Sheep News

Two experienced sheep vets are launching a new project to find out more about how farmers manage and treat vaginal prolapse when it occurs in their lambing ewes.  

Sheep farmers have been encouraged to stay alert and informed as Haemonchus contortus – commonly known as Barber’s Pole worm – gains more attention across the UK.

Sheep farmers in Northern England, Western Scotland and Northern Ireland have been warned of the risk of blowfly strike as the local Blowfly Watch risk alert has been raised to red.

A 65-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of sheep worrying criminal damage offences, Rossendale Police confirms.

Early results from the 2025 FlockCheck diagnostic scheme, run by MSD Animal Health, reveal that 80% of farms tested so far show exposure to the Toxoplasma gondii parasite.

Thousands of agricultural workers as well as farming-related businesses attended NSA Welsh Sheep 2025 to get to know news from the industry and learn about the latest technology.

A number of larger-than-normal lambs have been delivered at Norfolk’s Gawdy Hall Estate this month.

Minimising disease risks posed to your sheep and by your sheep at shearing is critical in maintaining flock health on farm and across the wider industry, sheep industry leaders said.

Sheep farmers in South Wales have been warned of the risk of blowfly strike as the local Blowfly Watch risk alert has been raised to red.

Devon & Cornwall Police Rural Affairs Team has recently issued a plea for help to find a therapy sheep Bertha that was stolen from the North Devon area. 

A report warning parliamentarians of the disparity between UK animal welfare and that of nations locked in free trade negotiations should be reassuring for sheep farmers fearing substandard imports, the National Sheep Association said. 

Sheep farmers in the South of England and East Anglia have been warned of the risk of blowfly strike as the local Blowfly Watch risk alert has been raised to red.