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		Better Farming Series 12 - Sheep and Goat Breeding (FAO - INADES, 1977, 51 p.)
			(introduction...)
			Preface
			Traditional sheep and goat breeding
			A few words to understand the course
			Breeds of sheep and goats
			How to feed sheep and goats
			Care and housing of animals
			Giving the animals good housing
			Diseases of sheep and goats
			How sheep and goats reproduce
			Choosing breeding animals
			Knowing the flock and maintaining it
			How to sell and buy

A few words to understand the course

A flock of sheep consists of:

· 1 male: the male is called the ram;
· 20 females which have had young ones: the mothers are called ewes;
· young ones which are with their mothers: the young ones are called lambs.

Sheep

A flock or herd of goats consists of:

· 1 male: the male is called the buck or billy goat;
· 30 females which have had young ones: the mothers are called she- goats;
· young ones which are with their mothers: the young ones are called kids.

Goats