Are goats a type of sheep?

Answer 1

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Yes, they can and the result is geep. I'm unsure as to whether they are sterile or not, but have seen a perfectly healthy animal arise.

I disagree. An embryo may begin, but the 2 are genetically incompatible. Death of the embryo, or the dam is a sure thing.

Witness it, and the outcome was tragic, and expensive.

Answer 2

Heck no!!!

The goat's scientific name is caprine. Their tails go up and are not docked. They are browsers. Most goats have horns. A male goat is called a buck. A female goat is called a doe. A baby goat is called a kid. Most goats are raised for their meat or milk.

The sheep's scientific name is ovine. Their tails go down and (for 99% of the breeds) are docked. They are grazers. Most sheep don't have horns. A male sheep is called a ram. A female sheep is called a ewe. A baby sheep is called a lamb. Most sheep are raised for their wool or meat.

Answer 3

A male sheep and a female goat can produce offsprings, although not always viable ones.

Crossbreeding is often done to improve meatproduction or even enhance quality of wool.

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Answer 4

Yes they can, however, most offspring are still born because they carry a different number of chromosome pairs and are of different genera.

Answer 5

You are most likely to get a sheep with no wool or a goat with horns that are shaped like a ram's

Answer 6

No. Goats and Sheep come from the same Subfamily (Caprinae) but are both separate types of animals. Goats being Caprines and Sheep being Ovines.

Answer 7

Mmm, no.