Ovis (Sheep)
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A two-page encyclopedia entry on the genus Ovis from the first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. It describes the domestic sheep (Aries): temperament, breeding, gestation, lambing, castration, ageing by teeth and horns, housing and pasture. It also briefly notes the Guinea sheep and the Cretan sheep. Wool and clothing are mentioned only in passing.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1771
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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