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What characteristics that farmers may select when breeding a sheep?
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What is the process by which humans select plants or animals for breeding based on disired traits?
They selectively breed them. So that the animal has the best characteristics possible. Examples are pigs with more fat or sheep with thicker wool.
What is the definiton of '' selective breeding''?
Selective breeding is where you breed animals or plants in such a way as to increase the desirable traits, or characteristics. By specifically selecting breeding partners with high levels of these desirable traits, the likelihood of the offspring having these traits increases. Over several generations, these desirable traits become more and more profound. For example, if farmers take only the best sheep for breeding, then they can be more assured that future generations of sheep will have the same or even improved characteristics. Selective breeding also works in a similar way when developing new crops, or the breeding of dogs for example. Its all about human intervention, where the breeding partners are chosen (or selected) by people.
What is breeding of sheeps?
The breeding of sheep is that! Sheep reproducing more sheep...
How does Australia breed their sheep for meat?
Artificial selection. They select the sheep with the best qualities for meat production and breed him/her to other sheep with similar qualities and characteristics.
How do you breed a sheep with it producing lots of wool?
When breeding a sheep that is producing a high amount of wool most farmers will shear the hind end of the ewe (called crutching), just enough for the vulva opening to be easily accessed. Sheep are shorn annually, so it depends of the time of joining and shearing as to how much wool the sheep will actually have in that area. Also farmers are breeding sheep to have less wool in the breech area so that there is a lower risk of fly strike.
Which is not a breeding of sheep?
akhal teke
What time do farmers let their sheep out to walk around?
The farmers in my area do not put their sheep inside so they are out all the time. Therefore they do not have to "let their sheep out."
What are the characteristics of the Corriedale sheep?
they have huge horns and typically reside in Antarctica and their characteristics are they are sheep
Where is rearing and breeding of sheep is done?
The rearing and breeding of sheep is typically done on farms. These farms are located in many places around the world.
What has the author Herbert Gibson written?
Herbert Gibson has written: 'The history and present state of the sheep-breeding industry in the Argentine Republic' -- subject(s): Agriculture, Sheep and sheep breeding
What is one reason that the offspring from breeding cloned sheep with unrelated sheep and would notall be the same?
because it is from two sheep
What kinds of animals did farmers rear?
the greek farmers raised sheep and goats.
