Sheep management Classification of sheep in the animal kingdom Order-------------------------Artiodactyls Suborder---------------------Ungulate Section-----------------------typical ruminant .
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Sheep management<br>
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Classification of sheep in the animal kingdom
Order-------------------------Artiodactyls
Suborder---------------------Ungulate
Section-----------------------typical ruminant .
Family-----------------------Bovidae(Hollow-horned)
Sub-family------------------Caprinae .
Genus -----------------------Ovis .
Species ---------------------Aries(doesticated sheep)<br>
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Sheep breeds Sheep's are classified depending on the variety of features into:-
1-Environmental condition and areas that emerged
2-Quality and fineness of wool.
3-The purpose of education or type of production (meat or milk)or both .
4-The ability to produce birth .
5-Type of the tail (tail or him ).
6-The presence of horns or lack it .<br>
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1-Environmental condition and areas classified into a-Hill breeds - this sheep's that live in the hills and mountainous areas
cheviot , Welsh mountain , scottishBlack face black Scottish Black Face .<br>
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b-Lowland (Down breeds):-this sheep's that live in the plains areas . Oxford down Dorset down South down<br>
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2-Quality and fineness of wool. this sheep's A--Degree of fineness wool 1-Fine wool breeds :- This is characterized by smooth sheep wool as well as meat production .
Merino , Rambouillet & Tsigai .<br>
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2-Medium wool breeds :- Sheep this group with an average smoothness wool
. Suffolk , Columbia Corriedale .<br>
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3-Coarse wool breeds :- This species produces coarse wool used in the carpet industry primarily called( wool carpet ) Awasi, Ossimi Rahmani<br>
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4-Fur and Pelt breeds :- This produces lambs sheep skins with Wool black or brown with a bleach-like commercial value as fur skins and the best of these species are.
Example:-Asian Karakul<br>
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B-Sheep by the length of wool 1-Long wool breeds :- This group features a lock of wool length and weight of the fleece where
the size able up to the length of Tuft (30.5-50) cm and weight the fleece to (7) kg . Devon Lincoln Cotswold<br>
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2-Short wool breeds :- Sheep this group the length of Tuft (5.1-6.4)cm and the weight of fleece (4)kg .
-Kerry hill Clun rest Dorset down<br>
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3-The purpose of education or type of production (meat or milk)or both . A- Mutton(meat production) breeds :- This group specializes in the production of meat quality and quantity and fast growth and the large size may be pure and hybrid. Texel Ilea-de-France Chamois (all pure)<br>
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B-Milk production breeds :- This species is famous for its abundant production of milk containing a high proportion of fat up to (6.5%) production varies from one type to another and season milk (80-200)days .
East Friesian (450)kg milk , France Lacuna(150)kg Chios<br>
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4-The ability to produce birth (prolific breeds) These types advantage for the production of twins and triplets and quartets and even Alkhmacat per birth. Landrace Finnish(Fenland) ,Cambridge Romanov .<br>
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5- Type of the tail (tail or him ). Sheep classification based on the type of tail .
a-Short tail breeds :- Tibetan(China) & Finnish landrace.<br>
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b-Long tail breeds :Example –all European breeds<br>