Sheep producers need to monitor their flocks for soremouth, a highly contagious viral infection in sheep and humans, North Dakota State University Extension Service sheep specialist Reid Redden says.

Cambridge University researchers have trained eight sheep to recognize faces. LONDON -- Researchers at Cambridge University have trained eight female Welsh mountain sheep to recognize four celebrities ...

After six years on the run from his New Zealand farm, Shrek the Sheep was found hiding in a cave and brought back to civilization in 2004. The merino sheep had grown a 61-pound cloud of wool around ...

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans being nourished by their protein-rich milk and clothed by warm, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The vast ...