sheep

Domestic sheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like most ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name sheep applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Ovis aries

Gestation period: 152 days

Lifespan: 10 – 12 years

Family: Bovidae

Did you know: The society inspected over 200 rams and 6000 ewes, presumably sheep of Roscommon type (admitting 10 percent of these to the new register). roysfarm.com