History of the Sheep Flashcards
Sheep are the first domesticated farm (food) animals. When and where?
10,750 years ago in Iraq
Reasons for decline in sheep numbers
High risks = low returns Labor shortage Grazing allotments Synthetics Prestige WWII
Domesticated sheep are…
Timid
Defenseless
Dumb
Gregarious (flocking)
Highest flocking sheep is the…
Merino
Origin of domestic sheep (2)
- Mouflon (mountain-type) = Turkey
2. Asiatic Ural (grass - flatland sheep) = between Asia and Europe
Classification of Sheep
K: Animalia P: Chordata C: Mammalia O: Artiodactyla F: Bovidae G: Ovis S: Aries
In ______,
________ was the leading sheep country in the world.
_____ found primarily in Australia for wool
1,000 A.D.
Spain was the leading sheep country in the world.
Merinos found primarily in Australia for wool.
In _____,
Sheep were found in _____ and _____.
Columbus to West Indies
1492/1493
Spain and England
In _____,
______ took Merinos to _____ from Spain.
Origin of Navajo sheep in Arizona
1519
Cortez took Merinos to Mexico
In _____,
British breeds to _____.
1609
Virginia
British breeds include:
Shropshire, Southdown, Hampshire
In _____,
400 sheep taken to _____ for wool.
“Hang Dog Swamp”
1639
Boston
In _____,
There were two sheep centers in…
1810
New York and New England
In 1840, there were _____ million head sheep.
19 million
In 1840, sheep were found in…
NY, New England, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Far west: 10,000 head/mission (Merinos)
