Sheep put brave face on stress (Agencies) Updated: 2004-08-26 09:06. ... When the sheep were shown faces of sheep familiar to them, they became less stressed, ...

Horne herded the sheep to a patch of dry ground on the farm about 164 feet away. The sheep didn't like it. "As they jumped through the water, the rabbits had a jolly good try at staying on," Horne ...

A pilot project which saw sheep being tested as a new weapon in the battle against giant hogweed is being rolled out, BBC Scotland can reveal.

Mr Horne herded the sheep to a patch of dry ground on the farm about 50 metres away. "As they jumped through the water, the rabbits had a jolly good try at staying on," he said.

In the north of Scotland, some farmers believe that the birth of a black-faced sheep brings bad luck for all the flock – this is where the expression ‘black sheep of the family’ originates.

Surrounded by a flock of 250-odd black-faced sheep near this northeastern town, Frank Neumann jams his green Trilby hat on his head before a gust of wind sends it flying, then chuckles as his 120 ...