Josh Lamb’s entire flock is performance recorded through Sheep Ireland and genotyped to improve breeding accuracy ...

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 ...

Performance to seven weeks for this year was very encouraging. Single-born lambs were doing 274g/day, which was 18g/day ahead ...

Two brothers left with a few Grand Championship titles at the Grant County Fair. Eli Ahmann, 15, and his brother, Zach, 12, ...

Neonatal lamb survival is a critical determinant of flock productivity, farm profitability and animal welfare. Mortality during the first days of life arises from a complex interplay of intrinsic ...

Many marts have held special breeding sales over the last week, with prices performing relatively well considering the ...

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 ...

Reproductive management in ewe lambs centres on optimising the transition from sexual maturity to first breeding, typically at 7–9 months of age. Successful programmes balance the attainment of ...

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