Terry Felda sets up a milking machine's teat cups for her dairy sheep on her ranch in Lexington. LEXINGTON — Farm owner Terry Felda has seen first-hand the value of matching genetics to environment: ...

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed getting your housing and supplies together for keeping milk sheep. Once that is done, you are ready to bring home your flock. There are several different breeds ...

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 ...

Dairy sheep represent a valuable genetic resource in the production of speciality cheeses, with milk coagulation properties and overall cheese yield being critical determinants of both product quality ...

New research is adding weight to the benefits of sheep milk as New Zealand’s industry continues to expand its base and reach to the world. New Zealand now boasts more than 30,000 sheep for milking at ...

In my previous two posts, I covered preparing for your milk sheep, how to choose and buy milk sheep, and the basic care and breeding of them. After you have your milk sheep on your homestead and have ...

The Dairy Sheep Association of North America will host the 25th annual Dairy Sheep Symposium Nov. 8 to 11 in Kansas City, Missouri. The symposium is a well-established fall tradition for the entire ...

Woody Babcock, left, and wife Cora Wahl with baby and sheep. One of the biggest challenges in running a sheep dairy is the industry is highly seasonal, with annual cycles of breeding, lambing and ...

A breed is a group of domestic animals with a uniform appearance, behavior, and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals of the same species. Sheep fall into four broad categories: ...

A breed is a group of domestic animals with a uniform appearance, behavior, and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals of the same species. Sheep fall into four broad categories: ...