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  2. Domestic sheep reproduction - Wikipedia

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    Domesticated sheep are herd animals that are bred for agricultural trade. A flock of sheep is mated by a single ram, which has either been chosen by a farmer or, in feral populations, has established dominance through physical contests with other rams. [1] Sheep have a breeding season (tupping) in the autumn, though some can breed year-round. [1]

  3. Sheep - Wikipedia

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    Sheep and goats are closely related: both are in the subfamily Caprinae. However, they are separate species, so hybrids rarely occur and are always infertile. A hybrid of a ewe and a buck (a male goat) is called a sheep-goat hybrid, known as geep. Visual differences between sheep and goats include the beard of goats and divided upper lip of sheep.

  4. Rut (mammalian reproduction) - Wikipedia

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    Male deer do these most often during breeding season. [citation needed] During the rut (known as the rutting period and in domestic sheep management as tupping), males often rub their antlers or horns on trees or shrubs, fight with each other, wallow in mud or dust, self-anoint, and herd estrus females together. These displays make the male ...

  5. Olfactory imprinting in sheep - Wikipedia

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    In sheep, olfaction, the sense of smell, plays a vital role in the establishment of the exclusive bond, though other senses, particularly sight and to an extent hearing, are involved as well. [2] This bonding process appears to operate in the same fashion in wild and feral sheep populations (Genus ‘’ Ovis ’’, various species) as in ...

  6. Homosexual behavior in sheep - Wikipedia

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    In response, the male being courted may rub his cheeks and forehead on the courting male's face, nibble and lick him, rub his horns on the courting male's neck, chest, or shoulders, and develop an erection. Males of another wild sheep species, the Asiatic mouflons, perform similar courtship behaviors towards fellow males. [21]: 456–461

  7. Ovis - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Glossary of sheep husbandry - Wikipedia

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    Ram – an uncastrated adult male sheep. Also tup. Riggwelter – a sheep that has fallen onto its back and is unable to get up (usually because of the weight of its fleece). Ring – a mob of sheep moving around in a circle. Ringer – the top shearer in a shearing gang. Ringing – the removal of a circle of wool from around the pizzle of a ...

  9. St. Croix sheep - Wikipedia

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    St. Croix are easy to handle livestock. Sheep should be active without showing signs of being wild or flighty. Charging and head butting is a less common behavior in rams. Sheep tend to be comfortable around people. St. Croix have a good herding instinct and are often used to train herding dogs. [3]