Answer: Ewe is called the female sheep. The opposite gender of the female sheep is called ram. They are herbivores who eat grass and survive on this. Sheep are domestic animals that are reared for milk and other dairy products. The majority of the human population practises sheep farming all over the world.
The sheep are reared for their wool. There are different varieties of wool fleece that are produced by the sheep. The quality of fleece produced by different breeds of sheep varies greatly. The variety of fleece can vary from very highly crimped to long hair-like variety. So while rearing a flock of sheep, the wool classification is done according to the quality of the wool.