The process of domestication has largely eliminated the seasonal breeding cycle in many types of livestock, but most goats and sheep are still attuned to this ancient rhythm. The shorter days at the ...

While sheep and goats share a common ancestry and are both farmed for meat, milk, and fiber, they exhibit distinct ...

Learn the key differences between sheep and goats in this simple and engaging article. From their woolly and hairy coats to ...

Each year, sheep and goat farmers around the world lose an estimated US $10 billion due to gastrointestinal parasites that infect their animals, leading to loss of weight and wools and even death – a ...

-- What do you get when you cross a goat and a sheep? The answer is standing on all fours at an Arizona petting zoo. Butterfly, who is a cross between a pygmy goat and a sheep, otherwise known as a ...

NEW DELHI: Artificial insemination technology, currently used to improve breeds of cattle in the country, will now also be used for genetic improvement of sheep and goat, and state semen banks storing ...

Looking for some tips and sheep rearing information? Learn about a few dual purpose sheep breeds to develop your perfect flock. It was a happy accident, really, involving a road trip, a mistaken ...

A new trade agreement to export genetic material to Kenya has opened the door for UK sheep and goat breeders to a 46 ...

Goat and sheep breeders will march to the presidential palace in Nicosia on February 11, demanding that the agriculture minister enforce her own decree mandating a 5 per cent annual increase in the ...

British sheep and goat breeders have won access to Kenya’s vast livestock market in a deal worth around £700,000 a year.