7 Farm Facts About Sheep and Wool

7. Sheep Vocabulary:

• Ewe – a female sheep used for breeding
• Ram – a reproductively intact male sheep used for breeding
• Wether – a male sheep that is no longer reproductively intact and not used for breeding
• Lamb – a baby sheep or the meat of a sheep between 4 and 6 months old
• Mutton – the meat of an adult sheep
• Flock – a group of sheep
• Lanolin – oil from sheep wool used in cosmetics