RAMOT NAFTALI, Israel (Reuters) - The piercing note of a shofar - a ram's horn used in Jewish religious ceremonies - cuts through the mountain air of the Galilee. Here in northern Israel, shepherdess ...

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 ...

On March 13, 2023, Kazakhstan’s Book of Records recognized a 230-kilogram ram named Million as the heaviest in the country. At four years old, Million’s height is already 1.05 meters tall, a gigantic ...

A company in New Zealand has been perfecting the production of a special breed of sheep that it hopes will turn heads around the world. It was love at first sight for farmer Sally Strathdee when she ...

TORONTO – A rare breed of sheep said to be descended from Jacob’s flock referenced in the Bible will be shepherded to Israel with the help of a Canadian Jewish couple and Israel’s national airline. El ...

Deep in Erankau village some 6km from Sultan Hamud sits an impressive 400 hectare Dorper sheep sanctuary. The farm run by Mzee Paul ole Nagisikie and his brother, has been a learning centre for other ...

Though some ranchers offer supplemental soy- and grain-based feeds to pregnant or lactating ewes and their newborn lambs, Willow Spring Ranch adheres to the strict no-grain certification standards of ...

There is a growing interest in Dorper sheep as more farmers have realised their economic value and market potential. Dorper, a white-bodied and blackhead sheep, originally from South Africa, is ...

The combined Lambplan, released recently, which allows producers to compare the generic merit of maternal and terminal breeds, is a world first and has expanded the multi breed capabilities of Sheep ...