Introduction and characteristics of sheep, sheep is an auspicious pet worshipped by totem of ancient Chinese ancestors. In China culture, the auspicious culture of sheep has many meanings. Sheep, as one of the zodiac animals, are relatively docile. Let me look at the introduction and characteristics of sheep with you.
Introduction and characteristics of sheep 1 sheep is a timid, sensitive and docile animal with neat limbs, short and thick joints, solid and black hoof shells; The forelimbs are of moderate length and well proportioned; Mainly feed on forage, can run fast, like to live in groups, have strong adaptability, and will choose suitable forage to eat.
Sheep is the collective name of sheep subfamily, including mammals, Artiodactyla, cattle and sheep subfamily, and it is one of human livestock. Hairy quadruped ruminant, the main source of wool. The coat color is mainly white. Goats and sheep are mainly raised in China. Sheep are also called sheep or white sheep. Hairy quadruped ruminant. Originally a product of mountains in the northern hemisphere, it is related to goats; The difference is that the body is fatter, plump and thick. Short head. Males have huge spiral horns, females have no horns or only small horns.
Three characteristics of sheep must be known!
First, cold and heat resistance.
The sweat glands of sheep are very underdeveloped. Because of their long hair, the heat dissipation function is very poor, so we should pay attention to helping heat dissipation in summer. When we are herding sheep, we can also see that the sheep will be short of breath and bow their heads together, which is to borrow shade from each other. Therefore, the high temperature and humid environment is very unfavorable to the growth and development of sheep, and it is easy to be infected with various diseases, and its fertility will also be reduced. Special attention should be paid to this aspect.
The adaptability of goats to high temperature and humid environment is relatively stronger, which is obviously higher than that of sheep. In the south of China, goats can live and reproduce normally even in the hot and humid environment in summer.
Second, I like to be dry and clean.
Both sheep and goats like a dry and clean environment. We should create a dry and ventilated rest environment for them. Damp sheepfold and environment are easy to cause parasitic diseases and hoof rot of sheep. In order to avoid these diseases, elevated sheep beds should be used when raising in humid areas in the south to avoid sheep touching the wet ground at rest. Goats are most susceptible to parasitic diseases and pneumonia in humid environment.
When herding sheep, it is necessary to selectively rotate the pasture. The drinking water of sheep must be clean and changed frequently, and they should not be allowed to drink the water left over overnight or for a long time.
Third, strong social skills.
Most people have intuitive feelings about this. Sheep and goats like to be crowded together in large groups, and even when eating grass, small groups will be crowded together. Sheep, in particular, tend to live very strongly in groups. A ewe who gave birth to a lamb, although weak, will still try to keep up with the flock and move with a large group of sheep when eating grass. Of course, there are also breed differences between sheep. In terms of differences, local varieties are more gregarious than cultivated varieties.
Goats are also gregarious. They often choose a sheep automatically and lead a group of sheep behind them to eat and eat grass. No matter what the environment is, as long as the first sheep goes first, the sheep behind will follow. Therefore, when grazing, we should pay close attention to the movements of the first sheep, master the movements of the first sheep and basically master the movements of the sheep, which can greatly save the energy of herders.
Sheep themselves live in groups, and there are few fights between a group of sheep, but rams also fight when they compete for spouses. Because of its strong gregarious nature, attention should be paid to mixing with other sheep when grazing. In addition, due to social reasons, if a sheep suddenly goes into shock and runs away, it is likely that a large number of ignorant sheep will follow, which is also something we should pay attention to in management.
Introduction and characteristics of sheep II. Goats are characterized by being active, foraging, gregarious, prolific and clean.
1, active: goat is brave and lively, quick and witty, likes climbing, is good at swimming, belongs to lively little ruminant and loves fighting.
2. Foraging: Goats have strong foraging ability and miscellaneous eating habits, and can eat hundreds of grasses, including various grasses, shrub branches and leaves, crop straws, vegetable leaves, peels, vines, agricultural and sideline products, etc. They eat a wider variety of plants than other livestock.
3. gregarious: goats have a strong gregarious nature. Regardless of grazing or house feeding, goats always like to walk together, among which the older, more offspring and strong sheep play the role of "head sheep". Under the leadership of the first sheep, other sheep can only obediently eat grass, get in and out, get up, cross the bridge and cross the narrow place. Sociality provides convenience for large-scale grazing of goats.
4. Fertility: Goats have the characteristics of early sexual maturity, strong reproductive ability and fertility. Most kinds of goats can produce 2 ~ 3 lambs per fetus, and the average lamb yield is above 200%, which is much higher than that of sheep. The prolificacy of goat makes its reproductive efficiency much higher than that of sheep, which creates conditions for the development of self-propagation and self-support and large-scale breeding of mutton sheep.
5. Cleanliness: Goats like being clean and dry, and hate being dirty and wet. Their sense of smell is highly developed. They always sniff before eating. Goats would rather be hungry than eat any feed with odor, feces or corruption, polluted drinking water or trampled forage.
Extended data
China is the country with the richest goat variety resources in the world. For thousands of years, through hard work and careful selection, the working people have cultivated nearly 40 goat breeds with excellent quality and unique characteristics, such as black goats.
There are more than 150 goat breeds in the world, which can be divided into the following categories: milk goat, cashmere goat, cashmere goat, fur goat, meat black goat and ordinary local goat.
According to the incomplete statistics of authoritative departments, there are 654.38+74 million goats in the world. Most of them are distributed in Asian and African countries. Due to the low level of productivity, the development and utilization of variety resources were not fully exerted in the 1990 s. With the continuous growth of national population and the progress of production science, the demand for high-quality meat food is increasing.
Introduction and characteristics of sheep 3. Introduction of all kinds of sheep
1, southern Shaanxi white goat
(1) Shannan white goat has a moderate head size, a straight nose, a short and generous neck, a developed chest, stout limbs and a short upturned tail. The coat is mainly white, with a little black, brown or variegated. The coating has elasticity, strong tension and large area, and is a good raw material for tanning.
(2) Shannan white goats have good meat production performance, and can be divided into short-haired sheep and long-haired sheep according to their hair. Short-haired sheep are precocious, easy to gain weight, and long-haired sheep are aggressive.
2. Guizhou White Goat
(1) Guizhou white goat has the characteristics of early sexual maturity, strong reproductive ability, wide adaptability, excellent meat quality and stable genetic performance, and it is an excellent local breed in Guizhou Province.
(2) Guizhou white goat has short white hair, medium build, many horns, short legs, wide and flat back, full body length and developed hindquarters.
3. Guishan goat
Guishan goat (1) is a special product of Shilin County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. Medium build, strong physique, long chest width, whole body drive, almost rectangular.
(2) Guishan goat meat is tender and delicious, with protein content higher than 17mg, crude fat lower than 10mg and amino acid higher than 16mg, which is rich in nutrition and has certain medicinal value.
4. Jianchang black goat
(1) Jianchang Black Goat is of medium build, with a well-proportioned body, slightly rectangular shape, triangular head, straight nose, thick sickle-shaped horns, small horns, and mostly bent backwards.
(2) Jianchang black goat has the characteristics of high fecundity, tender meat, delicious taste, minimal odor and rapid growth and development.
5. Lanzhou big-tailed sheep
(1) Lanzhou big-tailed sheep is medium-sized. Both ram and ewe have no horns. They have big eyes, reddish eyes, a protruding nose and pure white fur. Ram's bones develop faster than ewe's and its body is bigger.
(2) Lanzhou big-tailed sheep has the advantages of fast growth, early maturity, high meat yield and tender meat. School-age ewes 1 lambs 1 sheep. Under the correct feeding management, ewes can give birth to three fetuses within two years.
6. The same sheep
(1) Toarey Yang (Tongzhou sheep) is one of the excellent sheep breeds in China, with soft fur, white lambskin and high aesthetics. The high-quality semi-fine wool produced is the wool spinning raw material urgently needed in China's wool spinning industry.
(2) Toarey Yang can adapt to the semi-humid and drought-prone areas in Weibei Plateau, with good grazing performance and strong resistance. Even in the absence of forage in winter and spring, Toarey Yang can still get pregnant and give birth to lambs normally.
7. Guanzhong dairy goat
(1) Guanzhong dairy goat has a strong physique, obvious milk picture, big eyes, long ears, long head and wide forehead, ewe's abdomen is big but not drooping, her breasts are big and round, and her breast is moderate in size.
(2) Guanzhong dairy goat is a long-term directional breeding variety which is a cross between Saneng dairy goat and local goat. Originated in Guanzhong Plain of Shaanxi Province, it is now mainly distributed in Fuping, Pucheng and other places in Guanzhong area.
8. Xinjiang goat
(1) Xinjiang goats have strong foraging ability, heat resistance, cold resistance, drought resistance and disease resistance, and can graze all the year round under bad climate and poor feeding conditions.
(2) Xinjiang goats have strong physique, big head, drooping ears, straight back, developed forequarters and poor hindquarters.
9. Inner Mongolia cashmere goat
(1) Inner Mongolia Cashmere Goat has strong physique, thick ram's horn, thin ewe's horn, white fur, straight back and waist, long body, neat limbs, firm hoof and short upturned tail.
(2) The wool produced by Inner Mongolia Cashmere Goat has the characteristics of good strength, high elongation, high clean wool rate, tender meat quality and strong stress resistance, which can adapt to grazing in semi-desert grassland and mountainous areas.
10, Tibetan goat
(1) Tibetan goats are small, strong, symmetrical in body structure and mixed in coat color, and have strong adaptability to the eco-environmental conditions in alpine pastoral areas.
(2) There are two main types of Tibetan goat's horns, one is upside down, the other is twisted and extended outward, while the ewe's horns are thin and twisted to both sides.