DUBLIN (AP) - Do you own a shaggy sheep? Ireland needs ewes. The Irish require at least 6,000 sheep as hosts of this year's Golden Shears World Championships. But they're more than 1,000 short with ...

Chef Brad Leone watches an expertly trained sheepdog skillfully guide sheep across the rolling countryside of Ireland.

Imagine being able to view the Cliffs of Moher or the Dingle Peninsula from the eyes of farm animals who can climb onto ledges you may never reach. Well, with scenery that we reluctantly say could ...

Sheep in Ireland usually wind up as hardy, handsome sweaters — or, if they're truly unlucky, as tasty lamb chops. But for those few special Irish sheep willing to undergo advanced training, and who ...

Animal rescuers in Ireland said a sheep spotted running loose near a busy highway was successfully captured with the help of a pet goat. Charity group My Lovely Horse Rescue said a search party was ...

When we talk about a “genotyped animal”, it means that a Sheep Ireland breeder with an animal on Sheep Ireland’s database had ordered a tissue tag to sample the animal, and that sample has been taken ...

With it becoming increasingly difficult for Irish sheep farmers to make a profit, Sheep Ireland, part of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation, has launched a new genetic index to improve quality and ...

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