Two farmers from north Wales will become the first in the UK to breed a type of sheep - that looks like a goat. Damara sheep, native to African countries, have large fatty hindquarters and little wool ...

A South African meat sheep breed is gaining popularity in Australia and fans say they are a perfect climate-change sheep – able to survive dry conditions and remain fertile on meagre rations.

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Deep in Erankau village some 6km from Sultan Hamud sits an impressive 400 hectare Dorper sheep sanctuary. The farm run by Mzee Paul ole Nagisikie and his brother, has been a learning centre for other ...

The genetic integrity of native Welsh sheep breeds combined with contemporary scientific techniques will develop the commercial flocks of the future. The genetic integrity of native Welsh sheep breeds ...

Mahamadou Diallo grasps a large ram by the horns, examining their curvature and the beast’s muscular form and markings to determine how much it will fetch for the Muslim world’s biggest sacrificial ...