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Selecting Replacement Ewe Lambs

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    #32
    DJ98
    Registered Users Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭DJ98


    ganmo wrote: »
    their name is misleading...they're not from co kerry ;)

    There a Welsh breed of sheep


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    #33
    serfspup
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭serfspup


    we would always have a few kerrys in the first load of lambs to factory and there would be very few left at the last load (other breeds in flock charollais,vendeen,texels,cheviots,bleus)
    they are not e or u grade and may be a lighter carcass, they are a little short, but they do finish
    tend to flesh on the tail and rib and feel lean on the top of loin in comparison to terminal breeds.

    the kerry cross ewes were crossed back to texels but found that lambs were very short so changed over to charollais then vendeen (for better birth coat) and currently hampshire and lleyn(to breed replacements)

    have had mixed results from kerry X cheviot and cheviot X kerry can end up very narrow and very wild best results if NCC rather than wicklow


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