Sheep Production terms

Wether

castrated male sheep before the secondary sex characters appear

Ram

breeding male sheep, any age

Ewe

breeding female sheep, any age

Stag

Unsexed male sheep, castrated after the secondary sex characters appear

Lamb

<12 months old sheep

Yearling

12-24 months

Shearling

yearling sheep

2-tooth

yearling sheep

Full-mouth

4-year old sheep or older

Short-mouth

sheep which is 5 years or older, with short teeth

Broken mouth

very old sheep, losing its incisors

Gummer

old sheep, no more incisors

Fleece

wool of one sheep

Crossbred

both parents purebred

Grade

1 parent purebred

Scrub

unknown or nondescript breeding

Mutton

meat of sheep