| A | B |
|---|
| ewe | Adult female sheep |
| ram | adult intact ( with testicles) male sheep |
| wether | castrated male sheep |
| oestrus | regular cycle of sexual receptiveness in females |
| gestation | pregnancy. 147 days in sheep ( 5 months) |
| ovulation | release of an egg from the ovary |
| raddle | marker dye put on the chests of rams |
| dam | mother |
| sire | father |
| offspring | the immediate descendants of an organism |
| flushing | increasing the amount of food given to the ewes before introduction of the rams |
| on heat | sexually receptive |
| culling | removing unwanted breeding stock |
