Does a sheep grow wool every year? Detailed answer

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Does a sheep grow wool every year?

Wool grows on a sheep just like hair grows on your head. In the same way, they serve as a protective cover for the sheep from the cold.

Once a year, usually in the spring, when it becomes warm and the sheep no longer needs such "protection", all wool is cut off from it. Usually there is a lot of garbage in it - pebbles, thorns - and fat, which is called "lanolin". It is usually removed almost completely, and then rolled up and tied with woolen twine. After the coat is brushed, it is brushed to straighten the curls. Then yarn is made from it, which then goes to the manufacture of fabric.

No one knows when a man tamed a sheep. But primitive people kept the same sheep for both wool and meat. Then, over the course of many centuries, various breeds were bred, some of them distinguished by the quality of the wool, and others by the quality of the meat.

One of the breeds, which is called "merino", comes from Spain or Africa and is a shock of wool, from which only eyes stick out and four legs protrude! In Australia and the United States, there are varieties of merino that produce a huge amount of fine wool.

Sheep and wool production are among the oldest branches of the American economy.

When Columbus returned to America in 1493, he brought sheep with him to Santo Domingo and Cuba. Until the middle of the nineteenth century, huge flocks of sheep grazed in New England. When the West was settled, flocks of thousands of animals appeared on vast territories.

The United States currently produces about 48 tons of wool annually. Australia produces the most wool in the world, which is about 000 tons annually. New Zealand is another major producer of wool, producing 700 tons of wool annually.

Author: Likum A.

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