Virginia Cooperative ExtensionUmberger, Steven H.Wahlberg, Mark L.2015-02-092015-02-091995http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51314Virginia is the largest sheep producing state in the eastern United States. There are approximately 125,000 breeding-age ewes in Virginia, and Virginia producers raise 140,000 market lambs a year. Sheep play a key role in utilizing the vast amount of pasture forage available throughout Virginia. Sheep are the most efficient converters of grass to a choice meat product of all the livestock species. Over ninety percent of a ewe's yearly energy requirement comes from forage.12 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.LD5655 .A762 no.410Lambs4-H clubsExtension publication35288854