Goat vs Sheep: Tail An easy way to spot the difference between goats and sheep is to look at their tails. Goats have short ...

Small ruminants are a growing presence on Virginia farms, according to a recently-released national survey. The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service’s ...

Now that bird flu news is spreading, mutton sales are up instead of chicken. But mutton includes both goat and lamb meat. Even though they look similar, there are some differences between the two.

“Sheep and goats both have fairly seasonal breeding patterns, most breed in the fall and give birth in the spring, leading to a higher supply of lambs and kids in late summer,” Thorne said. “That ...

The booming US appetite for Australian lamb and the rise in meat sheep breeds is helping drive carcase weights to new heights. The latest Meat & Livestock Australia sheep projections have ...

The overall increase in sheep processing has been accompanied by improved demand, particularly for mutton, which has seen stronger price support over the past month. The lamb sector has also seen ...

A herd of 20 goats, two babydoll miniature sheep and Steve, their Sicilian guard donkey, have started fire-prevention work on wildlands and canyons near a San Clemente sports park. On Monday ...

Fintech entrepreneur Pieter de Wet, who farms Meatmaster sheep in the Klein Karoo, spoke to Glenneis Kriel about how he is ...