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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.

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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.

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Goats

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Authors Eric Blazek
License CC-BY-SA-3.0
Language English (en)
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Aliases Better Farming Series 12 Sheep and Goat Breeding 4
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Created April 25, 2006 by Eric Blazek
Modified December 9, 2023 by Felipe Schenone
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