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 ...

Farmers are looking to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in a weird and wonderful way: using genetically engineered, low-methane sheep. A project named 'Breed for CH4nge' has been announced in the ...

Tests have been carried out to establish the levels of methane being emitted by sheep living off a natural forage diet in the ...

Calling out with a noise that's somewhere between a whistle and a yodel, Jane Kallaway deftly demonstrates the symbiotic partnership between a shepherdess and her dog. Ffion, a flat-coated collie, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Scientists in China, Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nepal, Finland, and the United Kingdom collaborated on the study, to be published in the October print edition of the journal Molecular Biology and ...

But why would you breed a sheep with the face of a badger?

Dingwall rare and native breeds sale sees goats peak at £320 and breeding sheep at £310, showing strong demand.

It's the 200th anniversary of the first arrival of English Leicester sheep into Tasmania. A breed imported into Hobart for its long, lustrous fleece and fast-growing meat. They're now on the list of ...