I also lived in Japan and found them to be very naive about the world and I could totally believe this story about menopausal Japanese women buying sheep instead of poodles. So if you have a poodle that refuses to roll over, beg and guard the family business with the required level of menace, a minature golden whale that wont playfully spray you with its water spout or a rare underground pink snake, do not depair. And then the poodle thinks its a sheep. It begins to baa like a sheep. There...

The goodness of goats E-mail this page E-mail a letter to the editor Reader Comments (below) By ALAN CROWELL Staff Writer Sunday, April 29, 2007 enlarge Staff photo by Jim Evans Abby Pirri plays with her parent's goats during the Sherman Farm's goat enterprise open house Saturday in Fairfield. The goodness of goats E-mail this page E-mail a letter to the editor Reader Comments (below) By ALAN CROWELL Staff Writer Sunday, April 29, 2007 enlarge Staff photo by Jim Evans Abby Pirri plays with...

Manhattan The nation s changing demographics and particularly the recent influx of several immigrant groups is expanding a historically small market for Kansas ranchers: goat meat. Boer goats like these are one of the meat varieties of goat, a growing industry in Kansas. Without the benefit of a flashy slogan or major marketing campaign, the industry is rapidly carving itself a spot right along the beef and pork markets. Market for goat meat reflects changingtastes. I guess the market for...

They say, "We know several lamb producers and we know nobody that raises their sheep that way, "and neither did the veterinarians, sheriff's officers and local farmers who testified the sheep were neglected. Bob says him and his wife, "each know several lamb producers and we know no body that raises their sheep like this. Sheep-keeper William Rill claimed his method of grazing and raising sheep was safe and the county acted too quickly. Wolfe explains it as, "one that happens to be very...

THE cost of preventing flystrike in sheep could more than double if mulesing is banned in 2010 and alternatives under trial by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) are approved. She said one company indicated it could manufacture intradermals at "under a dollar" a lamb, but that did not include docking and operators' costs. In a meeting with a group of Narrogin mulesers recently, AWI blowfly project manager, Jules Dorrian, could not guarantee that the price of two alternatives under trial -...