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The exact line of descent from wild ancestors to domestic sheep is unclear. [2] The most common hypothesis states that Ovis aries is descended from the Asiatic (O. gmelini) species of mouflon; the European mouflon (Ovis aries musimon) is a direct descendant of this population. [3]
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]
Ovis is a genus of mammals, part of the Caprinae subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae. [1] Its seven highly sociable species are known as sheep or ovines. Domestic sheep are members of the genus, and are thought to be descended from the wild mouflon of central and southwest Asia.
Homosexual behavior in sheep has been well documented and studied. The domestic sheep ( Ovis aries ) is the only species of mammal except for humans which exhibits exclusive homosexual behavior. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] "About 10% of rams (males) refuse to mate with ewes (females) but do readily mate with other rams."
Head and Neck: Head, short, broad between the ears and eyes, bold and masculine in rams, without horns; straight or slightly dished face, broad muzzle, masculine on rams, feminine on ewes; white dense wool well covering the whole poll and cheeks and jaw; eyes bright and alert; colour of face and ears dark brown, grey nose hairs permissible.
Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia Meyers Konversationslexikon. This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. Some sheep breeds have a hair coat and are known as haired sheep.
In Marathi, masculine proper nouns are made diminutive with -ya or -u, while feminine proper nouns use -u and sometimes -ee. This is of course most often applied to children's names, though lifelong nicknames can result. Masculine : Abhijit (अभिजित) → Abhya (अभ्या)
Shorn Charollais ram Charollais sheep Charollais ewe Charollais rams. The Charollais is a breed of domestic sheep originating in east central France, in the same region in which Charolais cattle originated, Charolles and Saône-et-Loire. [1] It is known for ease of lambing and is used as a terminal sire to increase muscling and growth rate of ...