Greater monitoring of the risk of diseases spread by insects is needed in environments where animals and people coexist, say ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, affects hundreds of thousands of Americans and is particularly prevalent in the southeastern United ...

Now, sheep can’t molt without human help, though we’re using little of their wool. Because consumers today favor softer and less expensive synthetic fibers, an enormous output of raw wool ...

Our relationship with sheep stretches back over 11,000 years, making them one of humans’ oldest animal partners. Early communities relied on them for meat, protein-rich milk, and warm, water-resistant ...

Livestock farming in wildlife areas can alter the ecology, increasing numbers of disease-spreading mites and ticks.

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

The Carletonville SPCA warns that the recent good rain has caused an escalation in tick bite fever among pets in our towns as ...

One of the most striking discoveries of the study is the parallel between human and sheep migration. During the Bronze Age, human populations in Europe underwent significant genetic shifts due to ...

Sheep have been part of human life for over 11,000 years. First domesticated in the western Fertile Crescent, their impact extends far beyond providing meat. Their wool transformed clothing ...

By 8,000 years ago, early farmers were selectively breeding them. Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. Beyond providing meat, their domestication allowed humans to ...