Glossary of sheep husbandry
![A trio of lambs.](/Images/godic/202412/22/Laemmer14020.JPG")
![Poddy lambs (orphaned lambs) drinking milk on a sheep station in rural Australia](/Images/godic/202412/22/Poddy-lambs-at-a-sheep-station4020.JPG")
![Rubbed wool indicating the presence of external parasites on sheep.](/Images/godic/202412/22/External_parasites4020.jpg")
![These sheep have been](/Images/godic/202412/22/Raddled_sheep4021.JPG")
The raising of domestic sheep has occurred in nearly every inhabited part of the globe, and the variations in cultures and languages which have kept sheep has produced a vast lexicon of unique terminology used to describe sheep husbandry. A few of the more major terms include: