Each year, the UK sheep industry lambs 15m breeding ewes in a huge variety of systems and locations. From sea level to hill top, they lamb in every month of the year. “Out-of-season” breeds ...

A Soay sheep on the island of Hirta, St Kilda archipelago, Scotland. Photo by Martin Stoffel. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Willie Forbes submitted this photo of Wool-shedding Easycare sheep. Willie said, 'No wool clipping, easy lambing, no fly strike, and only one couped ewe in 16 years. What’s not to like about Easycare ...

low labor management practices and keys for successful lambing. It will include virtual tours of two outstanding sheep operations, highlighting their labor-saving management practices, including ...

Image credit: Martin Stoffel (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...