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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.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoThese are some myths that won't help you find the difference, and the correct awswers:
* Goats always have horns, sheep don't. Unless the goats have had them chopped off or are a female/adolecant male. AWSWER
Wrong! Some goats have horns,some don't. Male or not. And sheep can have horns, too. But one way to check is to see how the horns are curving. If curled round on the side of their head, it is probably a sheep. If more upright and perhaps a bit curly at the top, it will probably be a goat.
* Sheep are fluffy, goats aren't. AWSWER
Mostly true, but when you have a sheep with cut fur you can't always tell. Especially since there are countless breeds of goats and sheep, some goats are bound to pop up looking like a sheep. I have seen a breed like this before. Basically a sheep but with all the right features for a goat. Unfortunately I have forgotten the breed, but you get my draft.
Another way to tell is to look at the tail. Sheeps tails tend to go downwards (if they weren't cut off) but goats go upwards.
Or, if you have a enough time, watch a sheep eating and then a goat. Unless the goat is kept on a farm with no trees, you should see they are browsers and sheep are grazers. Answer, Person before me, you spelt answer wrong. And you can check by the face. The goat's face is USUALLY more narrow and wedge-shaped.
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∙ 12y agoA goat is manly gust for breading and a sheep can be for shaving and breading
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Difference between Baby sheep and baby goat?
A baby sheep is called a lamb and a baby goat called a kid. They are both different species of farm animals
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.
What is the difference between a meat goat and market goat?
meat goat is wild
Is there a difference between a goat and a billy goat?
A billy goat is a male goat. yes indeed
What is the difference between an albino and a black sheep?
The main difference between an albino and a black sheep, is the pigment of their coat. Albino sheep have no pigment, where as black sheep are colored (black).
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 mohair from a goat or mohair from a sheep?
fiber diameter
What is the difference in sheep and goat horns?
There are a number of differences between the skeleton of sheep and goats. The legs for example are quite different.
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 difference between goat and ram?
A goat is ruminant and can be a kid, doe, buck or wether. A ram is an entire male adult sheep
What is the difference between hircine and caprine?
Hircine is to do with goats and usually refers to a strong odour, like a he-goat. Caprine is to do with sheep.
Is goat milk the same as sheep milk?
No. A goat is not a sheep. A sheep is not a goat.
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.
Difference between Baby sheep and baby goat?
A baby sheep is called a lamb and a baby goat called a kid. They are both different species of farm animals
What is a Toast of Botswana?
A mixture between a sheep and a goat.
How does goat and sheep translate into English?
Goat and sheep.
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.
