Most people think of the Valais Blacknose sheep when reading nursery rhymes, and it’s rarely seen outside of Europe. Its fuzzy black face, ears, and hocks make it look more like a toy than a living ...

“Sheep and goats both have fairly seasonal breeding patterns, most breed in the fall and give birth in the spring, leading to ...

Hearts have melted over a newborn lamb who has always been obsessed with taking a nap in humans' arms. Alex the lamb lives on ...

A rare breeds centre claimed to have cut mortality rates of orphaned new-born lambs. Church Farm Rare Breeds Centre, in Stow Bardolph, near Downham Market, in Norfolk, said over the past three years, ...

Giving your lambs or kids the best start to life means having a colostrum management plan that addresses the three Q’s of ...

Texas sheep and goat producers are benefiting from strong market conditions in early 2025 with seasonal supply trends supporting elevated prices.

A rare breeds centre claimed to have cut mortality ... The farm said it planned its breeding season for sheep so that lambs were born from early February to the end of April, which allowed ...

By: Karla Blackstock, Executive Director of the American Dorper Sheep Breeders’ Society and Dan Quadros, Ph.D., Small ...

Church Farm Rare Breeds Centre Daniel Holliday says their success in reducing lamb mortality was down to "some very boring, but very important rules" Mr Holliday added: "We love getting people ...

A mid Suffolk farm will still offer lamb cuddling after an attraction group called for the activity to be stopped. Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm received an email from the National Farm ...

Because if there's one thing cuter than a Valais, it's a Valais lamb. In a major coup for the breed, Belinda announced this week the Valais blacknose would be the feature sheep breed at the ...

That's because, in a surprising break from tradition, King Mohammed VI on Wednesday urged Moroccans to forgo buying sheep to ...