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Best breed of sheep for maternal traits.

  • 26-07-2010 10:39am
    #1
    jfh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,328 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    we usually buy in our breeding ewes but this year we're hoping to breed our own replacements. getting too costly to buy replacemnts.
    we have a charolais and a suffolk ram as terminal sires.
    father is thinking of getting a Belclare ram, anyone on here go down this route.
    See there's a big marketing push over in the UK for LLeyn sheep, anyone have experience of these or anything to add on their favourite breed of ewe?
    thanks for any feedback


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  • #2
    metalwood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭metalwood


    in the same situation myself............using Vendeen as terminal sire and have bred own stock with them for a few years now but milk quantity is not as good as suffolk ewes we have.........

    I have be hearing good reviews about lleyn for maternal qualities but what are the lambs like for finishing off with terminal sires?

    Not a lover of white face sheep but if they are good mothers i may be open to change


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