The total sheep population of Northern Ireland is around 2M head. This declined by 3% in 2023. “And these trends have been similarly reflected in all of the world’s main sheep producing regions.

1,000 ewes are required for this year's Golden Shears World Championships ...

DUBLIN, Ireland – Do you own a shaggy sheep? Ireland needs ewes. The Irish require at least 6,000 sheep as hosts of this year’s Golden Shears World Championships. But they’re more than 1,000 ...

Investigations are under way after a highly-infectious sheep disease was detected in Northern Ireland. Maedi Visna (MV) is a notifiable disease, spread through direct contact between sheep. It ...

Two sheep have been found alive after going missing for more than three weeks in snow in Northern Ireland. Farmer Sam Wallace called it a "miracle". He thinks the rams survived thanks to an air ...

Last week, the Scottish Rural College which monitors the disease and runs a national accreditation scheme said sheep from Northern Ireland would be considered non-accredited for MV from Monday 14 ...