Increasing demand for lamb by an affluent U.S. market segment and speculation that some domestic consumers seek alternatives ...

Sarah Letts is a Maremma lover and breeder. She homesteads with the breed on her ranch in California. Where she raises sheep, chickens, turkey and cattle. Her dogs defend her property and possessions ...

The Australian Cattle Dog—better known to many as the Blue Heeler—is a driven, intelligent working dog built for movement and ...

The scientific name of sheep is Ovis aries. Learn about the sheep species, their unique characteristics, family, and various ...

Most pet dogs carry a little wolf inside them; tiny snippets of wolf DNA that slipped into dog genomes after domestication. A ...

A NEW review has quantified the impacts of free-roaming dogs – dingo, domestic or crossbred -- on human health and wellbeing, ...

Anne Doull is busy in winter. Together with her parents Margaret and Addie, she owns 650 sheep in the north-west of Mainland, ...

In the wake of World War II, the rise of industrial agriculture fundamentally changed the world of meat production.

However, because the skeletons of domestic cats are identical to those of wildcats, it’s impossible to tell if these prehistoric pussies were part of the same lineage as modern housecats. To find out, ...

Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs were domesticated 20,000 years ago hasn’t been as rare as scientists assumed.

Sheep (Ovis aries) have woolly coats and strong flocking instincts. Goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) are independent browsers with hair coats. Sheep graze on grass; goats browse on leaves and shrubs.

While sheep and goats share a common ancestry and are both farmed for meat, milk, and fiber, they exhibit distinct differences in appearance, temperament, and care. Sheep are calm grazers suited for ...