What is the difference between a lamb and sheep?

Today, there are over one billion sheep being grazed in various parts of the world, most notably China, Australia, the United Kingdom, and India. read more

Difference Between Sheep and Lamb July 6, 2012 Posted by Naveen The key difference between sheep and lamb is that sheep refers to the actual adult animal while lamb refers to baby sheep that is in its first year or to meat of young sheep. read more

Also a subcatgory of sheep and can overlap with lamb - i.e. you can have a sheep that is both a ram and a lamb. Mutton - the meat of a sheep, sometimes the meat that comes from young animals is called lamb to distinguish it from the more flavorful and tougher meat of adult sheep. read more

In general, sheep measure between four and six feet in length and stand two to four feet tall at the shoulder. As adults, female sheep, called ewes, weigh around 100 to 220 pounds, while male sheep, called rams, can weigh well over 300 pounds. read more