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Sheep are social animals that like to stick together. Their flocking instinct is directly related to how they mate, and court each other.

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Sheep are seasonally polyestrous and reach puberty at 7–12 mo.

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Mating behavior includes nudging, kicking, or pawing with the front legs, low stretching, and pushing. These same behaviors and head-to-head banging with horn clashing occur in conflicts between males.

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In this picture the male is sniffing the female to determine if she is receptive or not. he will later put his head on her back to determine if she is in standing heat.

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this study, talks about the spring breading season of sheep. they also talk about spontaneous estrus caused by length of days, and temperature.

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here is a short clip, describing some of the interactions before female is ready to mate.

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Description of signs of readiness to mate in sheep

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Next time you are out in the Yorkshire Dales and you see sheep in a field - watch closely to their behaviour - now you will understand what is happening around "tupping time"

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The process of mating can take up to a couple days as the male patiently waits for the female to be receptive. finally when the female is receptive she will stand and be bred.

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this video describes how we use ciders to put all ewes on the same estrous cycle.

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Dr. Lou Nuti talks about estrous synchronization for artificial insemination in goats.

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In this picture is showing a young Dorset and its lamb. in some species you think all breeds might mother similarly but Dorset have superior mothering abilities.

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this article talks about the corelation of horns, body size, mass, and other physical qualities to the amound of testosterone in the male, and how likely and how often they will mate.