Sheep
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An encyclopedia article on sheep (genus Ovis) from Chambers's Encyclopedia. It covers the characteristics of sheep compared with goats, wild species such as the Rocky Mountain sheep and Aoudad, and the habits, breeding cycle and shearing season of the domestic sheep. It then surveys many breeds, including Black-faced, Cheviot, Leicester, Cotswold, South Down, Shetland, fat-tailed and Astrakhan, with notes on fleece weight and wool quality. Two engravings illustrate a Rocky Mountain sheep and a Black-faced ewe and ram.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1881
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 4
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