Experts hired by the Albanese government to provide advice about the shutdown of live sheep exports forewarned that rushing ...

A Wimmera farming family has secured almost 800ha of historic farmland, regarded as the home of an iconic sheep breed.

PRACTICAL Merino ewe mortality intervention strategies will be trialled on farms across Australia during the 2025 lambing season as part of a four-year research project. Merino producers have been ...

Led by defending champion, three-times winner and near perennial top qualifier Nathan Stratford, of Invercargill, the 10 were among 20 who resumed the battle for places in the qualifying dozen in the ...

This movement established genetic continuity between regions and contributed to the formation of distinct sheep breeds. About 5,000 years ago, another wave of migration reshaped both human and sheep ...

Some farmers are shearing back the costs with new sheep breeds. Meant for meat production, ‘Nudies’ are a breed of sheep that don’t grow wool, allowing farmers to cut costs as there’s no ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Ancient DNA analysis of 118 sheep genomes from archaeological sites reveals a 11,000-year history of sheep domestication and its impact on human culture. Early ...

Feeder recommendations may vary according to breed, sex, and age of animal, and type of food or supplement that is offered (Arnold and Maller, 1974; Ítavo et al., 2009; Jorgensen et al., 2007; Boe and ...