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vr.tr.sheep · thing-q7368

Let an agent handle sheep by breed, purpose, identification, health, welfare and regulation.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identity Which sheep.

Identification

Tags.

Identification

Individual identification.

  1. What is the sheep identification number? provenance
  2. Which flock is it from? provenance

Breed

Type.

Breed

Breed.

  1. Which breed is it? definition
  2. What is it kept for? definition
Health Disease and care.

Conditions

Common diseases.

Conditions

Health conditions.

  1. What health conditions affect this flock? measurement
  2. When is a vet needed? action

Notifiable diseases

Reporting.

Reporting

Reporting duties.

  1. Which diseases must be reported? boundary
  2. To whom? action
Welfare Needs.

Needs

Shelter, food, shearing.

Needs

Welfare needs.

  1. Are welfare needs met, including shearing and shelter? boundary
  2. Which code of practice applies? provenance

Protection

Predators and dogs.

Protection

Protection from attacks.

  1. How are sheep protected from dogs and predators? action
  2. What should be done after an attack? action
Products Wool, meat, milk.

Wool

Shearing and quality.

Wool

Wool quality.

  1. What wool quality and yield? measurement
  2. How is it marketed? definition

Food

Meat and milk.

Food

Food rules.

  1. Which food safety rules apply to meat and milk? provenance
  2. Are withdrawal periods for medicines respected? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.LIV
Other names and narrower kinds
yeanling, feral sheep, ewe, Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse, Corino, Pampinta, Bahama Native sheep, White Dorper, Geschecktes Bergschaf, Red Karaman, Gökçeada, Berkshire Knot

What it is Filled

The domestic sheep (Ovis aries), a ruminant mammal kept for wool, meat and milk in many breeds, and feral in some places.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle sheep by breed, purpose, identification, health, welfare and regulation.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Domesticated ruminant
  • Hundreds of breeds for wool, meat or milk
  • Must be individually identified in many countries
  • Feral populations exist

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Hurt, chase or stress sheep, especially ewes in lamb.
  • Give medicines or treatments a veterinarian has not prescribed.
  • Move sheep across holdings or borders without the movement records the law requires.
  • Leave sheep without water, shade or shelter in extreme weather.

Only with a human decision

  • Slaughter, culling or sale of sheep.
  • Shearing, tail docking or other procedures on the animal.

May

  • Read a sheep's ear tag and record it against the flock register.
  • Monitor feed, water, shelter and signs of illness for the keeper.
  • Report a sheep that is cast on its back, trapped or straying onto a road.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Sheep feel pain and fear, and their welfare depends on attentive keepers.
  • Disease in one flock can spread across a region and ruin farmers.

Who is affected

  • The sheep
  • Farmers and shepherds
  • Neighbouring flocks

Owners Filled

Steward

The registered keeper of the flock; veterinary authorities oversee disease control.

Master systems

  • National livestock identification and movement registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1797813 - registry parent class
  • Q57814795 - registry parent class
  • Q59099 - registry parent class
  • Q842175 - registry parent class

related

  • animal - livestock
  • agriculture - farming
  • wool, meat, milk - products
  • zoonosis - diseases

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.sheep
  • Wikidata: Q7368 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7368)
  • official ear tag: country code plus flock and individual number EU identification
  • flock number: holding-specific registration

Direct properties required Filled

  • adult mass: 45-160 kg - breed-dependent
  • wool yield: 1-10 kg per year

Recognition required Filled

  • Wool or hair coat and body shape
  • Ear tags and electronic identifiers
  • Breeds such as Corino or Pampinta
  • A woolly or hairy ruminant with a split upper lip, often with horns; colours and wool types vary by breed.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • keep and breed them
  • shear, milk or slaughter them, under law
  • identify and register them
  • protect their health and welfare

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Welfare problems such as flystrike
  • Disease outbreaks
  • Predator and dog attacks

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • EU Regulation 21/2004 on sheep and goat identification
  • Animal welfare law
  • Animal health rules on notifiable diseases

Context of use required Filled

  • Wool, meat, milk, grazing management and landscape.
  • wool breeds
  • meat breeds
  • dairy breeds
  • hair sheep
  • feral sheep

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q7368: sheep - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Sheep - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should breeds be separate entries?
  • How should identification schemes be linked?
  • How should feral sheep be handled?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q7368/spec.json