FARGO - Parasitism is one of the most damaging diseases in sheep. Round worms and coccidia are two of the worst parasites, according to Reid Redden, North Dakota State University Extension Service ...

Chinese scientists have cloned a genetically modified sheep containing a "good" type of fat found naturally in nuts, seeds, fish and leafy greens that helps reduce the risk of heart attacks and ...

A roundworm that plagues sheep grazing irrigated pastures has been found to be resistant to common classes of dewormers, according to a recently published report online in the Sheep & Goat Research ...

SHEEP FARMERS in Australia and New Zealand have a problem. Their charges are susceptible to intestinal nematode worms which cause them to waste away and can, in severe cases, kill them. Over the years ...

As the peak sheep trading season gets underway, farmers are being warned that failing to quarantine new stock could invite resistant worms and costly diseases.

If you asked what the top three challenges sheep and goat producers are facing, their response would be “parasites, parasites and parasites." It isn’t news to anyone that management of internal ...

Alison Desmond, Project Leader BestWool/BestLambDrought conditions over winter may have compromised the condition of sheep and reduced their ...

Out in a field of rolling pastures in Colbert County, across from Old Brick Presbyterian Church, 74-year-old J.C. Holt surveys the land he and his family have been farming for generations. Watching ...