MEAT
Meat is an essential component of our diets and many of the crucial vitamins and nutrients we need for healthy living are provided to us by lamb and mutton.
DAIRY
Sheep cheese makes up about 1.3% of the world’s production of cheese. Originally produced from sheep’s milk some of the world’s most famous cheeses were: Roquefort, Feta, Ricotta, and Pecorino Romano. Sheep’s milk also being used to make into yogurt, butter, and ice cream.
SKINS
After Slaughter, Sheepskins are eliminated from the carcasses. They are treated and made into soft leather in a process called tanning. For making the chamois cloth with which we wash our car, sheepskin is commonly used. A small number of skins are retained as sheepskins are sold, with the wool still attached. The skin of a sheep’s hair produces the highest quality leather.Compared to the smaller number of coarse fibers of the hair sheep, this is because the numerous fine wool fibers cause the skin to be more open and loose in texture.
WOOL
The commodity for which sheep are best known is wool. Wool is commonly used in knitwear garments Such as socks jumpers, to the clothing used for costumes and suits. It is used both for making chair covers and for upholstery in the furniture trade. Many of the historically manufactured and today’s better carpets are made from wool and also for filling mattresses wool is used. Wool is used in various items such as tennis ball covers. baize for the pool table. and liners for hanging baskets.
LANOLIN
Raw wool contains grease or lanolin of 10% to 25%, which is recovered during the scouring process. A highly complex combination of esters, alcohols, and fatty acids, lanolin is used in adhesive tape, printing inks, engine oils, and automotive lubrication. In cosmetics and pharmaceutics, lanolin is also used. Lanolin is used in nearly all cosmetics and beauty aids. including lipsticks, mascara, lotions, shampoos, and hair conditioners.
MEDICINE & SCIENCE
Sheep mike a lot of contributions to the science and medicine fields. They are used study illness and perfect surgical techniques as research models. They are used in research on stem cells. Their blood is the ideal medium for bacteria to cultivate. Sheep and milk are used to produce pharmaceutical products. Scientists are using proteins to create wound dressings, bone graft implants, and medical sutures using nanotechnology.