By Laurie Ball-Gisch
The heat and humidity of summer can be some of the most stressful of times for the sheep and their shepherd, second only to the stresses of the lambing season. The most dangerous times are when the temperatures suddenly soar (with no gradual increase in temperature). This does not allow the sheep to adapt to progressively warmer weather. The danger comes when the temperatures stay in the 80-90-100 degree range, there is high humidity and it does not cool off at night.
By Bridget Fitzgerald
Western Australian researchers are leading a project that looks into sheep meat preferences amongst overseas consumers. The Australian-first sheep meat research project will particularly focus on whether hogget (meat from a sheep between one and two years of age) can successfully be marketed overseas.
By Mychel Matthews
Two hundred fifty sheep, to be exact. Once a day, every day, for seven years.
Sluder made sheep milk cheese — Del Verde Feta, Borrego Manchego and Teton Basque — and sold the exotic varieties in Sun Valley and Boise.
By Heather Dockray
For decades, people have criticized women’s beauty pageants for being sexist, commercialized, and exploitative. But while human pageants have taken quite the beating, goat pageants—which, to clarify, are beauty pageants created for goats—have only risen in popularity. Just recently, the village of Ramygala, Lithuania hosted its annual, cutthroat, and competitive goat beauty pageant. Competition was stiff—seven goats competed in the beard competition alone—before the judges ultimately handed the crown to Marce, a “handsome dark goat.” Many goats were gruff about the decision, but such is the nature of goats.
By Bill Klein
Why Show? A goat show can be an interesting and educational experience. Goat shows can be a positive learning experience for the exhibitor. It can help develop sportsmanship, management skills, the ability to display an animal to its best advantage, and an appreciation of good livestock.
By Melanie Barkely
A few simple steps preparing for weaning can minimize the stress to both ewes and lambs in your flock.
By The Sheep Site
Whether you are in the southern or northern hemisphere, flystrike can affect flocks. European farmers contend with Lucila sericata flies, while in Australia, South Africa and the US the pest is Lucila cuprina.
By Chris Kick
Sheep have been a part of Karen Locke’s life since she was a little girl. And they go back even further, to her father, James Allen Jr., and her grandfather, James Allen Sr.
By Dan Nosowitz
A nearly extinct breed of sheep brought over in the mid-1500s by the Spanish is getting a new life in New Mexico. One breeder is bringing the exceedingly rare New Mexico Dahl sheep back from the brink of extinction.
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