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Sheep/Goats Terminology
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 1
11/13/2011
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Ram
 Definition
a male that is sexually mature
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Buck
 Definition
another name for a sexually mature male goat
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Billy
 Definition
intact male goat
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Ewe
 Definition
sexually mature female sheep
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Doe/Nanny
 Definition
a sexually mature female goat
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Wether
 Definition
a castrated male
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Kid
 Definition
young goat
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Lambing
 Definition
the act of giving birth in sheep
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Lambing
 Definition
the act of giving birth in sheep
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Kidding
 Definition
the act of giving birth in goats
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Fleece
 Definition
the wool of a sheep
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Mohair
 Definition
the fiber of an Angora goat
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Flock
 Definition
herd or group of sheep/goats
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Chevon
 Definition
meat from goats
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Mutton
 Definition
meat from sheep over one year of age
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Prolifacy
 Definition
ability to produce multiple offspring
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Caprine
 Definition
refers to goats
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Ovine
 Definition
refers to sheep
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Scurs
 Definition
small hornlike tissue attached to the skin of polled or dehorned animals
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