In this study, the Suffolk and Texel sheep breeds were compared for microsatellite marker heterozygosity throughout seven chromosomal regions in the sheep genome. A total of 623 Texel animals and 489 ...

Only one ram lamb had been born as of Saturday morning, but in the days to come, the herd at Vorac Suffolk near Jefferson was expected to swell in numbers. Peter Vorac and his adult daughter Kelly ...

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When farmer Ben Woolf was a boy growing up in Suffolk, Large Whites were the dominant pig breed. Now the native animal has become so rare that he keeps 10 Large White sows - just to help keep them ...

A husband and wife team from Irvinestown are celebrating notable success in both the cattle and sheep sections at this year's County Show.

With a large hand shears, Cristin Dreher moved around a large white Suffolk sheep like a barber as it stood on a show stand, its head unable to move, trimming its wool into a nice pattern that would ...

Two farmers have put countless hours into washing, shearing and preening sheep ready for a county show. Stephen Cobbald, 80, is in charge of a farm at Acton Hall near Sudbury, Suffolk, and gets help ...

FAYETTEVILLE - While states like Texas and California produce the most sheep, a hybrid breed of rams and ewes is finding a niche in Arkansas. Katahdin sheep - a breed known for its ease of care, ...

With more than a thousand breeds to choose from, first-time sheep farmers must plan carefully, making sure to provide plenty of space and strong fencing. Sheep are social animals, so they need ...

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