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Sheep farming in Namibia (2017). According to the FAOSTAT database of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the top five countries by number of head of sheep (average from 1993 to 2013) were: mainland China (146.5 million head), Australia (101.1 million), India (62.1 million), Iran (51.7 million), and the former Sudan (46.2 million). [2]
The National Sheep Industry Improvement Center received $1.475 million in fiscal 2015. [3] The authority for the Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program is found in section 12102 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L 113-79).
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In addition to lambs and other attendant sheep, the station has a base flock of 3,000 mature sheep. [2] Breeds developed at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station include: The Columbia, a dual-purpose breed and one of the first originating in the U.S. Early crosses were made in Wyoming, but the originating flock was moved to the USSES in 1918.
Sheep have a breeding season (tupping) in the autumn, though some can breed year-round. [1] As a result of the influence of humans on sheep breeding, ewes often produce multiple lambs. This increase in lamb births, both in number and birth weight, may cause problems with delivery and lamb survival, requiring the intervention of shepherds. [2]
The sheep farming economy came to face increased social unrest, such as the events of Patagonia Rebelde, and addition to competition from New Zealand sheep farmers. [1] After recognising the concentrated land tenure as a cause of social tensions, Chilean authorities begun in the 1930s efforts to redistribute land and diversify the economy. [ 1 ]
Meat and wool breeds of sheep lactate for 90–150 days, while dairy breeds can lactate for 120–240 days. Dairy sheep can produce higher yields of milk per ewe per year. Dairy sheep can produce 400–1,100 lb (180–500 kg) of milk per year while other sheep produce 100–200 lb (45–91 kg) of milk per year.