Meijer, of Haasksbergen near Utrecht, was let go by cops because the only way to get a prosecution would be to prove the sheep suffered emotional distress. He had his pants down and was holding a sheep from behind. Freed by the silence of lamb. The sheep refused to comment. I immediately called the police. Farmer Christiaan de Jong, who owns the sheep, said: I saw a man standing among my flock. But under Dutch law bestiality is not a crime. Mr de Jong said: I know my sheep and can tell...

The effort is expected to produce higher quality lamb and mutton, not only for domestic uses, but also for exporting, hence pumping more foreign exchange into the local economy. This expansion will allow the economies of scale that are necessary to make the production of blackbelly sheep financially sustainable, an IDB report stated. As the final component of an integrated programme to increase the production of blackbelly sheep, this project will finance the expansion of a pilot feedlot...

After all, when production statistics and prices for your product are good, you can brag about your accomplishments. Other local goat operations also concentrate on raising goats for meat production and selling breeding stock, including the Tucker family meat goat operation in Foster, known as Whispering Dove Ranch, which has about 70 goats and more due to be born. Because goats have a friendly disposition and are easy for young children to handle in a show ring, Emery hopes interest in...

The farmers showed a lot of determination to venture into commercial goat farming, as well as forging a way forward on the business. Sipho Shongwe of Livestock Services, a majority of the farmers showed willingness to venture into goat production, a business which is gradually growing in the country. Quality meat is another factor that farmers should consider when supplying goat meat to retailers. Shongwe added that farmers said they needed more training on goat production, as they were...

The others had been sheared in the spring, but these four had been left in their cotton-ball shape until Lambtown when people could come and watch how sheep are sheared. Lambtown, held at the Dixon May Fair in recent years, moved to Hall Memorial Park for Saturday's event, but if it weren't for Evander, Pepsi, Chop, Mutton and a few of their friends, it would be hard to tell that the festival was meant to celebrate all things woolly. Lambtown, held at the Dixon May Fair in recent years,...