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Also known as sheepherder, shepherdess

thumb|Shepherds travelling in Chambal, India thumb|Spanish shepherd on horseback herding sheep in Murcia (1880). thumb|Shepherd with grazing sheep in Făgăraș Mountains, Romania A shepherd is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations; it exists in many parts of the globe, and it is an important part of pastoralist animal husbandry.

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A shepherd is a person who tends, herds, feeds, and guards flocks of sheep, and this occupation has been practiced for thousands of years across many regions of the world. Shepherding remains an important part of pastoralist animal husbandry, which is a way of raising livestock that continues to be significant in various parts of the globe today.

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profession
Subclass of
herder
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female form of label
pastierka
Commons category
Shepherds
topic's main category
Category:Shepherds
male form of label
pastier
product or material produced
sheep
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