It has a population of 16, inhabitants and an area of The historically significant Battle of Jao Modo took place here in early May , ending with the victory for the Qing dynasty. In , Zuunmod officially had roughly 24, head of livestock, among them 8, goats , 12, sheep , 2, cattle , about as many horses , and no camels. Sheep Domestic sheep are quadrupedal , ruminant mammals kept as livestock. Like most ruminants, sheep are members of the even-toed ungulates. Although the name sheep applies to many species in the genus Ovis , in everyday usage it always refers to Ovis aries.
Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are the most numerous species of sheep. An adult female sheep is referred to as a ewe, an intact male as a ram or a tup, a castrated male as a wether, a younger sheep as a lamb. Sheep are most descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia. One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purposes, sheep are raised for fleeces and milk. A sheep's wool is the most used animal fiber, is harvested by shearing. Ovine meat is called lamb when from younger animals and mutton when from older ones in Commonwealth countries, lamb in the United States.
Sheep continue to be important for wool and meat today, are occasionally raised for pelts, as dairy animals, or as model organisms for science. Sheep husbandry is practised throughout the majority of the inhabited world, has been fundamental to many civilizations.
In the modern era, New Zealand , the southern and central South American nations, the British Isles are most associated with sheep production. Sheepraising has a large lexicon of unique terms which vary by region and dialect. A group of sheep is called a herd or mob. Many other specific terms for the various life stages of sheep exist related to lambing and age.
Being a key animal in the history of farming, sheep have a entrenched place in human culture, find representation in much modern language and symbology ; as livestock, sheep are most associated with pastoral, Arcadian imagery. Sheep figure in many mythologiesβsuch as the Golden Fleeceβand major religions the Abrahamic traditions. In both ancient and modern religious ritual, sheep are used as sacrificial animals; the exact line of descent between domestic sheep and their wild ancestors is unclear.
