This stomach is divided into four sections: the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum ... and production purpose. Sheep are farmed for their wool and meat; in some cases, breeds are farmed for both.

The Jacob Sheep looks like something created by Dr. Seus! These adorable creatures have a unique dark and white spotted coat and look like miniature Holstein cows. But the cuteness doesn’t stop ...

In the grazing lands of Thoothukudi and Virudhunagar districts thrives the Vembur sheep (‘Pottu aadu’). The name comes from its unique coat pattern, featuring white fur adorned with irregular ...

A much-loved national park where herds of sheep graze has been likened to the Wild West by a farmer who says he has lost thousands of ewes to thieves over the past decade. Colin Abel’s family ...

The H5N1 bird flu has spilled over to a sheep for the first time, infecting a domesticated ruminant in the United Kingdom much like it did US dairy cows, according to UK officials. The single ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Two new and exciting opportunities have arisen within the Scottish Region of the National Sheep Association (NSA) for individuals looking for a ...

Northland SDTA president Shaun Haynes, from the Bay of Islands, will be competing at the Mount Manaia sheep dog trials on Sunday. The skills of sheep dogs and their handlers will be on display in ...

I was thinking about a hunt for Dall sheep when I left my home state of Colorado and drove up the rough and dusty Alcan Highway to Alaska back in 1949. My partner and I hoped to get jobs and settle in ...

Police are urging the public to come forward with information after four alpacas and a sheep were shot dead by thugs in East Hatley, near Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire. A fifth alpaca was also shot in ...

Bird flu has been detected in a single sheep for the first time in England, in an area where the disease had been confirmed in captive birds. The government said while this marked the first time ...

My respect for bighorn sheep is enormous. As far as I’m concerned, no animal has better eyesight or a greater ability to elude the hunter. The odds on merely seeing a legal ram, much less killing one, ...

Neighbors say it has been three weeks since it started, the first attack happening on 20 sheep grazing grass just west of Highway 99. Denise Creelman is the owner of the sheep and received a call ...