1. Sheep Production

2. Sheep Production Terms for understanding
Ram – non-castrated male sheep
Wether – castrated male sheep
Ewe – female Sheep

3. Suffolk Medium Wool Breed Mainly used for meat England
White Wool with solid black face and legs
Large Frame

4. Hampshire Medium wool breed Used mainly for meat England
White wool with black face and legs, which has patches of white wool growing on the face and legs
Med to large frame

5. Southdown Medium wool breed Used mainly for meat
White with a mousey brown face and leg
England
Very small framed
Very meaty

6. Ramboulliet Finewool breed Used for meat and wool production France
White with a white face and legs
Large framed

7. Dorset Medium wool breed Used for meat England White with white face
Very meaty
Very Large framed

8. Sheep Production Classifications for Sheep Wool
Fine wool
Finewool Cross
Medium Wool
Southdown
AOB (All Other Breeds)

9. Fine wool
Ramboulliet

10. Finewool Cross
Any thing atleast a ½ crossed with Ramboulliet

11. Medium Wool
Hampshires and Suffolks and crosses of the two

12. Southdowns
Southdowns show as a breed of their own, mainly due to size differences

13. AOB (All Other Breeds)
Mainly Dorsetts and Dorset Crosses

14. Sheep Production Reproduction
Estrus – Occurs every 16 days and last for 3 days

15. Sheep Production Reproduction
Gestation Period – 148 days

16. Sheep Production Feeding
Ruminants like cattle
Feed a quality brand name 18 % protien feed
Most feeders feel a textured feed is more desirable than a pellet