Glossary of sheep husbandry

The raising of domestic sheep has occurred in nearly every inhabited part of the globe, and the variations in cultures and languages which have kept sheep has produced a vast lexicon of unique terminology used to describe sheep husbandry. A few of the more major terms include:

  • Backliner – an externally applied medicine, applied along the backline of a freshly shorn sheep to control lice or other parasites. In the British Isles called pour-on.
  • Bale – a wool pack containing a specified weight of pressed wool as regulated by industry authorities.
  • Bell sheep – a sheep (usually a rough, wrinkly one) caught by a shearer, just before the end of a shearing run.
  • Bellwether – originally an experienced wether given a bell to lead a flock; now mainly used figuratively for a person acting as a lead and guide.
  • Black wool – Any wool that is not white, but not necessarily black.
  • Board – the floor where the shearing stands are in a wool shed.
  • Bolus – an object placed in the reticulum of the rumen, remaining there for some time or permanently. Used for long-term administration of medicines, or as a secure location for an electronic marking chip.
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