There are small breeds of everything — cattle, sheep, horses, pigs and even goats — and they can be a great option if you have little experience with livestock. Their size, or lack of it, means they ...

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 ...

Miniature baby doll sheep may be the cutest breed of sheep in existence. They’re useful, too–Peter Yealands, a New Zealand winemaker, is using the rare breed (only 300 are left) to cut down on the ...

LOMPOC, Calif. – Grape grower Steve Pepe has a new crew of weed whackers who lack Social Security numbers, couldn’t care less about health insurance and never will ask for a raise. Henley, Matilda and ...

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 ...

Considering smaller sheep breeds could be the key to avoiding a change of use when planning a solar farm, delegates at the NFU Conference were told. Farmers planning to put solar pv on agricultural ...

Preserving a small flock of awassi sheep has given Michael Willis arguably as much pleasure as raising numbers of rare kiwi, kakapo and takahe. Awassis are milking sheep, but his breeding flock of 25 ...

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Fourth generation shepherdess, Heidi Bell, 52, from Kirkby Stephen has been breeding Olde English Babydoll Southdowns for the past five years. Located on 12 acres with an orchard in the Eden Valley, ...