Jacobsheep---多角绵羊.docVIP

The?Jacob sheep?is a?rare breed?of small,?piebald? colored with white spots ,?polycerate? multi-horned ?sheep. Jacobs may have from two to six?horns, but most commonly have four. The most common color is black and white. Jacobs are usually raised for their?wool,?meat, and?hides. They are also kept as pets and ornamental animals, and have been used as?guard animals?to protect farm property from theft or vandalism and defend other?livestockagainst?predators. 雅各伯羊是稀有小，花斑，多角羊品种。有两到六个角，但最常见的四个。最常见的颜色是黑色和白色。雅可布毛，肉，他们也作为和观赏动物宠物饲养，被用作守卫动物保护农场财产被盗或破坏Generally referred to as an unimproved or heirloom breed one that has survived with little?human selection , the Jacob is descended from an ancient?Old World?breed of sheep, although its exact origins remain unclear. Spotted polycerate sheep were documented in England by the mid–17th century, and were widespread a century later. Unlike most other old world breeds, the Jacobs of North America have not undergone extensive?cross-breeding?and?selective breeding; their?body habitus?resembles that of a?goat. Relative to their American counterparts, British Jacobs tend to be larger and heavier, and have lost many of their original characteristics through?artificial selection. 作为一个觉原始的品种，雅各伯绵羊是出身于旧大陆的绵羊品种，虽然其确切的起源尚不清楚。花斑多角绵羊确切的记录是在17世纪中期的英格兰，其后的一个时机它被广泛传播。不像其他大多数旧世界的品种，美国北部的雅各伯绵羊没有经过广泛的杂交育种和选育；他们的体质类似于山羊。相对于他们的美国同行，英国雅各伯绵羊由于人工选择，体型越来越大，越来越重，失去了很多原始特征。 历史 雅各伯的起源是模糊的，但它肯定是一个非常古老的品种。花斑在历史上，出现在远东，中东，和地中海地区艺术作品。花斑绵羊品种，大约三千年前Levant，即现在的叙利亚Among the many accounts of ancient breeds of piebald sheep is the story of?Jacob?from the first book of the?Hebrew Bible?and the Christian?Old Testament. According to the?Book of Genesis? Genesis 30:31–43 , in what may be the earliest recorded attempt at selective breeding,[3]?Jacob took every speckled and spotted sheep from his father-in-laws Labans flock and bred them. The Jacob is named for the Biblical figure of Jacob.[1][4]?The resulting breed may have accompanied the westward expansion of human civil