Then in July came foot-and-mouth, a highly contagious virus that affects cows, sheep and pigs.
It is understood the bodies of 340 sheep and 14 cattle were found on the estate.
This year 3m cattle, 15m pigs, 17m sheep and almost 800m broiler chickens will be slaughtered.
Thousands of sheep and new-born lambs have died in the recent cold spell, according to the National Farmers' Union (NFU).
Anthrax is a rare bacterial infection most commonly found in hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep and goats.
Fires are deliberately set to burn off long grasses and heather to encourage new grazing for sheep and grouse.
They have a few sheep and chickens and have started to grow oranges.
Foot-and-mouth disease affects animals with cloven hooves such as pigs, sheep and cows.
Soay sheep are primitive domestic sheep and originate from the island of Soay.
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It also sells genetic tests for use in sheep and pigs and is exploring applications in fisheries, tomatoes and maize.
Some Isle of Man farmers are facing an uncertain future after losing thousands of sheep and cattle during heavy snow.
An emergency helpline led to hundreds of people coming forward to help find sheep and cattle lost in the snow.
While sheep and cattle losses have already been extensive, there are other farming sectors at risk, too, such as wine.
Which leaves me just a little bit of hope that the sheep and the pigeons out there have learned something.
All that changed in the 1880s, when settlers introduced sheep and cattle, which ate the grasses that fuelled the fires.
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By early August, they had rounded up 6, 000 sheep and had reached Beauly, near Inverness, where they were intercepted by soldiers.
Families gawk at a game enclosure featuring stuffed buffalo, grizzlies, bighorn sheep and other rarely seen emblems of the American frontier.
"We have to get it out of supporting cows, sheep and goats and into supporting skills, universities and innovation, " he added.
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At least 40 properties have been destroyed in the national park along with farm buildings, machinery and thousands of sheep and cattle.
The males can be very aggressive and have been known to attack deer, dogs, sheep and even humans if they are disturbed.
These range from whimsical virtual sheep and vampires to utilitarian carpool alerts.
Ripe sloes and crab apples line the path that runs along green pasture where sheep and cattle graze happily in the soft rain.
The compensation system employs symbolism, represented primarily by the offering of necklaces made of precious stones or sacrifices of cattle, sheep and goats.
The land will be grazed by commercial animals, including Norfolk Horn sheep and Suffolk red poll cattle, who'll keep the vegetation in check.
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Mr Taylor set off that morning, with his red setter Lara, to check the woods on Dechmont Law for stray sheep and cattle.
The treatment is produced transgenically - meaning that human proteins are injected into the genetic material of a sheep and collected through its milk.
To that end, Voigt is experimenting on bacteria with plant-digesting genes, including those found in termites, sheep and bacteria that live on your lawn.
Couples are requesting, in lieu of wedding gifts, donations of money to pay for goats, sheep and cows intended for poor families in underdeveloped countries.
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The ban on moving cattle, pigs, sheep and goats was announced as growing evidence emerged that the potent virus was spreading through the British countryside.
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