The number of cell chromosomes is also different, with 27 pairs in sheep and 30 pairs in goats. Sheep and goats can't mate to have lambs.
First, the difference in appearance between goats and sheep.
1. Most of the horns extend to both sides in a spiral shape, with a wide tomb and a triangular and square cross section; Goats' tails are mostly short and upturned, while sheep's tails are mostly fat or slender and drooping.
2. Sheep's face is generally slightly convex, while goats are straight. Sheep's hair is thick and thin and curly; Goat's hair is not curly, but consists of rough bristles and fluff. When we look at their looks, we will first feel that sheep are dull and goats are flexible.
3. The goat has a clear outline and sharp edges, and the sheep has a plump body.
Goats usually have beards and drooping meat under their necks, but sheep don't.
5. Goat horns are bow-shaped or sickle-shaped, and inverted "eight-shaped" upward and backward. The distance between the horns and the base is very narrow, and the cross section of the horns is flat triangle.
Second, the physiological differences between goats and sheep
1. Wool quilt is soft and dense, rich in oil and sweat; Wool quilts are mostly short and hard, and wool has little fat.
2. Goat rams have smelly glands under their tails, which have a strong brain odor; Sheep and rams can't.
3. Sheep have lacrimal fossa glands and interphalangeal glands; Goats can't.
4. The body fat of goats is mainly deposited around abdominal cavity and internal organs; Sheep are deposited under the skin, tail and muscle layer.
Third, the differences of living habits between goats and sheep.
1. Sheep and goats live in groups, but sheep live in groups more than goats and take collective action in any environment.
2. Sheep are meek and timid; Goats are lively and brave, and can often be the leader of sheep.
3. Both sheep and goats don't like living in low humidity environment, and they all like the cleanliness of water, grass and utensils. However, goats prefer dry and humid environment, so it is necessary to build sheep beds to raise dairy goats in humid areas. Goats crave smelly or trampled forage, but they refuse to enter.
4. Sheep and goats eat more kinds of forage, but goats eat more kinds of forage than sheep, especially like to eat twigs of shrubs. Goats' body shape and fur are more conducive to grazing in shrubs.