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What are the defining characteristics of some sheep breeds related to the ear?
What are the defining characteristics of some sheep breeds related to the ear?
Length, color, and shape
What is the area around the eyes, nose, and mouth of a sheep commonly referred to?
What is the area around the eyes, nose, and mouth of a sheep commonly referred to?
Face
What is the term for the front part of the body ahead of the front legs and below the neck?
What is the term for the front part of the body ahead of the front legs and below the neck?
Breast or Brisket
What is the middle joint on a sheep's front legs called?
What is the middle joint on a sheep's front legs called?
What term describes the side of the sheep's body between the ribs and hindquarters?
What term describes the side of the sheep's body between the ribs and hindquarters?
What series of bones and muscle surround the chest cavity in a sheep?
What series of bones and muscle surround the chest cavity in a sheep?
What is the sloping part of a sheep's foot between the fetlock and the hoof called?
What is the sloping part of a sheep's foot between the fetlock and the hoof called?
What is the term for where the achilles tendon meets the ankle joint of the sheep?
What is the term for where the achilles tendon meets the ankle joint of the sheep?
What term describes the area above the tail of the sheep where the tail has been removed?
What term describes the area above the tail of the sheep where the tail has been removed?
What is the top part of the hindquarter of a sheep referred to as?
What is the top part of the hindquarter of a sheep referred to as?
What portion of the back is located between the last ribs and the hip?
What portion of the back is located between the last ribs and the hip?
What is the term for the top part of the front leg above the elbow in sheep?
What is the term for the top part of the front leg above the elbow in sheep?
What describes the area from the shoulders to the head in a sheep?
What describes the area from the shoulders to the head in a sheep?
What is the heavily muscled upper portion of the hindquarter called?
What is the heavily muscled upper portion of the hindquarter called?
What is the name of the horny part of a sheep's foot that has two toes?
What is the name of the horny part of a sheep's foot that has two toes?
What is the top of the head called where horns are or would be?
What is the top of the head called where horns are or would be?
What part of the front legs is located between the elbow and knee?
What part of the front legs is located between the elbow and knee?
What part of the front legs lies below the knee and above the feet?
What part of the front legs lies below the knee and above the feet?
What is the back part of the hindquarter located below the dock and above the hock?
What is the back part of the hindquarter located below the dock and above the hock?
What is the front curve of the hindquarter where the leg meets the flank referred to as?
What is the front curve of the hindquarter where the leg meets the flank referred to as?
What portion of the back is directly above the ribs and is important in lamb carcasses?
What portion of the back is directly above the ribs and is important in lamb carcasses?
What portion of the back is directly above the front legs or shoulder called?
What portion of the back is directly above the front legs or shoulder called?
What is the backwards-facing joint on the front leg above the knee called?
What is the backwards-facing joint on the front leg above the knee called?
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Sheep Body Parts
- Ear: Key identifying feature; length, color, and shape vary among breeds.
- Face: Features around the eyes, nose, and mouth; typically short hair, serves as a color point.
- Breast or Brisket: Located at the front of the body, between the neck and the front legs.
- Knee: The middle joint found on the front legs of sheep.
- Flank: Area on the side of the body, positioned between the ribs and hindquarters.
- Ribs/Rack: Structure consisting of bones and muscle that encase the chest cavity.
- Pastern: The slope of a sheep's foot between the fetlock and the hoof.
- Hock: Joint in the leg where the Achilles tendon meets the ankle.
- Dock: The area above the anus where the tail has been removed.
- Rump: Uppermost part of the hindquarters.
- Loin: Section of the back between the last ribs and hip; yields some of the most expensive cuts of meat.
- Shoulder: The upper part of the front leg, situated above the elbow.
- Neck: Connects the shoulders to the head.
- Leg (Hind): Heavily muscled upper part of the hindquarter.
- Hoof: Horny structure of the sheep’s foot, equipped with two toes.
- Poll: The topmost area of the head where horns are found or would be located.
- Forearm: Portion of the front leg located between the elbow and knee.
- Cannon: Section of the front leg situated below the knee and above the feet.
- Twist: Back area of the hindquarter, located beneath the dock and above the hock.
- Hip: The front curve of the hindquarter where the leg joins the flank.
- Rack: The part of the back directly over the ribs and a significant section of a lamb carcass.
- Top of Shoulder: Part of the back located directly above the front legs/shoulder.
- Elbow: Backward-facing joint on the front leg, situated above the knee.
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