Sheep have been grazing the salt marsh landscape of the Gower Peninsula in Wales since medieval times. Today around 3,500 lambs and ewes feed there, where a diet of naturally growing samphire and sorrel gives their meat a ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 18, 2021
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Some 12m hectares of the UK is currently covered by agricultural grasslands which support a national lamb and beef industry worth approximately £3.7 billion. However, proposals have been made that this landscape should undergo ...
Environment
Dec 7, 2018
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Last week it was revealed that at least 136 wedge-tailed eagles have been intentionally poisoned in East Gippsland, with concerns that more are yet to be found.
Ecology
Jun 14, 2018
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Sheep living in the remote outpost of St Kilda are more susceptible to infection if they have recently given birth to lambs, according to new research involving the University of Stirling.
Ecology
May 21, 2019
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Sheep keep having twins even in old age, say scientists.
Ecology
Mar 4, 2013
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A QUT and CSIRO researcher aims to find out whether a lack of the appetite hormone ghrelin is responsible for lambs not seeking their first vital feed.
Other
Nov 21, 2012
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Agriophyllum squarrosum, also known as "sand rice," is a drought-tolerant and saline-tolerant psammophyte. As a pioneer plant on the quicksand, A. squarrosum is widespread on sandy surfaces in northern China and is well-adapted ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2023
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A Murdoch University study has examined the frequency and on-farm risk factors for diarrhoea in meat lamb flocks.
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2012
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Deworming lambs can be minimized with rotational grazing and checking the animals' eye color, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study.
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2010
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