if you have ever seen a sheep in real life you would know why.
1. they make good wool
2. its hot wear they live and wool is very hot and thick
3. they dont like being so heavy with the wool on them and when sheared it can make them feel lighter
4. to much wool can cause heart and breathing problems
In Australia, sheep are shorn in early spring.
The sheep were shorn for their wool.
A fleece and a shorn sheep.
Wether sheep and angora wethers are shorn for their fleece.
All 330 sheep that were shorn should of survived the night. Shearing the sheep will not kill them by any means.
No when a sheep is shorn its fleece is sorted into different sections depending on its cleanliness and micron.
Sheep grow wool and when it is shorn from the sheep it is called a fleece.
The wool once it has been shorn from the sheep.
wool, once it is shorn from a sheep it is called a fleece
Shorn sheep are dipped straight after shearing in a solution that contains a lousicide to kill lice.
They can, they are not usually found in warmer climates, however, if they are shorn and properly cared for in the summer months they can survive.
Sheep do not shed, in order for them to get rid of their wool, they need to be shorn. As sheep are adapted for colder weather climates they will not shed their wool. There are some breeds of sheep that naturally shed their wool eg Dorpers and Damaras