Learn sheep and goat care, nutrition, breeding, and health management techniques for successful and high-yield livestock farming.

In November 2013, farmer Paddy Murphy witnessed one of his sheep mating with a goat. Five months later, the sheep gave birth to a sheep-goat hybrid, which Murphy refers to as his first "geep". "This ...

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Female dairy goats are reared for milk and male goats kept entirely for the purpose of meat and breeding. Goat fur is also used to make clothes making fabric. Sheep are kept mainly for their meat ...

Each year, sheep and goat farmers around the world lose an estimated US $10 billion due to gastrointestinal parasites that infect their animals, leading to loss of weight and wools and even death – a ...

Some members of the Bovidae family have additional horns. In fact, a few local breeds of sheep, which have been selected by many generations of breeders, are known for their multiple horns. Some goats ...

Two of Haskell FFA member Kannon Lawley’s sheep fared well Tuesday at County Spring Livestock Show. Kannon said her black-faced crossbreed placed third overall in the sheep competition, ...

A new facility will help put Lincoln University at the cutting edge of sheep and goat meat processing. The 1890 land grant institution plans to build a commercial meat processing facility at Freeman ...

What do you get when you cross a goat and a sheep? The answer is standing on all fours at an Arizona petting zoo. Butterfly, who is a cross between a pygmy goat and a sheep, otherwise known as a "geep ...

Texas sheep and goat producers are seeing strong prices this spring as seasonal supply patterns tighten markets while demand remains steady.