The differences between sheep and goats are:

1. Different appearance characteristics:

Sheep have plump bodies, dense coats and short heads. Male sheep mostly have large spiral-shaped horns that are intimidating, while ewes have no horns or have small horns. There is a tear pit on the skull and the nasal bone is relatively raised. All four hooves have toe glands. Rams have no Qi. The weight ranges from ten kilograms to more than one hundred kilograms.

While the horns of goats are thin, their horns are very long and open to both sides. When the goat's pupil dilates, its shape is close to a rectangle, which is determined by the optical properties of the vitreous body of the goat's eye, the shape and sensitivity of the retina, and the goat's living environment and needs. In fact, the pupils of most ungulate animals are approximately rectangular when dilated.

2. Different living habits:

Sheep habits:

1. Mild temperament and strong gregariousness: Sheep are docile, timid and slow-moving. Using this feature, sheep can be trained to obey commands and facilitate grazing management.

2. They like to be dry and clean, resist cold and are afraid of hot and humid conditions: Sheep like to be dry and are afraid of humid and hot conditions. Livestock sheds that are hot, humid, or grazing in low-lying grasslands are susceptible to diseases, such as parasitic diseases and arthritis.

3. Sensitive sense of smell and strong feeding ability: Sheep have a well-developed sense of smell and always use their noses to smell any forage that has odor, pollution or has been trampled before foraging. They do not like to eat grass and materials mixed with soil.

4. Strong adaptability: Sheep have strong adaptability to living environment conditions, and have stronger tolerance and stress resistance than other livestock under harsh conditions.

Habits of goats:

1. Activity: Goats are brave and lively, agile and resourceful. They like to climb high and are good at wandering. They are lively small ruminants and love to fight.

2. Foraging goats have strong foraging power and a variety of food habits. They can eat all kinds of grasses, and they can eat all kinds of grasses, shrub branches and leaves, crop straws, vegetable leaves, peels, vines, agricultural and sideline products, etc. It can feed on a wider variety of plants than other livestock.

3. Multiple fetuses: Goats mature sexually early, have strong fecundity, and have the characteristics of multiple fetuses and fecundity. Most breeds of goats can give birth to 2 to 3 lambs per litter, with an average lambing rate of more than 200, which is much higher than that of sheep. The multiple fetuses of goats make their reproductive efficiency much greater than that of sheep, creating conditions for self-reproduction and self-support and the development of large-scale breeding of mutton sheep.

3. Different classifications:

Sheep can be divided into 4 categories according to tail shape:

1. Thin and short-tailed sheep. The tail is thin and has no obvious fat deposition, and the tail end is above the hock, such as Tibetan sheep, Romanov sheep, etc.

2. Slender-tailed sheep. The tail is thin and the end reaches below the hock, such as Xinjiang fine wool sheep, Lincoln sheep, etc.

3. Fat-tailed sheep. Fat accumulates in the tail into a pad shape, with different shapes and sizes. Those with the tail end above the hock are called short-fat-tailed sheep, such as small-tail Han sheep, Mongolian sheep, Karakul sheep, etc.; those with the tail end below the hock are called long-fat-tailed sheep. Fat-tailed sheep, such as big-tailed Han sheep, etc.

4. Fat-butted sheep. Fat accumulates in the buttocks to form a pad shape, with fewer tail vertebrae and a short tail with a "W" shape, such as Kazakh sheep, Gisar sheep, etc.

The main breeds of goats are

1. Angora goats

The Angora goat is an ancient wool goat breed and is one of the wool goat breeds originating in The Turkish grassland zone is located around the Turkish capital Ankara. It is mainly distributed in the Anatolian Plateau with dry climate, thin soil layer and sparse pasture. It breeds most on the Angola Plateau. It has the ability to produce mohair with good luster and high value, so it is gradually being used. People took it seriously and exported it to some countries in the 16th century.

2. Cangshan Black Goat

The full name of Cangshan Black Goat is Cangshan Black Goat. It has fine muscle fibers, tender meat, delicious taste, minimal odor, and high nutritional value. It is Identified as a green goat breed, the Cangshan Black Goat consumes a variety of grass-fed traditional Chinese medicine ingredients during breeding. The meat is high quality and has medicinal value.

3. Boer goat

Boer goat is native to South Africa and is a very famous goat breed in the world that is mainly used for meat. Currently mainly distributed in Germany, the United States, New Zealand and other places.

Boer goats can be divided into 5 types, ordinary type, long-haired type, hornless type, soil type and improved type.

4. Different distribution ranges:

It is generally believed that sheep may originate from 4 different wild species, namely: Moflon sheep living on the Mediterranean coast, distributed in central Asia and Oriental sheep, argali sheep and barbarian sheep in the southwest.

Goats are found in dry areas such as grasslands and mountains; mainly in temperate zones. Humans are also domesticated.

Extended information:

Sheep can be divided into:

1. Fine-wool sheep

Based on wool production Main purpose of breeding, accounting for about 10 of the world's sheep breeds. The capillary fineness of the whole body is within 25 microns, the number of threads is not less than 60, and the hair length is more than 7 cm. It is an excellent raw material for making fine textiles. Due to the different breeding goals and local natural conditions in various countries, they are divided into three types: wool-use, wool-meat use, and meat-wool use (see Merino sheep).

2. Semi-fine wool sheep

Mainly raised for meat production, they account for approximately 33% of the world’s sheep breeds. The whole body quilt has a capillary count of 32 to 58 and a length of 6 to 35 cm. It can be used to make fine textiles, woolen yarns, coats, industrial fabrics, and carpets.

3. Coarse wool sheep

The wool fiber is mixed with fine hair (fuzz), coarse wool, two-type hair and dead hair, etc. It can only be used to weave carpets, so it is also called "carpet wool". sheep". Mongolian sheep and Tibetan sheep in China, Scottish black-faced sheep in the UK, and many local breeds in Africa and Asia belong to this category. They have large or short fat tails or fat hips, and some have small tails.

4. Fur sheep

The fur produced by fur sheep has the characteristics of good hair fringe, large skin, light skin, beautiful and strong finished product. China's Tan sheep is the best breed for fur production in the world.

5. Lambskin sheep

The skin is slaughtered within 1 to 2 days after birth. The fur has beautiful curls and patterns, and is rich in luster. The lambskin produced by Karakul sheep is world-famous. China's Hu lamb skin also enjoys a reputation in the international market.

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