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Male over one year of age
reaches puberty at 5 months |
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Mature female over one year of age
Reaches puberty at 7 months |
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young sheep up to one year of age
Meat from sheep up to one year of age |
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| A 4-5 month old lamb with a live weight of 110 pounds marketed prior to July 1 for meat |
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| A 2-3 month old lamb with a live weight of 30-60 pounds marketed for meat |
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| A 1-2 month old lamb with a live weight up to 30 pounds marketed for meat |
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| meat obtained from sheep over 1 year of age |
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| Any species of livestock that is genetically absent of horns |
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| Small hornlike growth attached to the hide only and not directly to the skull |
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| Overshot Jaw (Parrot Mouth) |
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| upper dental palate extends beyond the bottom jaw |
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| Undershot Jaw (Monkey Jaw) |
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| Jaw extends beyond the upper dental [alate |
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| any sheep that has lost its incisor teeth |
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| Inverted (turned in) eyelids |
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| eyesight impaired due to wool growth around the eyes |
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| conjunctivitis (pink eye) |
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| inflammation of the mucous membrane covering the eye |
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| An interchangeable crayon held in place at the brisket of the ram with straps, for the purpose of detecting ewes that have been bred |
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| transferring a rejected or orphan lamb to another milking ewe |
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