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Agriculture · Q572

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 572

Q572

The normal life span of sheep is about

A.
10 - 12 years
Answer
B.
8 - 9 years
C.
12 - 15 years
D.
15 - 16 years

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The normal life span of sheep is about 10 - 12 years.
Sheep or domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are domesticated, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Domestic sheep are relatively small ruminants, usually with a crimped hair called wool and often with horns forming a lateral spiral.
Domestic sheep on normal pastures begin to slowly decline from four years on, and the life expectancy of a sheep is 10 to 12 years, though some sheep may live as long as 20 years.