This comically fringed, placid breed, which is reputed to produce more wool per sheep than any other breed—it’s so woolly that the lambs can be sheared—is an amalgam of the South Devon and Devon ...

Sheep are cute. With their wool-covered bodies and Roman noses, it’s hard not to resist them. And arguably one of the cutest ...

e.g. mutton and wool, or mutton and milk. Hair Sheep breeds include: Dorper, Persian Black Head, Red Masai and their crosses with local stock. Wool and Dual purpose breeds include: Merino ...

Mulesing involves cutting crescent-shaped flaps of skin from around a lamb’s breech and tail, according to the RSPCA, in a bid to prevent flystrike – a painful and potentially fatal condition in ...

The Rare Breeds Survival Trust Scotland has appointed Rebecca McLellan as its new chair, bringing fresh leadership to the group’s vital work.

Tighter supplies of wool amid falling Australian production are likely to lead to price volatility, but will not be the ...