History of the Sheep Flashcards
(18 cards)
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)
In 1850, sheep were found in…
Great Lakes and Ohio Valley
Westward movement through civil war
In 1867, there were _____ million head of sheep in the U.S.
46.3 million
In 2012, there were _____ million head of sheep in the U.S.
5.3 million
