Life span: 8 - 15 years
Sexual maturity: 4 - 9 months
Breeding season: Autumn and Winter
Type of estrus cycle: seasonally polyestrus
Duration of estrus: 28 - 48 hours
Duration of estrus cycle: 21 days
Time of ovulation: 24 - 27 hours after onset of estrus
Length of gestation: 145 - 155 days
Average number of offspring: 2 - 3 lambs
Weaning age: 3 months
Best time to dehorn: 3 - 14 days old
Average heart rate: 60 - 120 beats per minute
Average respiratory rate: 12 - 50 breaths per minute
Average rectal temperature: 102.5 - 104 degrees Fahrenheit
Average rumen contractions: 2 - 4 contractions per minute
Hoof trimming: twice a year
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