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1Merino — This article is about the breed of sheep. For other uses, see Merino, Victoria and merindad. Full wool Merino sheep. The Merino is an economically influential breed of sheep prized for its wool. Merinos are regarded as having some of the finest… …
2Peppin Merino (sheep) — The Peppin Merino is a breed of Merino Sheep raised for its wool, mostly in Australia. So important is the Peppin Merino that sheep men throughout Australia often classify their sheep simply as being either Peppin, or non Peppin. [cite web title …
3Booroola Merino (sheep) — The Booroola is a merino strain that has a high rate of multiple births .Booroola s prolificacy was studied extensively by New Zealand researchers, who provided one of the first examples of the practical application of gene mapping in sheep, by… …
4Dohne Merino — The Dohne Merino (Dohne, El Dohne Merino) is a breed of domestic sheep from South Africa. The breed was started in the late 1930s by the South African Department of Agriculture. It was developed by interbreeding Peppin style Merino ewes and… …
5Mulesing — is a skilled surgical task[1] that involves the removal of strips of wool bearing skin from around the breech (buttocks) of a sheep to prevent flystrike (myiasis) in regions where it is common.[2] Mulesing is common practice in Australia as a way …
6fat lamb — /ˈfæt læm/ (say fat lam) noun 1. a lamb bred for its tender meat, especially one bred from a border Leicester cross Merino ewe and a British Dorset horn ram. 2. a very young lamb, about 4 months old and still a suckling …
7half-bred — /ˈhaf brɛd/ (say hahf bred) adjective (of a sheep) originally one resulting from a cross between a long wool ram and a merino ewe; now applied more generally …
8Domestic sheep — taxobox name = Domestic sheep status = DOM image width = 250px image caption = A research flock at U.S. Sheep Experiment Station near Dubois, Idaho regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Bovidae… …
9Glossary of sheep husbandry — The raising of domestic sheep has existed in nearly every inhabited part of the globe, and the variations in cultures and languages which have kept sheep has produced a vast lexicon of unique terminology used to describe sheep husbandry. A few of …
10Border Leicester (sheep) — The Border Leicester (Leicester is pronounced Lester ) is an English long wool breed of sheep. They are large, robust polled sheep, with no wool on their face or legs.DescriptionThe live weight of a mature ram will be in the range of 140 175 kg… …
