1. Intro to Animal Science

2.  To understand the terminology associated with the production of sheep.

3.  Fine wool sheep comprise approximately 50 percent of the worlds sheep population  Medium-wool sheep comprise of about 15 percent of the worlds sheep population  Coarse-wool sheep comprise of about 25 percent of the worlds sheep population  Hair sheep comprise about 10 percent of the world's sheep population  Medium, Coarse and Hair sheep are either dual purpose or meat purely breeds making it about a 50:50 ratio of wool to meat sheep in the U.S.

4. United States5,210,000 RankStateHead% Of U.S. 1 Texas 740,00014.20% 2 California 550,00010.56% 3 Colorado 365,0007.01% 4 Wyoming 355,0006.81% 5 Utah 275,0005.28% 6 South Dakota 270,0005.18% 7 Idaho 250,0004.80% 8 Montana 220,0004.22% 9 Oregon 195,0003.74% 10 Iowa 155,0002.98%

5. 1.China 2.India 3.Australia 4.Sudan 5.Iran 50.United States

6.  Genus, species, specific name of the domestic sheep  All modern breeds are believed to be descendants of the mouflon

7.  Males 110 LBS  Females 80 LBS  Naturally found in the Caucasus Mountain Range in Northern Iran and Eastern Iraq  Moulfons reach sexual maturity at the age of 2

8.  Refers to meat of a sheep under one year to14 months of age  Age is determined by break joint (left picture)

9.  Refers to meat of a sheep that is over 14 months old  Determined by spool joint – spool remains intact on mutton (right picture)  Why?

10.  Teeth are the best method of determining a live animals age

12.  A ewe is a female sheep that has produced lambs.  A female lamb is referred to as a ewe lamb  A one year old ewe is referred to as a yearling ewe

13.  A young sheep under 14 months old

14.  A Intact male sheep

15.  A male sheep that has been castrated

16.  A group of sheep together  http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=qniwI2hNhDswww.youtube.com/ watch?v=qniwI2hNhDs

17.  A strong herding instinct  Safety in numbers  https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=P7E50xbVqbs https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=P7E50xbVqbs  http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=bpjP3mxv21s http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=bpjP3mxv21s

18.  The act of removing the wool from a sheep

19.  Removing the wool from the rear end of a sheep  Cleaner during lambing  Lambs don’t have problems finding teats

20.  Removal of tail to prevent buildup of fecal matter