Sheep Shearing 101
Sheep Shearing is done mechanically either with clippers, a pair of scissors or by power-operated machines. Hand shearing is the most primitive and time-consuming. It causes stress to both the animal and the shearer, leaves …
Sheep Farming
Commercial farms for Lamb fattening
A Commercial sheep farm for lamb fattening can be achieved on a small landholding. Basically proper care and management with limited irrigation is required. Commercial farms for fat lamb production should be taken up in …
Feeding sheep at different ages
Depending on the sheep’s age and purpose the feed changes. Feeding sheep at different stages are flushing, pregnancy, lactating ewes, lambs, and Fattening Lambs. Nutrition plays a major role in the overall productivity and health …
Care and Management of Sheep
Primary goal for proper Care and Management of sheep is take make profit. Every breeder has to follow below measure while raising sheep. By following these, the breeder can manage stress free Sheep farm, also …
Calendar of Sheep Management practices
A detailed summary is shown as per the Calendar of Sheep Management practices. A monthly schedule for various sheep farm operations with twice a year lambing or shearing pattern under semi-arid conditions on an organized …
Exotic Sheep breeds in India
Exotic Sheep breeds are mainly brought to India to improve the Wool quality and quantity, along with increase mutton production by crossing with local sheep. In most of the cases, the exotic breeds are performing …
List of Sheep breeds
The sheep breeds are classified on different bases, the Indian breeds may be best classified on the basis of their degree of suitability for mutton or wool production as follows. Most of the sheep breeds …
Top 7 Spanish sheep breeds
Livestock is famous in Spain. Both in central Spain and the Ebro Basin, the sheep population is high. Spanish sheep breeds are raised mainly for meat and wool. Also for milk and cheese. Alcarreña Alcarrena …
10 Most Popular Sheep Breeds raised for Meat
There are three different forms of sheep meat, below is the sheep meat terminology explained in detail. Sheep meat terminology Lamb – The meat of the sheep in its first year. (no permanent incisors teeth) Hogget …
20 Most Popular Black and White sheep breeds
The Black and White sheep breeds are so common in the sheep world. The black and white sheep mean the sheep that have the genetics to show only the mix of black and white not …
