Ovis aries

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:binomialAuthority gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:binomialYear 1758
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName domestic sheep
gptkbp:conservationStatus domesticated
gptkbp:culturalSignificance featured in myths and folklore
important in Abrahamic religions
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:diseaseSusceptibility gptkb:scrapie
foot rot
sheep pox
gptkbp:domesticationRegion gptkb:Fertile_Crescent
gptkbp:economicImportance livestock industry
gptkbp:family gptkb:Bovidae
gptkbp:femaleCalled ewe
gptkbp:firstDomesticated yes
about 10,000 years ago
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Ovis
gptkbp:gestationPeriod about 5 months
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ovis aries
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan 10-12 years
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome 54
gptkbp:masculineForm ram
gptkbp:milkSource gptkb:milk
gptkb:cheese
gptkbp:nativeRange gptkb:Southwest_Asia
gptkbp:notableFeature woolly coat
horns (in some breeds)
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Suffolk
gptkb:Karakul
gptkb:Texel
gptkb:Dorset
gptkb:Merino
gptkbp:offspring lamb
gptkbp:order gptkb:Artiodactyla
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedGroup flock
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ovis_orientalis
gptkb:Ovis_canadensis
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:subspecies various breeds
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:sacrifice
innocence
pastoralism
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:meat
gptkb:milk
gptkb:leather
wool
gptkbp:woolProduct gptkb:clothing
carpets
blankets
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ovis
gptkb:Icelandic_sheep
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5