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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than 500 goats and sheep are grazing the grounds of Northaven Trail this month to get it ready for the wildflower season ...

A new facility will help put Lincoln University at the cutting edge of sheep and goat meat processing. The 1890 land grant institution plans to build a commercial meat processing facility at Freeman ...

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 ...

LEWISTON, Minn. (WCCO) --There's a breed of goats that give true meaning to the phrase "paralyzed in fear." They're called fainting goats and the breed is growing in popularity. On the farms of rural ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A prior version of this story misstated the breed of the goats. They're South African Boer goats. CHINO, Calif. – They're small, ill-tempered, incessantly hungry and, if ...

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 ...

The breed standards for the Boer goat, the White Savanah and the Kalahari Red are basically the same for body conformation and differ mainly regarding the colour of the coat and pigmentation. Goat ...