On the Scottish archipelago of St. Kilda, the Soay sheep may not have any natural predators, but they do have the elements to contend with: a lack of food, brutal weather that can kill off half the ...

image: The study on the remains of animals found at the site of the Chaves cave in Huesca, led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, obtains new data on the control of breeding and feeding of the ...

A South Australian scientist and farmer has spent the past seven years and about $100,000 creating a new breed of shedding sheep. Farmers are always looking to increase lamb percentages and reduce ...

A viral gene embedded in the sheep genome plays an essential role in the growth of the animal's placenta, according to a study of impregnated sheep. The result strengthens the case that similar viral ...