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domestic sheep

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Noun1.domestic sheepdomestic sheep - any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin
genus Ovis, Ovis - sheep
sheep - woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
Cotswold - sheep with long wool originating in the Cotswold Hills
Hampshire down, Hampshire - British breed of hornless dark-faced domestic sheep
Lincoln - long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire
Exmoor - horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton
Cheviot - hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot Hills noted for its short thick wool
caracul, karakul, broadtail - hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur
longwool - a domestic long-wool sheep
merino, merino sheep - white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality
Rambouillet - hardy sheep developed from the merino producing both good mutton and fine wool
mouton, mutton - meat from a mature domestic sheep
lamb - the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food


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Genetic studies of modern domestic sheep have revealed a pattern similar to that of goats, with three to four ancient lineages, Zeder notes.
The landscape of woods and scrub cover was greater then, domestic sheep and dog populations were larger, and red fox and rodent species densities were likely higher, providing optimal transmission conditions for both Echinococcus granulosus and E.
Contact with domestic sheep is likely the cause of most of the long-term decline.
 
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