Friesians are among the best sheep breeds for dairy. People have been keeping domesticated sheep for about 11,000 years. Among the earliest domesticated animals, sheep represent one of the most ...

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 ...

Don Chavez, a rancher near Albuquerque, New Mexico has a mission unlike most sheep ranchers. He doesn’t just want his sheep to be profitable, he wants them to be famous, reports KOB News. When the ...

The smaller their sheep become, the closer sheep-breeders Karen Seo and Ray Tomlinson will get to their goal of raising miniature sheep. The Lincoln couple has begun an “upbreeding” program that takes ...

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 ...

When Nancy Riegler starts counting sheep, she’s not trying to get to sleep, but making sure her wooly charges are all accounted for. And she usually starts with the same one — the one that is often ...

There are over 65 million sheep in India. These are important animals for the livelihoods of many marginal and landless farmers. A large proportion of mutton production takes place in rural and hilly ...