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Sheep

Sheep (pl.: sheep) or domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are a domesticated ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Although the term sheep can apply to other species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to domesticated sheep. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. There are around…

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Sheep

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Edges386
Triples383
Avg. degree1.99
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Sheep

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related to Bibliography · 54
Sheep → American Sheep Industry Association, Aseltine, Barbara, Beginning Shepherd's Manual, Budiansky, Carol, Chuck, Cottle, David, Duckworth, Ekarius, Elsevier Health Sciences, Ensminger, Everything You Need, Geoff Hansen, Gerald, Goat Medicine, Goat Science, Hobby Farm Press, International Sheep
related to history · 29
Sheep → Ancient Romans, Archaeological, Asia, Asiatic, BC, Castelnovien, Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, Elder, Europe, European, Europeans, Excavations, France, Greek, Greeks, Indus Valley, Initially, Iran, Marseille, Mehrgarh
related to As food · 28
Sheep → Africa, Americans, An, Anglo-Norman, Arab, Australia, British Isles, Caribbean, China, English, France, Greece, In, India, Ireland, Middle Ages, Middle East, Mutton, New Zealand, Old English
related to Religion · 27
Sheep → Amun, Aries, Astrologically, Baal-Hamon, Babylonian, BCE, Cana'anite, Chinese, Chrysomallos, Ea-Oannes, Egyptian, Greek, Heryshaf, In, In Ancient Egyptian, In Madagascar, Ishtar, Judaism, Khnum, Mediterranean
related to Breeds · 24
Sheep → Africa, Agriculture Organization, American Columbia, Asia, Breeds, Corriedale, Downs, FAO, Fine, For, In, Lincoln, Long, Merino, More, Most, Other, Rambouillet, Some, The
related to Intelligence and learning ability · 16
Sheep → Central Asia, Despite, England, If, Illinois, In, It, Kendrick, Kenneth, Nature, Nepal, Rarely, Tibet, University, West Yorkshire, Xiongnu
related to Economic importance · 15
Sheep → Australia, China, Domestic, Especially, Fleeces, For, In, India, Iran, New Zealand, Nigeria, Other, This, While, Wool
related to Grazing behavior · 15
Sheep → Azaleas, By, California, Common, Entomologists, For, However, Ideal, Imperial County, In, Just, Research, Three, Types, With
related to In science · 15
Sheep → Chinese, Dolly, Edinburgh, Finnish Dorset, Following, In, Megan, Molly, Morag, Peng Peng, Polly, Roslin Institute, Scotland, The, They
related to Predators · 14
Sheep → Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, Even, Fencing, However, In, In Africa, More, Other, Pre-modern, United States, Worldwide

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Sheepis amulti-purpose animal0.90text
Sheepis alamb0.90text
Sheepis arental of flocks for grazing0.90text
Sheepis aeighth of the twelve animals associated with the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac0.90text
grains spend little time in the rumeninstance ofSome feeds0.80text
ferment rapidlyinstance ofSome feeds0.80text
heliotropes can cause stored copper in the liver to be discharged en masseinstance ofSheep feeding on certain plants0.80text
resulting in sudden deathinstance ofSheep feeding on certain plants0.80text
Azaleas can be lethal.Sheep are largely grazing herbivoresinstance ofJust a few leaves of rhododendrons0.80text
unlike browsing animals such as goatsinstance ofJust a few leaves of rhododendrons0.80text
deer that prefer taller foliageinstance ofJust a few leaves of rhododendrons0.80text
cheatgrassinstance ofsheep also prefer to eat invasives0.80text

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