Sheep (Leaving Cert Agricultural Science): Flashcards

Castrated male sheep raised for meat production

Ram producing fast-growing offspring for slaughter

Older ewe with declining fertility sold from mountain to lowland farms

Blackface Mountain and Wicklow Cheviot

Galway Sheep

Suffolk and Texel

3.5

$\frac{\text{Lambs reared}}{\text{Ewes mated}}$

Crossbred offspring of cast ewes & prolific rams

Hybrid vigour (crossbreds outperform purebreds)

Adult female sheep for breeding and milk production

Ram producing fast-growing offspring for slaughter

147 days

17 days

Provides antibodies protecting lamb from disease

Lambs reared ÷ ewes mated

(Carcase weight ÷ live weight) × 100

3.5

Crossbreds outperform purebred parents in productivity

Galway Sheep