With their big eyes and soft fluffy fleece, it’s no wonder that lambs and sheep often appear in nursery rhymes and decorate children’s bedrooms. But did you know there are over 200 breeds of sheep out ...

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 ...

When Nancy Riegler starts counting sheep, she’s not trying to get to sleep, but making sure her wooly charges are all accounted for. And she usually starts with the same one — the one that is often ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Althea are ...

Large-scale evaluations of genetic diversity in domestic livestock populations are necessary so that region-specific conservation measures can be implemented. We performed the first such survey in ...