Originating in the icy Swiss Alps, Valais blacknose sheep are renowned for their fluffy white coats, dark faces, spiral horns ...

Counting sheep need not be as monotonous an activity as the old adage ... which either flop down or stick up bat-like, and the uniform black face and legs add to the appeal. It was developed around ...

The North of England Blackface Stock Judging for 2025 attracted hundreds of farmers, supporters and spectators from the wider community.

Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...

Roscommon GAA have changed the sheep on their crest as they had not been using the correct breed of the animal ...

Pedigree breed societies and the ICBF remain entrenched in their positions in the midst of an ongoing row over the weightings ...

Since 1952, Australia has banned the importation of live sheep from all countries except New Zealand. With Switzerland's export restrictions, breeders turned to the UK, where embryos and semen ...