sheep terminologies

Ram

male sheep

Ewe

female sheep

Lamb

young sheep of either sex

Lambing

parturition in sheep

Mutton

meat of matured sheep

Lamb chop

meat of young sheep

Wool

the hair covering of sheep

Pelt

the skin of sheep with the wool on

Skirting

removing of stained, unusable,

undesirable portions of a fleece

Crimp

the natural waviness of the wool

fiber

the removal of wool from around

the tail and between the rear legs

the removal of wool from around

the tail and between the rear legs

Dags

wool contaminated with feces,

which is either adhering to or has

been clipped

Graft

transfer a lamb to a ewe that is not

its mother

Creep feeding

to provide supplemental feed to

nursing lambs

Bellwether

sheep that leads the herd often

wearing a bell

Yearling

12-24 months

2 tooth

Yearling sheep

Full mouth

4 year old sheep or older

Short mouth

sheep which is 5 years or older,

with short tooth

Broken mouth

very old sheep, losing its incisors

Gummer

a sheep so old that it has lost all of

its teeth