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  2. Sheep farming - Wikipedia

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    Sheep farming or sheep husbandry is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. It is a branch of animal husbandry . Sheep are raised principally for their meat ( lamb and mutton ), milk ( sheep's milk ), and fiber ( wool ).

  3. Wool - Wikipedia

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    Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. [1] The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as ...

  4. Glossary of sheep husbandry - Wikipedia

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    Lanolin – a thick yellow greasy substance in wool, secreted by the sheep's skin. Also called wool fat, wool wax, wool grease, adeps lanae or yolk. Extracted from raw wool and used for various purposes. Livestock guardian dog – a dog bred and trained to guard sheep from predators such as bears, wolves, people or other dogs. Usually a large ...

  5. Cuniculture - Wikipedia

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    Maciej, King of Kings by Antoni Kozakiewicz (1841–1929) from Book VI of Pan Tadeusz. Cuniculture is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising domestic rabbits as livestock for their meat, fur, or wool.

  6. Woollen industry in Wales - Wikipedia

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    The quality of wool depends on the individual sheep and on the part of the sheep's body from which the wool has been taken. [1] The common Welsh Mountain sheep are hardy and thrive in the cold and wet conditions of the Welsh highlands. The wool is soft and may have kemp and black, grey or red fibres, which makes it attractive in tweeds and ...

  7. Domestication of the sheep - Wikipedia

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    One chief difference between ancient sheep and modern breeds is the technique by which wool could be collected. Primitive sheep can be shorn, but many can have their wool plucked out by hand in a process called "rooing". Rooing helps to leave behind the coarse fibers called kemps which are still longer than the soft fleece. The fleece may also ...

  8. Animal husbandry - Wikipedia

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    Cattle feedlot in Colorado, United States. Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products.It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock.

  9. Livestock - Wikipedia

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    Livestock farming practices have largely shifted to intensive animal farming. [4] Intensive animal farming increases the yield of the various commercial outputs, but also negatively impacts animal welfare, the environment, and public health. [5] In particular, beef, dairy and sheep are an outsized source of greenhouse gas emissions from ...