While sheep and goats share a common ancestry and are both farmed for meat, milk, and fiber, they exhibit distinct ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Extension and Kentucky Extension will present the 2019 Sheep and Goat Webinar on Feb. 13 to offer expert advice to help producers manage their breeding programs. The free ...

Female dairy goats are reared for milk and male goats kept entirely for the purpose of meat and breeding. Goat fur is also used to make clothes making fabric. Sheep are kept mainly for their meat ...

Learn the key differences between sheep and goats in this simple and engaging article. From their woolly and hairy coats to ...

There are over 650 registered members with the South African Boer Goat Breeders’ Association focusing on three distinct ...

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 ...

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 ...

The sheep and goat populations of Burkina Faso face many challenges – limited feed in the Sahelian north, infestations of deadly trypanosome carrying tsetse flies in the south, and a long dry season ...

With more than a thousand breeds to choose from, first-time sheep farmers must plan carefully, making sure to provide plenty of space and strong fencing. Sheep are social animals, so they need ...

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 ...

A new trade agreement to export genetic material to Kenya has opened the door for UK sheep and goat breeders to a 46 ...