WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Recent mild weather has set the stage for what could be a significant infestation of potentially deadly parasites in sheep and goats this spring, a Purdue Extension expert says.

The steep cliffs and drainages near Hell’s Canyon make for perfect places for bighorn ewes to birth lambs. To have the lambs, the sheep separate themselves from the herd, partly to avoid predators for ...

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 ...

Although we are just now beginning the winter season, small ruminant owners should still be regularly checking their animals ...

A new guide developed by University of Missouri Extension and Lincoln University Extension offers insights into controlling gastrointestinal parasites in sheep and goats through forage-based ...

Kim Keating / USGS The steep cliffs and drainages near Hells Canyon on the Oregon-Idaho border make perfect places for bighorn ewes to birth lambs. To have the lambs, the sheep separate themselves ...

Sheep attached a bell around a neck with a buckle grazes at Raplan area, Olkaria in Naivasha. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] Dear Daktari, I keep sheep and goats with the aim of supplying them to hotels ...

SAN ANGELO – New developments in sheep and goat internal parasite mitigation should be a major draw at this year’s Texas Sheep and Goat Expo Aug. 17 and 18 in San Angelo, coordinators said. The Texas ...

The Madison County Extension Office, Kentucky State University and the Southeast Kentucky Sheep Producers Association (SEKSPA) will host a sheep and goat meeting on Thursday, Feb. 29. Registration is ...

SAN ANGELO -- West Texas along with much of the state, has been in various stages of drought for so long that sheep and goat parasite problems may be the last thing on a producer's mind. But with ...