Alice White
#13 The domestication of mountain sheep took place 8-12 thousand years ago in the vast territory of Eurasia from the Caspian Sea to the Himalayas.
Together with humans, they spread to North and South America, Africa, Australia. The fine-wool breeds, judging by the myth of Jason and the golden fleece, were first bred in Colchis, an ancient province of modern Georgia. In the Middle Ages, Spain was famous for breeding merino, which kept its secret for many years. Today, a large number of valuable breeds of sheep are obtained by British breeders. The British also transported sheep to many areas of the Earth during the development of new territories.
#14 The number of sheep in the world exceeds one million.
The leaders in their livestock are China, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, India, Uruguay, Afghanistan, Spain, Sudan, and Ethiopia. A large number of sheep are found in countries with dry pastures. The concentration of sheep per unit area is highest in New Zealand, where animals graze in wet cereal fields. Sheep are bred in a wide variety of climatic zones, except for the Far North and the tundra. But there are breeds that are adapted to live only in certain climatic conditions. For example, the Romanov breed, bred by Soviet breeders, does not tolerate the heat of the southern steppe territories but feels good in a temperate climate.
#15 Australia and South Africa provide most of the world’s finest wool.
The population of coarse-haired, fat-tailed, and fat-tailed sheep prevails in Eastern Europe and Asia, in Africa and the Middle East.
