What kind of animals are sheep?

Sheep is one of the common livestock, and its coat color is mainly white. Its whole body is full of treasures, fur can be made into a variety of woolen and leather products, meat can be eaten, has always been used as a good product for strengthening yang. So, what kind of animals are sheep?

What kind of animals are sheep?

Sheep belong to the bovine family. Its figure is fat, the body is plump, the body hair is dense, has four legs, has a pair of horns on the head or does not have the horn, the coat color is mainly white.

What are the breeds of sheep?

There are many kinds of sheep, such as sheep, Hu sheep, goat, rock sheep and so on.

1. Sheep

The places where sheep are raised most in China are Inner Mongolia, Qinghai and other places. Its body is plump, the body hair is dense, the coat color is white; the male has large spiral horns, and the female has no horns or only small horns. Its temperament is docile, gregarious, sensitive sense of smell, strong feeding power, like dry and clean, cold-resistant and afraid of heat and humidity.

2. Hu Sheep

Hu sheep is mainly produced in Jiaxing and Taihu area of Zhejiang Province. it is not only a precious lambskin breed, but also a world-famous prolific sheep breed. Its physique is medium, both male and female have no angle, the head is long and narrow, the bridge of nose is raised, most ears are drooping, the coat is all white, and the abdominal hair is thick, thin and short. It likes to be quiet, afraid of dampness, afraid of mosquitoes and flies, afraid of light, grazing at night, and likes a dry and clean living environment.

3. Goat

Goats are widely raised in the vast agricultural and pastoral areas of China, with the characteristics of high reproduction rate, strong adaptability, easy management and so on. It is brave and lively, quick and witty, likes to climb high, is good at walking, loves to fight; it has strong foraging power, miscellaneous eating habits, can eat all kinds of grass; has a strong gregariousness, likes cleaning, likes to be dry, and hates dirt and moisture.

4. Rock Sheep

Rock sheep are distributed in China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, western Sichuan, northern Yunnan, western Inner Mongolia, Gansu, northern Ningxia, southern Xinjiang, Shaanxi and other places. It is of medium size, the shape is between wild goat and wild sheep, both sexes have horns, male horns are thick like ox horns, but only slightly bent downward and upward, the head is long and narrow, the ears are short, and the whole body is bluish gray.