Sheep

2. production system where sheep are raised on a smaller scale, typically on confined pastureland in flocks in the tens or hundreds
4. removing most of the tail for hygiene purposes
10. immature female sheep
11. blue-black tint to wool and hair
13. wool grading system based on the bloodline or breed of the sheep
17. waviness of wool
18. 560 yards of spun wool
19. area surrounding the eye
20. diameter of wool fibers measured in microns

1. livestock which are calm, not aggressive and easily trained and handled
3. female sheep which has had lambs
5. have the highest quality wool with short fibers, many crimps and small diameters
6. Breeds which are traditionally utilized to meet both wool and meat production needs
7. have long fibers with large diameters and few crimps
8. wool grading system based on the number of hanks which can be spun from one pound of clean wool
9. wool grading system which separates wool into 16 grades based on average fiber diameter
12. amount of effort needed for an ewe to give birth
14. mouth jaw and nose
15. wooly coat of a sheep
16. young sheep