NORTH DAKOTA
SHEEP INDUSTRY
23,000
SHEEP RAISED IN ND
150
YARDS OF WOOL PER BASEBALL
TERMINOLOGY
OVINE
Of, relating to, or resembling a sheep
RAM
An uncastrated male sheep used for reproduction
WETHER
A male sheep that has been castrated
EWE
An adult female sheep that has given birth
EWE LAMB
A young female sheep that has not given birth
LAMB
Newborn sheep
LAMBING
The process of giving birth to new lambs
FLOCK
A group of sheep is called a flock
EVERYTHING BUT THE 'BAAA'!
Over 47 different breeds of sheep can be found in the US. Sheep by-products are used daily in ways you wouldn’t imagine! From the hide and wool of a sheep, you can make fabrics and luggage. Wool is comparatively stronger than steel. Wool is fire resistant. Wool can absorb up to 30% of its weight in moisture. You can make chewing gum and paints from the fatty acids!
The intestines of a sheep can be used to make surgical sutures and tennis racket strings! To make 1 tennis racket, small intestines from 11 sheep are needed.
TOP SHEEP BREEDS IN ND
- HAMPSHIRE
- SUFFOLK
- COLUMBIA
- DORSET