Sheep and goat producers looking to improve reproductive efficiency and herd or flock productivity are invited to attend ...

The field of sheep breeding has witnessed significant advancements in the understanding and application of genetic parameters to enhance economically important traits such as growth, wool quality, ...

Jordan Marx does not remember a time when sheep were not part of his daily life. As a kid, he showed lambs competitively at county, state, and national levels alongside his older brother, Adam. By the ...

Fresh insights into the genetic code of sheep could aid breeding programs to improve their health and productivity. Scientists have now mapped which genes are turned on and off in the different ...

A nitrogen tank filled with sheep semen. LEBANON, Ore. — A group of lambs bounded forward, leaping across pasture and irrigation pipes. Nearby, border collie puppies yapped and a peacock rustled his ...

December is date month on our ranch – at least where the sheep are concerned. After a few years of trials and a whole bunch of errors, we finally tried lambing during the month of May, which meant ...

Though some ranchers offer supplemental soy- and grain-based feeds to pregnant or lactating ewes and their newborn lambs, Willow Spring Ranch adheres to the strict no-grain certification standards of ...