... Robinson added.
Previous studies showed that when environmental conditions worsen, male sheep are more likely to die than females. The researchers had also found evidence of a tradeoff between horn ...
An Australian who has bred sheep with no wrinkles said Monday the animals were a cruelty-free alternative to mulesing, the painful cutting of the hide to prevent disease.
When it comes to winning mates, larger horns are an asset for male Soay sheep. But those that grow them may be putting their young lives on the line.
Science is moving closer to finding an alternative for the painful yet beneficial act of sheep mulesing, but will researchers find a solution by the 2010 deadline? Carmelo Amalfi examines the current, ...
... digestion by naturally occurring rumen bacteria to ensure that they would be absorbed through the intestines of the sheep.
In animal social groups where a small number of dominant males mate with a ...
... have moved a step closer to developing a novel DNA test which has the potential to revolutionise management of one of the biggest threats to sheep health in Australia, the barber`s pole worm.
... author of the study. "We discovered a novel mechanism in which the dominant white sheep is caused by the ubiquitous expression of a duplicated agouti coding sequence located immediately downstream of ...
Some sheep are consistently more fussy about what they eat than others, and the trait runs in families, according to research from New Zealand.
Keeping America's sheep healthy and productive while expanding the market for wool and lamb is the goal of scientists who are matching the animals' physical traits to the genes that underpin their ...
... and Irish lawmakers in the European Parliament launched a campaign on Tuesday against a rule that would make electronic tags for millions of sheep and goats across the EU compulsory from next year.
... much to changes in population size than when times are hard. On the flip side, the oldest sheep contribute most to population growth when conditions are harsh." The work, published in the September ...
... as it goes. "In order to prevent pollution of this kind, we looked at bacteria taken from sheep dip contaminated soils in the hope that they could degrade the pyrethroids in the sheep dip before it ...
Bacteria can be used to break down used sheep dip, preventing bees and fish from dying because of soil and river contamination, scientists heard Wednesday (10 September 2008) at the Society for ...
... say whether they thought the sheep was lame or not. They were then asked about when they would catch the sheep for inspection and treatment, or whether they would wait until more sheep in the flock ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from CSIRO are part of an international team that today launched a new genomic tool which is set to transform the future selection and breeding of sheep around the world.
