Copyright. Used by permission. Do not change the body text. We do not have permission to modify this work. Treat it as open access, which is an exception to the Appropedia license. More. If you have more information about the permissions, please leave a note on the talk page. Optional comments: {{{1}}}

[edit] Better Farming Series 12 - Sheep and Goat Breeding

[edit] A few words to understand the course

A flock of sheep consists of:

• 1 male: the male is called the ram;
  
• 20 females which have had young ones: the mothers are called ewes;
  
• young ones which are with their mothers: the young ones are called lambs.

Sheep

A flock or herd of goats consists of:

• 1 male: the male is called the buck or billy goat;
  
• 30 females which have had young ones: the mothers are called she- goats;
  
• young ones which are with their mothers: the young ones are called kids.

Goats