Insights and Stories on Sheep

Two Alberta sheep flocks quarantined for scrapie

Jul. 11, 2019 at 5:07 pm CDT

Two flocks of sheep in Alberta are under federal quarantine after a sheep that lived at both farms was confirmed June 21 with classical scrapie. A degenerative nervous system disease affecting sheep and goats, scrapie is one of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) family that includes Creutzfelt-Jakob disease in people, […]

Efficiency in sheep production measured in pennies

Dec. 29, 2017 at 4:33 am CST

By Jennifer Blair

More Alberta sheep producers needed due to high demand for lamb

Dec. 18, 2015 at 10:09 am CST

By Alexis Kienlen

N.S. sheep producers backed for handling upgrades

Jan. 2, 2015 at 7:08 pm CST

By Staff

French farmers cry wolf over sheep killings

Nov. 27, 2014 at 5:00 pm CST

By Reuters

Australia, China on track to sign lucrative cattle deal

Nov. 6, 2014 at 4:19 pm CST

Sydney / Reuters – Australia will export up to 1 million head of cattle a year to China, worth around A$1 billion ($856 million), to meet booming demand for red meat under a long-awaited deal set to be signed shortly, Australian officials said on Friday. Shipping live animals from Australia to China has been discussed for […]