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Sheep Farming
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in raising sheep and lambs, or feeding lambs for fattening. The sheep or lambs may be raised for sale or wool production.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 112410, the only detailed industry in this group.
Which code does this activity belong in?
Sheep farming establishments raise sheep and lambs for meat, wool production, or both, including operations that feed lambs for fattening. The boundary with goat farming turns on the species raised; establishments primarily raising goats rather than sheep are classified in goat farming instead.
VantaInsights Analysis AI-drafted
Written for NAICS 112410, the only detailed industry in this group.
Where this sits
11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting112 Animal Production and Aquaculture1124 Sheep and Goat Farming