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	Sheep - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		A Sheep is a mammal, one of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds in the genus Ovis.
		A male sheep is a ram, a female a ewe, and a young sheep a lamb.
		Sheep are usually stockier than their goat relatives, and some have horns which are more more divergent than those of goats.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/s/h/e/Sheep.html (186 words)

	Domestic sheep - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sheep breeders refer to female sheep as ewes, intact males as rams, castrated males as wethers, yearlings as hoggets, and younger sheep as lambs.
		Sheep are often associated with obedience due to the widespread perception that sheep lack intelligence and their undoubted herd mentality.
		Domestic sheep are descended from the mouflon that is found from the mountains of Turkey to southern Iran.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sheep (2062 words)

	Wool, worsted and woollen manufactures - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Sheep were introduced at Jamestown in Virginia in 1609, and in 1633 the animals were first brought to Boston.
		The introduction of the merino sheep into the United States was an important move, but its results are not to be compared with the results of the introduction of the merino sheep Wool in i nto Australasia about the end of the 18th century and into South America a little later.
		Sheep washing appliances are now largely employed, the arrangement consisting of a pen into which the sheep are driven and subjected to a strong spray of water either hot or cold, which soaks the fleece and softens the dirt.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Worsted_And_Woollen_Manufactures_Wool (13711 words)

	sheep - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about sheep (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Sheep rearing in Ireland is mainly confined to the drier eastern areas of the country and to dry uplands.
		It is common for sheep to be grazed on the mid-flanks of the volcano and in the alluvial and volcanic plains below.
		Various breeds of sheep are reared worldwide for meat, wool, milk, and cheese, and for rotation on arable land to maintain its fertility.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /sheep (647 words)

	Sheep
		Sheep aficionados know female sheep as ewes, males as ram s, yearlings as hogget s, and younger sheep as lamb s.
		The sheep (or goat) forms one of the animals associated with the 12-year cycle of in the Chinese zodiac, related to the Chinese calendar.
		Sheep breeding has played a role in several historic conflicts, such as the Highland clearances, the US range wars, and the English " enclosing of the commons".
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/Sheep.html (784 words)

	Sheep (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sheep (zodiac), one of the animals in the Chinese zodiac.
		Sheep, a song by Pink Floyd on the album Animals.
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sheep_(disambiguation) (127 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Sheep
		A sheep is any of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds, but most commonly the Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), which probably descends from the wild moufflon of south-central and south-west Asia.
		Sheep breeding has played a role in several historic conflicts, such as the Highland clearances, the U.S. range wars, and the English "inclosing of the commons".
		Domestic sheep are descended from the moufflon (Ovis orientalis) that is found from the mountains of Turkey to southern Iran.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Sheep (1202 words)

	Wool (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Most of the fiber from domestic sheep has two qualities that distinguish it from hair or fur: it is scaled in such a way that it helps the animal move out burrs and seeds that might embed themselves into its skin; and it is crimped, in some fleeces more than 20 bends per inch.
		The spinning capacity of wool is determined by the technique known as wool classing, whereby a qualified woolclasser might group wools of similar gradings together to maximise the return for a farmer wishing to yield the most from the sheep's fleeces.
		As the raw material has been readily available since the widespread domestication of sheep and similar animals, the use of wool for clothing and other fabrics dates back to some of the earliest civilizations.
	www.centipedia.com /index.php?title=Wool (762 words)

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		Wool is the fibre derived from the fur of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep and goats, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as alpacas and rabbits may also be called wool.
		Most of the fibre from domestic sheep has two qualities that distinguish it from hair or fur: it has scales which overlap like shingles on a roof and it is crimped; in some fleeces the wool fibres have more than 20 bends per inch.
		Australia's colonial economy was based on sheep raising and the Australian wool trade eventually overtook that of the Germans by 1845, furnishing wool for Bradford, which developed as the heart of industrialized woollens production.
	irannassaj.blogfa.com /post-3.aspx (1683 words)

	Hair Sheep -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Urial, ''Ovis orientalis'' Sheep breeders refer to female sheep as ''ewes'', intact males as ''rams'', castrated males as ''wethers'', yearlings as ''hoggets'', and younger sheep as ''lambs''.
		Their age also, particularly of the rams, is reckoned by the number of times they have been shorn, the first shearing taking place in the second year; a shearing, or one-shear, two-shear, &c.
		A Sheep dog is a type of domestic dog whose original purpose was to herd or guard sheep.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/65/hair-sheep.html (1304 words)

	Feta - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		It is traditionally made exclusively from goat's and sheep's milk, but cow's milk varieties are readily available in some areas.
		It is salted and cured in a brine solution (which can be either water or whey) for 3 to several months.
		Carrying the milk that he collected from his sheep in animal-skin bags, he realised, to his great surprise, that days later the milk had become a solid, savory and preservable mass.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Feta (345 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Sheep (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This sheep ventures further away from the safety of the flock to graze, due to a larger flight zone or a weakness that prevents it from obtaining enough forage when with the herd.
		According to a spokesperson of the British National Sheep Association, "Sheep are quite intelligent creatures and have more brainpower than people are willing to give them credit for." 1 For example, sheep in Yorkshire, England found a way to get over cattle grids by rolling on their backs.
		Since the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the United Kingdom, transplanted sheep have had to be trained to stay in their fields.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/sheep (1589 words)

	Kea - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Keas need to obtain fats to survive the harsh alpine environment and have been known to visit local rookeries and rob the nests of their eggs or young chicks.
		They are reported to particularly prize the fat surrounding sheep kidneys, and stories are told of their riding sheep over cliffs to obtain these morsels.
		The Kea is now a protected species, but was once hunted for a bounty paid by farmers for killing their sheep.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kea (575 words)

	Wool (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Most of the fiber from domestic sheep two qualities that distinguish it from hair fur: it is scaled in such a that it helps the animal move out and seeds that might embed themselves into skin; and it is crimped in some more than 20 bends per inch.
		Wool straight off a sheep is highly It is said to be "in the the grease being lanolin and can be worked into yarn knit into water-resistant mittens as did the Aran Island fishermen.
		The spinning capacity of wool is determined the technique known as wool classing whereby a qualified woolclasser might group of similar gradings together to maximise the for a farmer wishing to yield the from the sheep's fleeces.
	www.freeglossary.com /Wool (947 words)

	The Ultimate Sheep Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		Sheep tend to follow the lead others; hence, one can refer to people as "sheep" when they follow a group of other people.
		Sheep, contrary to popular opinion, have a relatively high level of intelligence.
		According to a spokesperson of the British National Sheep Association, "Sheep are quite intelligent creatures and have more brainpower than people are willing to give them credit for." [1] For example, in Yorkshire sheep found a way to get over cattle grids by rolling on their backs.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Sheep (1179 words)

	sheep from www.fedra.co.uk
		Chrissie Hynde Protests Sheep AbuseChrissie Hynde, lead singer of The Pretenders, is fed up with the abusive treatment of sheep in Australia's wool and live export industries, and she is doing something about it.
		Breeds of Livestock - Sheep BreedsBreeds of Livestock - Sheep Breeds Breeds of Livestock - Sheep Breeds Another indication of the early domestication is the fact that they are the only species of livestock unable to return to a feral or wild state...
		Sheep Magazine - On Raising, Marketing Sheep and Sheep ProductsBimonthly magazine on all aspects of sheep, including raising, caring for, and marketing sheep and sheep products for an audience with a wide range of knowledge and experience level.
	www.fedra.co.uk /sheep (387 words)

	Lamb and Mutton :: Meat
		The terms lamb, hoggett or mutton are used to describe the meat of a domestic sheep.
		The meat of a sheep a year old or younger is generally known as lamb, whereas the meat of an older sheep is either hoggett or mutton depending on its age and characteristics.
		This meat generally is more tender than that from older sheep and appears more often on tables in some Western countries.
	shopping.gourt.com /Food/Meat/Lamb-and-Mutton.html (612 words)

	Ram Type
		The article Ram redirects here; a ram is an intact male sheep.
		A sheep is any of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds, but most commonly the Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), which probably descends fromthe wild moufflon of south-central and south-west Asia.
		For other types of sheep and their close relatives, see goatantelope.
	www.lottery-news.net /dust6577-ram_type.html (444 words)

	Anthrax disease - anthrax disease images
		The sheep of one lot were all injected with a self-prepared antianthrax vaccine twice, with an interval of 15 days.
		The sheep of the other lot were left alone.
		Each one of the sheep in the non-vaccinated pen died shortly after, whilst all of the sheep in the vaccinated lot survived.
	www.medicalgeo.com /Med-Diseases-Am---As/Anthrax-disease.html (1617 words)

	Scēap - Wikipedia
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		Þis gewrit is ymbe þæt nīeten; for ōðerum mǣnungum of Scēape, sēo Scēap (disambiguation).
		Juliet Clutton-Brocl, a natural history of domesticated animals (London 1987).
	ang.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sc%C4%93ap (98 words)

	NBL Conference: Sentence Comprehension and Working Memory Limitation in Aphasia: A Dissociation between Semantic and ...
		Eighty Hebrew sentences with ambiguous words that get disambiguated either after 2-3 words or after 7-9 words (and 80 semantically implausible or plausible filler sentences matched for length) were included in a plausibility judgment and paraphrasing task (auditory presentation).
		When semantic encoding initially occurs to the wrong meaning, and the relevant meaning decays, the original ambiguous word (and not only its meaning) has to be re-accessed at the disambiguation point in order to switch to the other meaning, namely, a phonological reactivation of the ambiguous word is required.
		The PEN that the student received from his grandma when he graduated was packed with wooly sheep.
	odur.let.rug.nl /nbl/program/16.html (553 words)

	sheep - ResearchIndex document query
		The user's goal is to herd, like a sheep dog, the legged robots towards a goal.
		performance task is for the shepherd to guide the sheep into a pasture within a limited amount of time.
		The sheep reacts to the presence of nearby objects by
	citeseer.ist.psu.edu /cis?q=SHEEP&submit=Search+Documents&cs=1 (774 words)

	The KLF - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The vast number of sheep references in their work may also be a clue.
		The band had reputedly also planned to throw buckets of sheep's blood over the audience, but were apparently prevented from doing so due to opposition from BBC lawyers and the 'hardcore vegetarian' Extreme Noise Terror [1].
		Later in the evening the band dumped a dead sheep with the message "I died for ewe - bon appetit[sic]" tied around its waist at the entrance to one of the post ceremony parties.
	www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/The_KLF (1029 words)

	Lamb and Mutton :: Meat
		Sheep's Creek Farm Lamb Recipes: A selection of recipes, including variety cuts and sausages, and representative of many countries.
		California Sheep Commission: Recipes: Several versions of grilled lamb chops, broiled ribs, and other dishes ranging from quick to fancy.
		Zen Sheep Farm Recipes: Collection of organic lamb recipes including: Middle Eastern marinade, Soy marinade, Kaftas Lebanese Style, Lamb in a pot, Lamb Curry, Lemon Yogurt Grilled Leg of Lamb, as well as approximate cooking times.
	home.gourt.com /Cooking/Meat/Lamb-and-Mutton.html (1764 words)

	Pictures of Spain \| Pictures, photos › Landscapes of Spain › Sheep
		Breeds of Livestock - Sheep Breeds Breeds of Livestock - Sheep Breeds Another indication of the early domestication is the fact that they are the only species of livestock unable to return to a feral or wild state...
		Electric Sheep is a free, open source screen saver run by thousands of people all over the world...
		Herd the sheep from the sheep-pen to the red targets...
	picturesofspain.info /spanish-landscapes/00144 (193 words)

	Black Betty Ram Jam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The article Rum redirects here; a Rum is an intact male sheep.
		Sheep breeders know female sheep as ewes, intact males as Rzm s, castrated males as wethers, yearlings as hoggets, and younger sheep as lambs.
		It is a way of preserving fruit by boiling it with sugar to make an unfiltered jelly.
	www.super8filmmaking.com /tail/1486-black-betty-ram-jam.html (1014 words)

	Articles - Soay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		:´´Disambiguation: There is also an island named Soay in the St Kilda group, with an indigenous breed of sheep: Soay sheep.´´
		Soay is an island just off the south coast of Skye, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
		To the northwest is Soay sound, to the northeast Loch Scavaig, and to the southwest, the Cuillin Sound.
	www.kimia-sains.com /articles/Soay (221 words)

	David - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		God has withdrawn His favour from king Saul and sends the prophet Samuel to Jesse of Bethlehem, "for I have provided for myself a king among his sons." The choice falls upon David, the youngest, who is guarding his father's sheep: "he was ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome.
		In Surah Anbiya, chapter 21, ayahs 78-80, Allah says: "And Da'ud and Sulaiman when they gave judgment concerning the field when the people's sheep pastured therein by night, and We were bearers of witness to their judgment.
		When he recited the Zabur in a beautiful manner, the birds would stop and hover in the air, and would repeat after him, and the mountains would respond and echo his words.
	enpsychlopedia.com /psypsych/David (3781 words)

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