Sheep

Sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like most ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name sheep applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries. Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep. An adult female is referred to as a ewe (), an intact male as a ram, occasionally a tup, a castrated male as a wether, and a young sheep as a lamb. Sheep are most likely descended from …

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CASP: Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention · 23 April 2024 English

9-8-8 requires co-operation and partnership between many stakeholders and rightsholders across all Provinces and Territories in Canada, and the existing crisis and distress sector, as well as meaningful involvement of …

Bethany operates her family’s beef and purebred sheep farm outside of Elora, Ontario. Blake Skinner Blake


ICRIER: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations · 19 April 2024 English

As applied nutrients, leads to nutrient per the latest estimates, about 1/3rd of the mining, i.e., depletion of the organic total land area and about 1/5th of the matter in …

are non-descript buffalo. Only 3 local breeds of sheep, 2 of goat, one of horse and 2 of poultry are reared


CASP: Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention · 19 April 2024 English

9-8-8 requires co-operation and partnership between many stakeholders and rightsholders across all Provinces and Territories in Canada, and the existing crisis and distress sector, as well as meaningful involvement of …

Bethany operates her family’s beef and purebred sheep farm outside of Elora, Ontario. Blake Skinner Blake


AAN_AF: Afghanistan Analysts Network · 18 April 2024 English

to traffic military vehicles, copper, and weapons as well as goods and livestock such as wheat and sheep.

as well as goods and livestock such as wheat and sheep. Some merchants also chose not to cross the Line


World Bank Group · 16 April 2024 English

ET-CERS-FSRP-407490-GO-D IR / Procurement of Improved Sheep and Goat for Abeshig e Woreda IDA / 71560 (Re-)building


UNU WIDER: United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research · 16 April 2024 English

WIDER Working Paper 2024/22-Analysis of household demand patterns using household data: Re-thinking the use of unit values or community prices

Aepli, M., and R. Finger (2013). ‘Determinants of Sheep and Goat Meat Consumption in Switzerland. Agricultural


World Bank Group · 15 April 2024 English

feeds (Bro iler, layer, cattle, goats, pigs, rabbit sheep) IDA / 70890 Component 3 – Contingent E mergency


World Bank Group · 12 April 2024 French

included in number of heads: cattle (202,000), sheep (428,000), goats (527,000) ; pigs (4,000); donkeys


Amnesty International · 12 April 2024 English

African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate killings of civilians by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in Merawi town, Amhara region, after fighting with Fano militias on …

knows how to work. Even on holidays, he takes his sheep to the field, rather than idling at home. How can


World Bank Group · 12 April 2024 French

and included in number of heads: cattle (82,179), sheep (97,424), goats (105,138), pigs ( 606), donkeys


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