From domestication to the use of milk and wool to cultural and economic developments, sheep have played a central role in the evolution of human societies. Without livestock like sheep, as well as ...

Sheep shaped human history for 12,000 years. Scientists traced their migration, domestication, and genetic evolution.

That’s the situation facing farmers who are voting with their chequebooks by paying a premium for these new self-shedding ...

For over 11,000 years, sheep have been deeply connected to human survival and way of life. Their meat and domestication […] ...

An international team of researchers published a study in the journal Science, revealing new insights into sheep domestication and its profound impact on human civilization. Led by Dr. Kevin Daly, the ...

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans ...

Sheep and wool producers should consider what production changes they can make this year to slash their costs, even if it ...

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years according to new research. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans being nourished by their protein-rich milk and ...

Australia is no longer riding on the sheep’s back, as producers turn away from the once-proud enterprise en masse.

The new scientific work that has just been published in leading international journal Science shows that at this time humans domesticated sheep for their meat, milk and wool.