Hennie Jonker, an award-winning Hampshire Down stud breeder from Kroonstad, describes this sheep breed as a topmost mutton producer that provides sterling terminal sires for commercial and crossbred ...

Africa's milk output rose 17% from 2013 to 2023 Imports hit $7.5B in 2023 due to low yields, rising demand Policies focus on boosting yields, cutting imports, improving supply chains African countries ...

A government program in Spain is training African migrants as shepherds to tackle rural depopulation and job shortages. Osam ...

Sentiment has been positive across most sheep breeds during the spring studstock season, but the top Dorper studs have ...

The Chinook is also the official state dog of New Hampshire. This breed is the largest of the French sheep dogs and is almost unknown outside of its country of origin. Beaucerons are used for herding ...

Dormer sheep continue to dominate commercial meat systems with their fast growth, high weaning weights and impressive carcass ...

Two vets have renewed their appeal for greater protection for a rare breed of sheep that lives on a remote Scottish archipelago. Soay roam wild on St Kilda and are descended from animals first brought ...

Jenn Monahan used to enjoy spinning wool before she became a yarn producer. ‘It was a hobby that led me to meet the people who keep rare breeds like the Norfolk Horn, and I developed so much respect ...

MARSHFIELD − Wildwood Zoo in Marshfield has welcomed three young female aoudads, also known as Barbary sheep, to its facility. The aoudads − named Rainer, Cascade and Acadia − arrived from a ...

Laureen FitzPatrick Howe of Wayland has shown and registered sheep most of her life. She began to share her love of showing sheep with her sons Joshua and Billy Howe many years ago when they joined ...

The combined Lambplan, released recently, which allows producers to compare the generic merit of maternal and terminal breeds, is a world first and has expanded the multi breed capabilities of Sheep ...

Building a barn is a hands-on education in problem solving and self-reliance. Meet your livestock’s needs on a budget with these sheep housing design ideas to build a DIY sheep barn. We farm a little ...