The sheep (Ovis aries) is a domestic mammal herbivore of the Bovidae family, the subfamily Caprinae and the genus Ovis. The young animal is the lamb (female: lamb), the female is the sheep and the male is the ram.

The man raises sheep for meat, milk, wool and his skin which is prepared with a leather called “sheepskin.”

This is one of the first animals to have been domesticated and is especially valued for its wool and meat. Sheep’s wool is the fiber of animal origin used is the most commonly collected by cutting with shears (mowing).

Protein-rich red meat, lamb and mutton are excellent sources of many vitamins and minerals. Indeed, lamb and mutton contain an appreciable amount of zinc, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2 and vitamin B12, which gives them a good nutritional value.