About 1200 results for ‘Sheep’
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Sheep
Sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries. Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep. Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia. One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purposes, sheep are raised for fleece, meat (lamb, hogget or mutton) and milk. A sheep's wool is the most widely used animal fiber, and is usually harvested by shearing. Ovine meat is called lamb when from younger animals and mutton when from older ones. Sheep continue to be important for wool and meat today, and are also occasionally raised for pelts, as dairy animals, or as model organisms for science. Sheep husbandry is practised throughout the majority of the inhabited world, and has been fundamental to many civilizations. In the modern era, Australia, New Zealand, the southern and central South American nations, and the British Isles are most closely associated with sheep production. Sheep-raising has a large lexicon of unique terms which vary considerably by region and dialect. Use of the word sheep began in Middle English as a derivation of the Old English word scēap; it is both the singular and plural name for the animal. A group of sheep is called a flock, herd or mob. Adult female sheep are referred to as ewes, intact males as rams or occasionally tups, castrated males as wethers, and younger sheep as lambs. Many other specific terms for the various life stages of sheep exist, generally related to lambing, shearing, and age. Being a key animal in the history of farming, sheep have a deeply entrenched place in human culture, and find representation in much modern language and symbology. As livestock, sheep are most-often associated with pastoral, Arcadian imagery. Sheep figure in many mythologies—such as the Golden Fleece—and major religions, especially the Abrahamic traditions. In both ancient and modern religious ritual, sheep are used as sacrificial animals.
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Ornement de poignet : personnages
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Column
- Crus (lower leg)
- Man
- Plant stem
- Prehensility
- Sheep
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- Date:
- 5th century
- 6th century
- Copts
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
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- Designation:
- lampe
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- Date:
- 19th century
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LE PETIT BERGER (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bagpipes
- Boy
- Musical instrument
- Sheep
- Shepherd
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- Date:
- 19th century
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NOTRE DAME DE GRACE, ETOILE DE LA MER, / PROTECTRICE DES ...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Altar
- Angel
- Bishop
- Candlestick
- Crown (headgear)
- Dais
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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SAINTE GENEVIEVE, / PATRONNE DE PARIS (titre inscrit, fra...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Ambrose
- Aureola
- Book
- Child Jesus
- Christian cross
- Flower
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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ST JEAN BAPTISTE PRIEZ POUR NOUS (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Baptism of Jesus
- Flower
- John the Baptist
- Sheep
- Swagger stick
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- Date:
- 19th century
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NATIVITE / DE L'ENFANT JESUS. (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Angel
- Cloud
- Nativity of Jesus
- Sheep
- Shepherd
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- Date:
- 18th century
- 19th century
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SAINT JEAN BAPTISTE, ORAISON (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Baptism of Jesus
- John the Baptist
- Sheep
- Swagger stick
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- Date:
- 19th century
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SAINTE GENEVIEVE, / PATRONNE DE PARIS (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Reading (process)
- Sheep
- Shepherd
- Swagger stick
- Tree
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- Date:
- 19th century
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CANTIQUEs SPIRITUELs / S. GENEVIEVE. / Patrone de Paris (...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Book
- Reading (process)
- Sheep
- Shepherd
- Sitting
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- Date:
- 19th century
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CHAPELLE DE NOTRE DAME DE LA VISITATION (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Beatific vision
- Madonna (art)
- Sheep
- Shepherd
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- Date:
- 19th century
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SAINTE GENEVIEVE, PATRONE DE PARIS (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Paris
- Reading (process)
- Sheep
- Sitting
- Spinning (textiles)
- Swagger stick
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Planche de saintetés (Joseph... Le Fils Prodigue) (titre ...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Camel
- Crowd
- Dairy cattle
- Domestic pig
- Egypt
- Jacob
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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EXTRAIT DE LA VIE / DE / Ste. GENEVIEVE de Paris (titre i...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Reading (process)
- Sheep
- Shepherd
- Sitting
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Ste.GENEVIEVE. (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bell tower
- Book
- Christian cross
- Sheep
- Shoe
- Sitting
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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CANTIQUE DE SAINTE GENEVIEVE, PATRONNE DE PARIS, DE NANTE...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Deciduous
- Dog
- Sheep
- Spinning (textiles)
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- Date:
- 19th century
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SAINT JEAN-BAPTISTE. (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Christian cross
- John the Baptist
- Sheep
- Speech balloon
- Stream
- Swagger stick
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- Date:
- 19th century
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NAISSANCE DE JESUS-CHRIST. Adoration des bergers. (titre ...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bird
- Bovid
- Child Jesus
- Mary (mother of Jesus)
- Musician
- Recorder
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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SAINT JEAN BAPTISTE (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Baptism of Jesus
- Christian cross
- John the Baptist
- Sheep
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- Date:
- 19th century
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