AnAge entry for Ovis aries

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Domestic sheep exhibit gradual senescence. The onset of reproductive senescence has been shown to occur at 5 and 6 years of age [0750]. One captive specimen lived 22.8 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Metabolism

References

[0789] Wilson et al. (2007), Evidence for a genetic basis of aging in two wild vertebrate populations, PubMed
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed
[0490] Davis et al. (2005), Replicative senescence in sheep fibroblasts is a p53 dependent process, PubMed
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0285] Kuhholzer-Cabot and Brem (2002), Aging of animals produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer, PubMed
[0750] Mysterud et al. (2002), Early onset of reproductive senescence in domestic sheep Ovis aries
[0189] Kapahi et al. (1999), Positive correlation between mammalian life span and cellular resistance to stress, PubMed
[0677] Saether and Gordon (1994), The adaptive significance of reproductive strategies in ungulates, PubMed
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0286] Dziewiatkowski et al. (1989), Age-related changes in the composition of proteoglycans in sheep cartilages, PubMed
[0081] Miller (1988), A set of test life tables for theoretical gerontology, PubMed
[0287] Lutz et al. (1977), Rearrangements of integral membrane components during in vitro aging of sheep erythrocyte membranes, PubMed

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