The Ovis Management Programme reports 1.2-percent of sheep carcasses processed in October were infected - double the standard. There's no risk to humans, but resulting blemishes in the meat make it ...

It will also focus on identifying genetic variants unique to New Zealand farm dogs, with the initial findings being genetic variants known from other breeds. The “Right Dog for the Job” project is a ...

New research aims to shed new light on a farmer's best friend. Right Dog for the Job is a three-year research project led by Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University with support from industry ...

Ian Caldicott assembles a demonstration team of working sheepdogs at Wolston Farm in Scio, Ore. Caldicott said training excellent herders like, left to right, Hawk, Kick and Bracken begins with an ...