Do ewes have horns?

Sheep are common raising animals, and now they are raised all over the world with plump bodies, dense body hair, timid, docile, easy to domesticate, thirsty, and can provide meat and fur and other products for human beings. the meat is fresh and tender, and it is very delicious. The places where sheep are raised most in our country are Inner Mongolia, Qinghai and other places. Let's take a look at whether ewes have horns.

Does the ewe have horns?

Most ewes have no horns, and only a few have horns and are very small, just as people have single eyelids and multiple eyelids. However, according to reason, the sheep with genotype MM has horns, while the ewes with genotype Mm have no horns and rams with horns. Now a horned ewe has given birth to a lamb without horns. In fact, whether sheep have horns has nothing to do with gender, but has something to do with the species, some kinds of ewes have, some do not.

Breed classification of sheep

1. Thin short-tailed sheep: the tail has no obvious fat deposition, and the tail end is above the hocks, such as Xizang sheep, Romanov sheep and so on.

2, slender tail sheep: the tail is thin, the tail end is below the hocks, such as * * fine wool sheep, Lincoln sheep and so on.

3. Fat-tailed sheep: fat accumulates into cushions in the tail, with different shapes and sizes, and the tail ends above the hocks are called short fat-tailed sheep, such as small-tailed Han sheep, Mongolian sheep, Karakur sheep and so on. A long fat-tailed sheep with a tail below the hocks, such as a big-tailed Han sheep.

4. Fat buttocks sheep: fat accumulates into cushions on the buttocks, with a small number of caudal vertebrae and a short tail, showing a "W" shape, such as Kazakh sheep, Gisar sheep and so on.

Types of use of sheep

1. Fine wool sheep: fine wool sheep are mainly raised for wool production, accounting for about 10% of the world's sheep breeds. The capillarity of the whole body is less than 25 microns, the number is not less than 60, and the hair length is more than 7 centimeters. It is an excellent raw material for the manufacture of fine textiles. Due to the different breeding objectives and local natural conditions in different countries, it can be divided into three types: wool, wool and meat and meat and wool (see Merino sheep).

2. Semi-fine wool sheep: meat production is the main breeding purpose of semi-fine wool sheep, accounting for about 33% of the world's sheep breeds. The whole body has a capillarity of 32 to 58 pieces and a length of 6 to 35 centimeters, which can be used in the manufacture of fine textiles, wool, overcoats, industrial fabrics and carpets. According to the length of hair, it can be divided into two categories: wool species and long hair species.

3. Coarse wool sheep: the wool fiber of coarse wool sheep is mixed with fine wool (cashmere), coarse wool, two types of wool and dead wool, which can only be used to weave carpets, so it is also called "carpet wool sheep". It is widely distributed all over the world, accounting for about 48% of all sheep breeds. Mongolian sheep, Xizang sheep, Scottish black-faced sheep in England, and many local breeds in Africa and Asia all belong to it. Having large or short fat tails or fat buttocks, as well as small tails.

4. Fur sheep: the fur produced by fur sheep has the characteristics of good ear of hair, large skin, light leather board, beautiful finished product, strong and so on. Tan sheep in China is the best breed of fur production in the world.

5. Lamb skin: the lamb skin is slaughtered within 1-2 days after birth. The fur has beautiful curls and patterns and is rich in luster. It is famous for the lambskin produced by Karakur sheep. China's lake lamb skin also enjoys a reputation in the international market.

6. Dairy sheep: dairy sheep are mainly used for milk production, such as East Fry sheep in Germany, which can produce 8 to 1000 kilograms of goat milk in one lactation cycle. Dairy sheep, fur sheep and lamb all belong to coarse wool breeds.

7. Meat sheep: dairy sheep are mainly used for meat production, such as Suffolk sheep and Duper sheep. Suffolk sheep are the largest meat breeds in the world with early maturity and rapid growth. Dupo sheep is a widely distributed mutton sheep breed because of its large physique, nearly barrel-shaped body and rapid development in the early stage.