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There are a number of differences between the skeleton of sheep and goats. The legs for example are quite different.
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∙ 12y agoIt depends on the breed of goat and sheep but the main difference is in the way that they curve and their thickness.
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What is the difference between a mountain goat and bighorn sheep?
A mountain goat is a goat that lives in the mountain and is equipped with mechanisms to aid in survival. While a bighorn sheep is simply a sheep with big horns that are in a circular shape.
What is the different between sheep and goat?
Sheep can get confused with fibre goats. All goats' fur doesn't have lanolin in it, goats fur is usually referred to as hair, while sheep's fur is always called wool. Sheep are grazers and goats are browsers. Sheep do not have horns, unless they are Big Horned Sheep. A goat's horns don't curl as the Big horned Sheep's horns. Sound: Sheep usually make a 'baaaa' sound and goats usually make a 'maaaa' sound.
Do not have sheep which has not wool?
No wool which has sheep? Though goat has not horns still have feet it does
What is a goat with 4 horns called?
An animal with four or more horns is called polycerate.
What does the bighorn sheep look like?
it look like a big sheep with horns sorda like a goat
What is the difference between a ram and a goat?
Lambs are less than one year of age. They have usually not produced offspring. Sheep are over one year of age. They have usually produced offspring. A male sheep is called a ram. For more information please visit the attached related link.
Do sheeps grow horns?
Yes, some species of female sheep, or ewes, do have horns e.g. such as the bighorn sheep.
What is the difference between cattle ranchers and sheep and goat ranching?
Cattle ranchers raise cattle, and sheep/goat farmers raise sheep and goats.
What is the difference between a goat and sheep?
The main difference is that goats do not grow wool and do not need to be shorn annually as sheep do (except for Angora goats which are shorn twice a year). They are in different genus and cannot breed, they have a different number of chromosomes sheep have 54 while goats have 60 chromosomal pairs. Most goats have horns while sheep do not. Another difference is the tail posture, goat's tails while stand straight up (unless they are sick or frightened), while the sheep's tail will hang down and is often docked. Goats are browers that like to eat the top of plants or bushes rather than the bottoms like the sheep whom are grazers. For more information on the differences between a goat and a sheep, view the attached related link.
Are goats the same as rams?
A ram is a male sheep of any species. All Bighorn sheep have horns , male and female. The rams just have larger horns.
Difference between black and white horne on horses?
Horses don't have horns. Cattle, goats, and sheep have horns.
Is goat milk the same as sheep milk?
No. A goat is not a sheep. A sheep is not a goat.
