and other fabrics for over twelve thousand years.  Wool can be stretched 30% or crumpled tightly, and will recover its natural shape rapidly.  It is often said that a single wool fiber is stronger than steel of the same diameter.  Wool is good for blankets and the inside of jackets.  One pound of wool can make ten miles of yarn.  Spinning wool into thread began about 5,000 years ago.  The wool from coarse-wooled sheep is used to make tweeds, carpets and mattresses.  The Navajo breed produces wool for rugs and blankets.

 President Woodrow Wilson grazed sheep on the White House lawn. The wool from the sheep was sold to raise money for the Red Cross during World War I. The flock included "Old Ike," a tobacco chewing ram. The First Lady enjoined the sheep because it kept the lawn neat and well trimmed.  Most of our clothes are made out of sheep wool.

 In different parts of the world, there is the mutton busting contest at rodeos for kids 5-7.  In some countries, sheep are used for fighting. They are trained to fight from a young age. They are chosen for their size. They start fighting when they are three years old, And their career lasts for about four years. Sheep fighting is usually part of a celebratory Festival. In some countries, tournaments are organized, and the victorious rams are exhibited in the main roads of towns.  Australian grazers, too, do not receive the financial support that governments in other countries provide to sheep breeders.

 Sheep have a four-chambered stomach, which plays a vital role in digesting, regurgitating, and re-digesting food.  Domestic sheep were one of the first animal species domesticated by humans and have had an important role in human life for thousands of years.  Ewes typically give birth to twins.  Sheep grow two teeth a year until they have eight.  If you see a sheep on its back, lend a hand! A sheep can’t get up from that position. If left on its back too long, it will eventually die.  Sheep prefer running water when they drink

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