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A ram is a male sheep, distinguished from a ewe (female sheep) and a lamb (young sheep). Rams are typically stockier than goats and may have divergent horns, unlike goats' horns. They also possess scent glands in their face and hind feet, and lack the beards common in male goats.12

Mature sheep, including rams, generally weigh between 35 to 180 kg (80 to 400 pounds). Rams are primarily used for breeding purposes, often mated with ewes to produce lambs for meat and wool. The term "ram" can also refer to a battering ram or a component in machinery used for driving or forcing by impact.132

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  Male sheep are called rams, the females ewes, and immature animals lambs. Mature sheep weigh from about 35 to as much as 180 kg (80 to 400 pounds). To browse sheep by breed, see below.

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