7 cold knowledge that sheep farmers do not know!
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2018-09-13
Do you know sheep? Even sheep breeders don't know 7 cold knowledge of sheep! Although sheep are animals that live closely with people, in fact, we may not know much about sheep. We combed the 7 "cold" knowledge about sheep and led everyone into the world of sheep. 1, sheep is a bovine animal is unexpected, sheep is a bovine animal. It is also the most widely distributed and the most complex member of a subfamily of Bovidae. The size and habits of the members vary greatly and can be divided into several different families, and their division is controversial. In addition to the cattle subfamily cattle are collectively referred to as cattle, sheep subfamily sheep are collectively referred to as sheep,
Do you know anything about sheep? A sheep that even the breeders don't know about7 cold knowledge! Although sheep are animals that live closely with people, in fact, we may not know much about sheep. We combed the sheep7One“Cold”Knowledge, leading everyone into the world of sheep.
1Sheep are cattle.
Unexpectedly, sheep are actually cattle. It is also the most widely distributed and the most complex member of a subfamily of Bovidae. The size and habits of the members vary greatly and can be divided into several different families, and their division is controversial. In addition to the cattle family of the cattle family, which is collectively referred to as cattle and the sheep family of the sheep family, which is collectively referred to as sheep, the others are collectively referred to as antelope.
2The pupil of the sheep is rectangular.
When the sheep's pupils are dilated, they are rectangular in shape and thus have a wide peripheral visual field. The sheep haveWide viewing angle of 270-320 degrees, while the goat is in320-340between degrees. Animals with rectangular pupils can see more clearly at night because their pupils are larger, and they can better avoid light when they sleep during the day because their eyes are closed more tightly. The sheep's eyes are positioned to the sides of the head, giving it a wide field of vision. This position and structure of the sheep's eye is the result of its evolution as a predator.
3Sometimes sheep are stupid.
The sheep will instinctively imitate the actions of the sheep around them, and this imitation is blind. Therefore, shepherds and sheepdogs are indispensable when herding sheep.-- both to protect the sheep from external threats and to deter themselves from doing stupid things.
4Goats produce more milk than sheep.
Compared with sheep, goats produce more milk. Incidentally, goat milk is difficult to compete with cow's milk from a commercial point of view alone.-- Whether it is milk yield or protein content, goats are not as good as cattle. And because the sheep is small, it greatly increases the labor cost of milking. But goat's milk also has the advantage of being better absorbed.
5Improper management of free-range goats can destroy vegetation.
In the Ming Dynasty, people have such a saying:"Cattle eat grass, such as watering; sheep eat grass, such as burning”. It means that when a cow eats grass, the grass can still grow, while a sheep eats grass and destroys the roots. The main reason is that the upper lip of the goat is movable, so that they can eat grass roots close to the ground and eat more cleanly than cattle. The problem of farming can be consulted by experts on the cloud farming platform, which is the world's largest agricultural technology question and answer website. It brings together tens of thousands of planting and breeding experts to ask every question.2You will get a reply within minutes.
6In the West, people prefer sheep to goats.
Although they are all sheep, their status in the hearts of Western people is much worse. Due to the docile nature of sheep, and the biblical text using sheep as a metaphor for the saved and goats as a metaphor for the fallen, these may have made goats a demonic image in the Middle Ages.
7Sheep also have aesthetic
In fact, we underestimate the intuition and intelligence of sheep. After investigation and research, it was found that sheep actually have an extraordinary memory in the animal kingdom, and they can rememberFifty other sheep for more than two years can accurately identify the faces of acquaintances, and their intelligence levels are strikingly similar to those of us humans. Their world is also a society of classes, and they even identify partners and friends by the looks of other sheep. It turns out that it's not just us humans who have an aesthetic sense.

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