Strong herd instincts of sheep make them excellent ranch animals as they keep together in tight and easily managed flocks and do not disperse widely all over the available land, which would make it difficult to protect them from predators and difficult to round up.

Excellent ability to survive over a prolonged period of drought and semi-starvation

Sheep have the ability to produce prime carcasses on roughage alone, thus they are well adapted to many areas unable to produce grain profitably.

The structure of their lips helps them to clean grains lost at harvest time, and thus convert waste feed into profitable products

Less prone to extreme weather conditions, ectoparasites as well as other diseases

Unique ever-growing fibre which allows ventilation and also protects the skin from the hot sun, rain and abrasions

 Sheep can also constrict or relax blood vessels in the face, legs and ear for control of heat loss   Their visual sense is exceedingly well-developed ….. they can discern movement far better than humans, but cannot distinguish shapes as well as man

Sheep do not need expensive buildings to house them

Sheep require less labour than other kinds of livestock