Sheep is a type of cattle that is understood as sheep; These animals are raised by man for their full use, since they are large producers of milk and meat, but even more so for their good production of wool for making cloth. Sheep are herbivorous feeding mammals used as cattle; its domestication keeps its origins in conjunction with the breeding of the animal known as mouflon, specifically in the IX millennium BC. C. in the Middle East, this with the main purpose of exploiting their meat, milk, skin and wool. Another characteristic is that sheep can live for approximately 18 to 20 years.
It can be said that this type of cattle is one of which more use can be made of them, especially for those arid or semi-arid pastures; For this reason it is one of the most exploited species in arid and dry areas, ecosystems that are not suitable for other types of livestock such as cattle. According to the Swedish scientist, naturalist, botanist and zoologist, Carlos Linnaeus, the domestication of sheep began in the 9th century BC.
It is important to make it known that female sheep are known simply as sheep, while the male is called a ram; and the young of both are called lambs. Many people dedicated to the domestication of this animal do so with a purely textile purpose, for the manufacture of garments, so in this case the death of the animal is not necessary. The wool produced by sheep can be used to create clothing such as coats, sheets, gloves, etc.
Among the most common breeds of sheep are: the Barbado Barriga Negra, which has a brown color with a black belly, generating 75% of double births, and a large amount of milk. West Africa, derived from the African continent of brown color, with a long tail, convex profile and small ears. And the Black- headed Persia comes from Asia, white in color and as its name implies its head is black, this animal is 100% fat producer.
