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  2. Sheep - Wikipedia

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    Sheep (pl.: sheep) or domestic sheep ... Also, sheep breeds are often naturally polled (either in both sexes or just in the female), while naturally polled goats are ...

  3. Ovis - Wikipedia

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    Female sheep are called ewes, males are called rams or less frequently bucks or tups, neutered males are called wethers, and young sheep are called lambs. The adjective applying to sheep is ovine, and the collective term for sheep is flock or mob. The term herd is also occasionally used in this sense, generally for large flocks.

  4. Domestic sheep reproduction - Wikipedia

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    Freemartins, female bovines that are behaviorally masculine and lacking functioning ovaries, are commonly associated with cattle, but do occur to some extent in sheep. [6] The instance of freemartins in sheep may be increasing alongside the rise in twinning (freemartins are the result of male-female twin combinations). [6]

  5. Bighorn sheep - Wikipedia

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    The bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) [6] is a species of sheep native to North America. [7] It is named for its large horns.A pair of horns may weigh up to 14 kg (30 lb); [8] the sheep typically weigh up to 143 kg (315 lb). [9]

  6. Glossary of sheep husbandry - Wikipedia

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    Theave or theaf (plural of either: theaves) – a young female sheep, usually before her first lamb (used especially in lowland England). Also gimmer. Top knot – wool from the forehead or poll of a sheep. Tup – an alternative term for ram. Tupping – mating in sheep, or the mating season (autumn, for a spring-lambing flock).

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    Woman shares her very special bond with 3 sheep, Rabbit, Tic, and Bandi, in order to change people’s perception of farm animals and their attitude towards them.

  8. Homosexual behavior in sheep - Wikipedia

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    One report on sheep found that 8% of rams exhibited homosexual preferences—that is, even when given a choice, they chose male over female partners. [5] This documented homosexual preference has garnered much discussion. [10] Such rams prefer to court and mount other rams only, even in the presence of estrous ewes. [1]

  9. Food poisoning is extremely common. But that doesn't ... - AOL

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    Few things will put a damper on your vacation or holiday faster than food poisoning.The intense stomach pain, rushing to the toilet and feeling relegated to bed keeps just about everyone out of ...