Ovis (Sheep)
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A short encyclopedia entry on the genus Ovis from the first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. It gives the zoological characters of the genus and describes the domestic sheep (Aries): temperament, breeding, gestation, lambing, castration, age as shown by teeth and horns, and pasturing in Britain and southern Europe. It also briefly notes the Guinea sheep and the Cretan sheep. Wool and weaving are not treated beyond a mention of wool quality in breeding ewes.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1771
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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