Tag: sheep
Farmer Joop from Portengen has already lost 24 sheep to bluetongue virus: ‘You are so powerless’
According to figures from the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), more than 2,250 livestock farms are affected by the bluetongue virus. In our province there are infections…
The wolf killed ten of Anna’s sheep: “Didn’t think it was true”
Even though the sheep pen had an electric fence, the wolf managed to get in and kill ten of the sheep. What remained were three lambs and one ewe. –…
8 sheep killed in suspected wolf attack in Woudenberg
“It is already the fourth time that I have experienced this,” says a special investigating officer in the Leusder Newspaper. “The way they were dragged is typical of a wolf,…
11 sheep dead in Driebergen, farmer Hetty thinks she is a wolf: ‘They are quite deep wounds with teeth marks’
“What struck me was that the sheep had extreme wounds,” says veterinarian Helma Breunissen of Vallei & Wetering veterinarians in Renswoude. She was called in after the discovery and examined…
He had opened a new page in the world of science! Ian Wilmut, the scientist who cloned Dolly the sheep, passed away
The British scientist who cloned Dolly the sheep, the first animal cloned from an adult somatic cell using the nuclear transfer process, has died. In the statement made by the…
Bluetongue virus at sheep farms in Stichtse Vecht and Wijdemeren
Stichtse Vecht – An infection with the bluetongue virus has been detected at four sheep farms in the same region. It concerns the municipalities of Stichtse Vecht and Wijdemeren. Outgoing…
Baambrugse sheep show themselves on the Amsterdam Fashion Week catwalk
The Amsterdam Fashion Week is an important moment for the Baambrug fashion brand. “I think there are two thousand visitors a day and a lot of press,” says owner Reina…
Grazing sheep replace lawnmower at football club: “When they are fed up, they lie in the goal”
The municipality is very happy to hear that, but as with any pilot: it will first be evaluated and only then will a decision be made for a possible follow-up,…
Wolf male shot in Töllsjö after sheep attack
full screen A male wolf has been shot in Töllsjö and now the protection hunt is cancelled. Archive image. Photo: Paul Kleiven/NTB/TT A male wolf has been shot in Töllsjö…
Wolf male shot in Töllsjö after sheep attack
The protective hunt was announced on July 22 after a wolf several times attacked and killed sheep in the area between Borås and Alingsås during the early summer. According to…