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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 Awassi [a] is a breed of dairy sheep of Near-Eastern fat-tailed type. It is the most widely distributed non-European dairy breed. It is known by many names, among them Arab, Baladi, Deiri, Gezirieh, Ivesi, Shami and Syrian. [3]: 265 It is usually white with brown head and legs.
Lamb is the most expensive of the three types, and in recent decades, sheep meat has increasingly only been retailed as "lamb", sometimes stretching the accepted distinctions given above. The stronger-tasting mutton is now hard to find in many areas, despite the efforts of the Mutton Renaissance Campaign in the UK.
Meat consumption per capita refers to the total meat retained for use in country per person per year. Total meat includes meat from animals slaughtered in countries, irrespective of their origin, and comprises horsemeat, poultry, and meat from all other domestic or wild animals such as camels, rabbits, reindeer, and game animals
South America has a large number of sheep, but the highest-producing nation (Brazil) kept only just over 15 million head in 2004, far fewer than most centers of sheep husbandry. [48] The primary challenges to the sheep industry in South America are the phenomenal drop in wool prices in the late 20th century and the loss of habitat through ...
A consortium of three farmers fetched the six-month-old sheep for 350,000 guineas (367,500 pounds) after an initial bid of over 10,000 pounds. The breed is usually sold for five figure sums ...
The six-month-old ram, named Double Diamond, sold for 350,000 guineas — around $490,000 — after bidding at the Scottish National Texel sale started at 10,000 guineas. “It’s just like every ...
Rank Country Meat production (in tonnes) Year 1 China 92,948,520 2022 2 United States 47,530,724 2022 3 Brazil 30,397,944 2022 4 Russia 12,244,950 2022 5 India ...