Small breeds are an easy entry into the world of dairy cattle. In 2006, Pat Schout and his wife, Elia, began homesteading in east-central Illinois. They wanted to raise their own food, including ...

or mutton and milk. Hair Sheep breeds include: Dorper, Persian Black Head, Red Masai and their crosses with local stock. Wool and Dual purpose breeds include: Merino, Corriedale, Romney Marsh and ...

Holsteins, the top dairy breed, have become globally dominant ... Of his endangered English Leicester sheep, one farmer told me: I consider them to be family; they have been our family for ...

Sheep are also rapidly losing diversity ... These volumes are around six times greater now than a century ago. Holsteins, the top dairy breed, have become globally dominant. Almost 1.4 million of ...