A rare indigenous Cypriot sheep breed is at risk of being wiped out after antibodies for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) were detected in a flock in Dromolaxia, raising fears that hundreds of animals may ...

Rebecca McLellan is trying to safeguard the future of a rare breed of sheep one scarf at a time. She fell in love with the Castlemilk Moorit and now has her own flock of 18 on the farm where she and ...

DENVER — On the first day of the National Western Stock Show, a Nashville sheep farm was being mobbed by passersby wanting to learn more, and pet, their rare breed of sheep. Originating from the Swiss ...

Andrew and Claudia Drechsel of Holley are promoting the preservation of rare heritage sheep breeds as part of a livestock conservancy program. The Drechsels and other 4-H'ers have bred and are showing ...

KNOWLESVILLE — Interest in raising rare and heritage breeds has created a unique situation at the Orleans County 4-H Fair, as common sheep breeds are almost outnumbered by their less-known cousins.

Calling out with a noise that's somewhere between a whistle and a yodel, Jane Kallaway deftly demonstrates the symbiotic partnership between a shepherdess and her dog. Ffion, a flat-coated collie, ...

It is the middle of the night but Daisy Baker is awake and scanning footage on her mobile phone. She is checking her flock of rare breed sheep are safe and well as lambing season begins. Baker checks ...

Rare livestock breeds, derived from farmers of generations past, are seeing a resurgence in popularity in Maine and across the nation, according to livestock specialists. Sometimes called “heritage” ...