sheep pasture

Flock's feeding ground

A sheep pasture is land where sheep graze, typically open grassland enclosed by fencing or hedgerows.

The term appears in rural property descriptions and agricultural contexts: The farm included forty acres of sheep pasture.

Sheep pastures require rotation to prevent overgrazing and maintain grass quality.

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lamb · grassland · green pastures · hillside · rolling hills · fence · dry stone wall · shepherd · ewes · clover · green · rolling · countryside · open range · bleating · herd · barnyard · livestock

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land use/function

sheep pasturesheep barn

Shelter for ovines

sheep shed · barn · feedlot · slaughterhouse · cropland

livestock type

sheep pasturecattle range

Land for grazing herds

pig farm

natural vs. developed

sheep pasturefactory

Industrial production facility

parking lot · shopping mall · city block · industrial zone · warehouse district

Family

sheep, pasture, sheepish, sheepishly, sheepishness, pastor, pastoral, pastorale, pastoralism

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