A team of scientists from Texas A&M University and the University of Glasgow Veterinary School in Scotland has discovered that naturally occurring endogenous retroviruses are required for pregnancy in ...

The regulation of seasonal reproduction in sheep is intricately linked to the actions of melatonin, a hormone whose secretion varies with the photoperiod. Central to this process are the melatonin ...

New Mexico State University’s Southwest Center for Rangeland Sustainability will host a workshop to discuss reproductive technologies available for sheep and goats. The free workshop will take place ...

Why are the dark sheep on the decline in a wild herd in Scotland, even though they're bigger than the light-colored sheep? It all comes down to genes, researchers reported Thursday. The population of ...

1. Fitness costs of reproduction are expected when resources are limited. Costs drive the evolution of life-history strategies and can affect population dynamics if females change their allocation of ...

The North Dakota Lamb and Wool Producers Association meets during annual meeting with an emphasis on promoting the sheep ...

BOISE (CN) - A federal sheep experiment in Idaho threatens the teetering population of Yellowstone grizzly bears, environmentalists claim in court. The U.S. Sheep Experiment Station (USSES), ...

On the Scottish archipelago of St. Kilda, the Soay sheep may not have any natural predators, but they do have the elements to contend with: a lack of food, brutal weather that can kill off half the ...

Researchers from the University of Sheffield, as part of an international team, have discovered the secret of why dark sheep on a remote Scottish Island are mysteriously declining, seemingly ...

COLLEGE STATION -- A team of scientists from Texas A&M University and The University of Glasgow Veterinary School in Scotland has ndiscovered that naturally occurring endogenous retroviruses are ...