Shortages of raw materials are impacting many sectors of Lebanon’s crisis-ridden economy. But two things it has in abundance are grazing pastures and Awassi sheep. Indigenous to Lebanon, Awassi sheep ...

Preserving a small flock of awassi sheep has given Michael Willis arguably as much pleasure as raising numbers of rare kiwi, kakapo and takahe. Awassis are milking sheep, but his breeding flock of 25 ...

A south-east Queensland livestock farmer has helped the Middle Eastern emirate of Qatar rebuilt its ailing Awassi sheep herd. Awassi are a particular breed of sheep, originally from the Arabian desert ...

Back in 2009, a group of Israeli researchers identified a herd of Awassi sheep suffering from "day blindness". As its name implies, these sheep were blind during the day (in bright light) but could ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. THE ownership of sheep genetic breeding stock is the unusual subject of a decade-long feud that ...

Footage from the Awassi Express released to 60 Minutes shows sheep crammed into dirty pens, panting from heat stress Animal welfare groups say shocking conditions shown in footage of the Australian ...

Cuddling lambs is just one of the secrets behind the success of Queensland's only sheep cheese maker. If you pick up a new born awassie it will actually cuddle into you On the Scenic Rim, west of the ...