Question

The general process that take place at sheep shearing shed is:

• A. rolling of sheep fibre into yarn
• B. removal of fleece
• C. separating hairs of different textures
• D. washing of sheep fibre to remove grease

Answer 1

The correct option is B removal of fleece

The answer is option $B$.

In shearing, the hair of sheep is removed along with fleece. Sheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Typically each adult sheep are shorn once each year. The annual shearing most often occurs in a shearing shed, a facility specially designed to process often hundreds and sometimes more than $3,000$ sheep per day.