The Swiss alpine horn is played abroad by homesick emigrants ... They often are wounded with sheep gut or skin. The name of the herdman’s horn in Slovakia is as well trúba.

On Sunday, they will decide on an entirely different breed of question: whether more Swiss cows—as central to the country’s image as chocolate and fancy watches—should have horns.

The Swiss Breeding Association for Valais Rural Sheep was founded in 1994 ... the ball rolling:” Thomas was fascinated by the curly horns of the Roux du Valais. He found them approachable ...

When you remove the horns, they are sad," he told Reuters on his small farm in northwestern Switzerland. Three-quarters of Swiss cows, who are a national symbol and tourist attraction, are ...

that Swiss farmers should receive state compensation for letting cows and goats keep their horns. Proponents of the measure being voted on in a national referendum ending Sunday say the animals ...

Sheep with deformed horns are among the more mysterious animal remains discovered at an ancient Egyptian burial site dating back to around 3700 BC. They also represent the oldest physical evidence ...

The ancient sheep whose remains were unearthed had horns not oriented in the natural, lateral direction, scientists say. Instead, the horns were directed upward, while in some sheep, the horns ...

Male sheep use their horns for eating and fighting. Their horns can reach up to 40 inches and weigh up to 14 kilograms. "But in females, we don't know what the horns are really useful for," Deakin ...