▁we an ed ▁at ▁about ▁five ▁months ▁of ▁age . ▁D rench ing ▁for ▁internal ▁par as ites ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁routine ▁on ▁a ▁sheep ▁station . ▁ ▁Other ▁activities ▁include ▁ram ▁bu ying ▁and ▁class ing ▁the ▁sheep ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁inferior ▁types ▁that ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁cul led . ▁ ▁Cro ps ▁and ▁past ures ▁are ▁often ▁also ▁grown ▁to ▁provide ▁additional ▁feed ▁for ▁the ▁sheep , ▁especially ▁those ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁raised ▁and ▁sold ▁as ▁prime ▁l amb s . ▁F ences ▁require ▁regular ▁ins pe ctions ▁to ▁locate ▁and ▁repair ▁any ▁damage ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁found . ▁She ep ▁bre ed ers ▁may ▁also ▁need ▁to ▁undert ake ▁pre dat ory ▁animal ▁control ▁if ▁c rows , ▁d ing os ▁or ▁fo xes ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁problem . ▁ ▁Term in ology ▁The ▁term ▁generally ▁used ▁by ▁agricult ural ▁and ▁environmental ▁profession als ▁for ▁sheep ▁station ▁forms ▁of ▁land hold ing ▁is ▁[ r angel and ], ▁but ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁general ▁use ▁by ▁Austral ians . ▁The ▁term ▁ran ch ▁is ▁not ▁used ▁either . ▁The ▁term ▁sheep ▁run ▁was ▁also ▁commonly ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁settlement ▁period ▁to ▁describe ▁sheep ▁stations ▁operated ▁by ▁squ at ters . ▁ ▁For ▁administrative ▁purposes , ▁many ▁stations ▁exist ▁on ▁past oral ▁le ases , ▁but ▁in ▁state ▁government ▁juris dict ions ▁they ▁are ▁increasing ly ▁known ▁as ▁stations . ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁station ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁traditional ▁Australian ▁English ▁term ▁to ▁denote ▁a ▁large ▁and /