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 ...
In November 2013, farmer Paddy Murphy witnessed one of his sheep mating with a goat. Five months later, the sheep gave birth to a sheep-goat hybrid, which Murphy refers to as his first "geep". "This ...
Sheep and goats are closely related, both having been domesticated and used by humans for fiber, meat and milk for millennia. But they aren’t similar in all ways. One possible difference, newly ...
Populations of bighorn sheep are lean compared to mountain goats in Summit County. This unbalance is causing local experts to investigate how to stabilize their numbers. “Mountain goats are much more ...
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Non-native mountain goats have gained a foothold in parts of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and could threaten native bighorn sheep, including the Teton Range bighorn sheep ...
Looking for some tips and sheep rearing information? Learn about a few dual purpose sheep breeds to develop your perfect flock. It was a happy accident, really, involving a road trip, a mistaken ...