In 1713, Johann Sebastian Bach once wrote a delightful cantata, "Sheep May Safely Graze," whose opening lyric boasts of shepherds protecting sheep from the ravages of the hunt. Fast forward a few ...

Other primitive breeds, which the conference organisers call "Viking" sheep, include the Soay, the Shetland and the Hebridean.

The rise of primitive sheep: Why our own Scottish sheep win top marks for milk, meat and conservation grazing The hardy, multi-talented sheep from the Scottish isles, whose wool once kept royal legs ...

Wool from primitive breeds, such as Icelandic sheep, can be of variable consistency across an animal’s body, she said.

Rare sheep with roots on a remote Scottish island are gaining a valuable foothold in Norfolk - helped by a family determined to save the breed from extinction.

It provides a visual tour through the development of our native sheep breeds, from their primitive beginnings to today’s commercial money-makers.

The Cheviot goat, whose population centres on a wild herd in the Cheviot Hills and is considered an “authentic remnant” of Britain’s original primitive goats, has been added to the Rare Breeds ...

A primitive breed of sheep found on a remote island help scientists understand how seasons affect human beings.