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4 de may. de 2024 · Sheep, domesticated ruminant (cud-chewing) mammal, raised for its meat, milk, and wool. Over 200 breeds exist, and the animals are produced dominantly in countries with large areas of grassland. Learn about the characteristics, breeds, and uses of sheep.
- Sheep
domesticated sheep. In sheep …developed into the fleece of...
- Hampshire
Hampshire, breed of medium-wool, dark-faced, hornless sheep...
- Rambouillet
Rambouillet, breed of sheep, developed from selections of a...
- Karakul
Karakul, sheep breed of central or west Asian origin, raised...
- Lamb
Lamb, live sheep before the age of one year and the flesh of...
- Shropshire
Shropshire, breed of medium-wool, dark-faced, hornless sheep...
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Sheep were among the first animals to be domesticated by humankind (although the domestication of dogs probably took place 10 to 20 thousand years earlier); the domestication date is estimated to fall between 11,000 and 9000 BC in Mesopotamia and possibly around 7000 BC in Mehrgarh in the Indus Valley.
Domestication. Sheep were among the first animals to be domesticated by humans (although the domestication of dogs may be over 20,000 years earlier); the domestication date is estimated to fall between 11,000 and 8,000 BCE in Mesopotamia.
29 de abr. de 2014 · Now, research at an 11,000-year-old settlement in Turkey shows that some early farmers kept wild sheep penned up in the middle of their village—thus setting the stage for the dramatic changes that led to today's domesticated animals.
9 de may. de 2024 · Sheep were first domesticated from wild species by at least 5000 bce and are raised for their fleece ( wool ), milk, and meat. The flesh of mature sheep is called mutton while that of immature animals is called lamb.
Sheep or Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are domesticated, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are even-toed ungulates. Numbering a little over one billion, Domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep.
6 de mar. de 2018 · Nature Communications - The sheep and goat were domesticated ~10,500 years ago in the same region of the Middle-East. Here, Alberto et al compare the genomes of wild Asiatic mouflon and Bezoar...
