What is the difference between a goat and sheep?

Answer 1

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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Answer 2

These 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.

Answer 3

Goats are typically more curious and independent animals compared to sheep. Goats have straighter horns and a more prominent chin, while sheep have a fluffy coat and tend to be more docile. Additionally, goats are browsers, preferring to eat leaves and shrubs, while sheep are grazers, preferring grass.

Answer 4

A goat is manly gust for breading and a sheep can be for shaving and breading