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HDSBA Secretary: Gayle Bersey Email: [email protected] Tel: 07932 758689 Importing Sheep From The UK
If you wish to import sheep, embryos or semen from the UK, there are a number of things you should check before contacting individual breeders.
1. Is there an agreement between your country and the UK that allows the import of sheep, embryos or semen into your country?
2. What are the specific health requirements for importation into your country? Some countries require that flocks are scrapie monitored for a number of years. SM Scrapie monitored flocks have been highlighted in this brochure with this symbol:
3. In Europe non scrapie monitored flocks can only export sheep that are genotyped ARR/ARR.
4. For some countries, embryo donors and rams must test negative for antibody to enzootic abortion which is unlikely in vaccinated sheep. Breeders may agree not to vaccinate young sheep so they can be used but please check.
5. What strengths are you hoping to bring to your flock? It is really helpful to have a clear idea of what characteristics are important to you when you talk to breeders in the UK.
6. Importing sheep, embryos and semen from the UK is likely to take time so patience and commitment are important.
For more information:- Export Health Certificates: https://www.gov.uk/export-health-certificates Hampshire Down Sheepbreeders Association UK: https://www.hampshiredown.org.uk/ Hampshire Downs In The UK
Hampshire Down flocks were established here more than 150 years ago. The breed originated from a three-way cross – Wiltshire Horn, Berkshire Knot and Southdown. These flocks were recognised as vital to maintaining fertility on thin downland soils in Wiltshire, Hampshire and Berkshire.
Pure Hampshire Down flocks proliferated across the whole of the South of England. Sales were staged at Wilton, Overton, Weyhill and other fairs with up to 20,000 head at each one. A burgeoning export trade for pure Hampshire Downs developed to major sheep producing countries across the world. Indeed Hampshire Down sheep are popular today across South America and can be found thriving both on the other side of the world in Australia and New Zealand as well as across Africa and in the Middle East.
The breed has constantly improved as a terminal sire over the last 50 years. Lamb growth rate is the key driver of performance and profitability on any commercial sheep enterprise. Fast and efficient growth is a characteristic of the Hampshire Down breed which UK breeders have sought to continually improve. This means Hampshire Down sired lambs demonstrate incredible growth making them early maturing with the ability to reach target finishing weight off forage very quickly.
Aiming to compete against an influx of terminal sires from Europe, Hampshire Down breeders have, over the last 25 years, carefully recorded and selected for important performance traits in muscling, conformation, and in particular for reduced back fat. At the same time, they have retained and enhanced the breed’s native characteristics to achieve a blend of genetics which meet the modern market requirements. Hampshire Down lambs are born with a good coat of wool and are quick to start suckling, making them hardy and able to thrive even in poor weather. Today’s UK Hampshire Down lamb grows quickly and produces longer, leaner carcasses with more muscle. The ewe are good mothers and do well on a variety of pastures.
Hampshire Down rams took part in largest UK wide progeny trial ‘Ram Compare’ run by England’s Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board’s beef and lamb division. In Hampshire Down sired commercial lambs the first 3 years of this trial, 12000 lambs sired by 138 rams of 5 main terminal sire breeds were compared. This trial has demonstrated that Hampshire Down rams can compete successfully with any of the popular terminal sires used in the UK in speed of finishing and carcass value. In addition Hampshire Down rams outperformed the other breeds in some important carcass traits, most especially loin muscularity where the top 5 and a total of 7 out of the top 10 rams from a total of 138 rams were Hampshire Downs. The Ashley Flock SM 72X
AREA: NORTHERN IRELAND
ALLEN & VICKY MCFADDEN 33 CLAY ROAD BANBRIDGE CO.DOWN BT32 5JX email: [email protected] tel: +44 78150 45406
FLOCK HEALTH STATUS
• MV FREE (N IRELAND) • SCRAPIE MONITORED SINCE 2005 FLOCK FULLY GENOTYPED • NOT VACCINATED AGAINST ENZOOTIC ABORTION FLOCK DETAILS ABOUT OUR FLOCK FLOCK ESTABLISHED: 2004
We are a small flock with a NUMBER OF BREEDING EWES: 15 great passion for breeding NUMBER OF RAMS 2019: 2 and promoting the breed to high quality standards. OTHER PEDIGREE BREEDS: BELTEX While ensuring first those NOT PERFORMANCE RECORDED original Hampshire Down INTERESTED IN EXPORTING: LIVE SHEEP/SEMEN/ characteristics, we try to EMBRYOS modernize the breed for EXPORTED SHEEP AND SEMEN PREVIOUSLY TO UK, EIRE AND BELGIUM today’s world. AT PRESENT NO SEMEN OR EMBRYOS FOR SALE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXPORT The Aspley Flock SM 92X
AREA: CENTRAL ENGLAND
GEORGE AND SARA WOOD THE BARN RUSHBROOK FARM RUSHBROOK LANE TAMWORTH-IN-ARDEN SOLIHULL WARWICKSHIRE B94 5HW email: [email protected] tel: 01564 742373 / 07977 537883 www.ardenandaspleyflocks.com
FLOCK HEALTH STATUS
• MV ACCREDITED • NOT SCRAPIE MONITORED • FLOCK FULLY GENOTYPED FLOCK DETAILS • NOT VACCINATED AGAINST ENZOOTIC ABORTION FLOCK ESTABLISHED: 2002
ABOUT OUR FLOCK NUMBER OF BREEDING EWES: 24 At the Aspley Flock, we use breed specific NUMBER OF RAMS 2019: 3 independent performance recording (The OTHER PEDIGREE BREEDS: BRITISH Signet Index) to optimise our breeding MILKSHEEP strategy. We select breeding stock to maximise muscle depth and growth PERFORMANCE RECORDED rate whilst maintaining a healthy genetic diversity. Our sheep are grass fed during INTERESTED IN EXPORTING LIVE SHEEP/SEMEN/ the summer months to prevent them EMBRYOS becoming over-fat. Our main aim is to pro- EXPORTED SHEEP AND SEMEN PREVIOUSLY TO duce fast-growing, healthy sheep which are SERBIA , CROATIA, GERMANY, EIRE easy to lamb. The Aspley Flock has a high health standard, and we have experience in AT PRESENT NO SEMEN OR EMBRYOS FOR SALE exporting sheep throughout Europe, both THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXPORT with-in and outside the EU. The Ballycreelly Flock SM 54S
AREA: NORTHERN IRELAND
KEVIN & ANNA MCCARTHY MOSSBANK FARM BALLYCREELLY COMBER BT23 SPX email: [email protected] tel: 07785 325028 www.ballycreelly.com
FLOCK HEALTH STATUS
• MV FREE (N IRELAND) • SCRAPIE MONITORED SINCE 1994 FLOCK FULLY GENOTYPED • NOT VACCINATED AGAINST ENZOOTIC ABORTION FLOCK DETAILS ABOUT OUR FLOCK FLOCK ESTABLISHED: 1986 Our main flock objectives are to breed NUMBER OF BREEDING EWES: 70 lambs with a high level of consistent NUMBER OF RAMS 2019: 4 quality maximising the breeds major selling points of quick growth, strong OTHER PEDIGREE BREEDS: BELTEX muscling, tight skins and easy lambing. PERFORMANCE RECORDED
We have been performance recording INTERESTED IN EXPORTING: LIVE SHEEP/SEMEN/ for over 25 years to help achieve those EMBRYOS objectives. EXPORTED SHEEP AND SEMEN PREVIOUSLY TO NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, FRANCE, IRISH Additionally we place a high importance REPUBLIC, NEW ZEALAND, ARGENTINA in selecting for correctness of conformation, loin length, breed type SEMEN FOR SALE THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR EXPORT and style. ALL EUROPE, NZ, MEXICO PLUS OTHERS The Clarendon Flock SM C57
AREA: SOUTHERN ENGLAND
ADRIAN NICOLLE AND EMMA LE CHEMINANT-NICOLLE VYNE LODGE, EASTON COMMON HILL WINTERSLOW SALISBURY WILTSHIRE SP5 1QD email: [email protected] tel: +44 7787 558718
FLOCK HEALTH STATUS
• MV ACCREDITED • SCRAPIE MONITORED STARTED 2019 FLOCK FULLY GENOTYPED • NOT VACCINATED AGAINST ENZOOTIC FLOCK DETAILS ABORTION FLOCK ESTABLISHED: 2016 ABOUT OUR FLOCK NUMBER OF BREEDING EWES: 16
Our sheep are MV accredited, NUMBER OF RAMS 2019: 1 scrapie monitored, OTHER PEDIGREE BREEDS: NONE genotyped, Signet recorded and tested fit for purpose PERFORMANCE RECORDED both in the field by our INTERESTED IN EXPORTING LIVE SHEEP/SEMEN/ EMBRYOS NOT EXPORTED SHEEP AND SEMEN commercial clients and in the PREVIOUSLY showground where in 2020 AT PRESENT NO SEMEN OR EMBRYOS FOR SALE we look forward to showing THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXPORT at ten shows with dedicated Hampshire Down classes. The Glenbrook Flock SM B06
AREA: NORTHERN IRELAND
PETER AND FRANCES LAWSON GLENBROOK FARM 33 BACK ROAD BAILLIESMILLS LISBURN BT27 6TR email: [email protected] tel: 07732 256334
FLOCK HEALTH STATUS
• MV ACCREDITED • SCRAPIE MONITORED SINCE 2014 • FLOCK NOT FULLY GENOTYPED • NOT VACCINATED AGAINST ENZOOTIC ABORTION FLOCK DETAILS ABOUT OUR FLOCK FLOCK ESTABLISHED: 2014
Glenbrook farm Co Down and Kinlochteacuis farm in NUMBER OF BREEDING EWES: 70 Argyll, Scotland are owned and managed by the Lawson family. Both farms are commercial cattle and sheep enterprises running low input systems using native breeding NUMBER OF RAMS 2019: 3 stock. Both cattle and sheep are predominantly out wintered with sheep only being housed for lambing. OTHER PEDIGREE BREEDS: NONE
In 2014 the Glenbrook flock was formed with foundation PERFORMANCE RECORDED stock from farm manager Sean Doyle’s Loughbrae flock. We select ewes with good growth index and high fecundity to ultimately produce stock for both pedigree INTERESTED IN EXPORTING: LIVE SHEEP/SEMEN/ and commercial breeders. We use AI to produce a tight EMBRYOS pedigree lambing period. Easy lambing is a core value of the enterprise. EXPORTED SHEEP AND SEMEN PREVIOUSLY TO Both commercial farms use Hampshire Rams to serve EUROPE cross bred ewes at Glenbrook and North Country Cheviot & Blackface ewes at Kinlochteacuis. Hampshire traits are AT PRESENT NO SEMEN OR EMBRYOS FOR SALE proving optimal for both easy lambing and good, low input, THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXPORT early growth rates. Glenbrook stock has been supplied to breeders throughout Great Britain and Ireland with stock also exported to Europe. The Graylen Flock 24Y
AREA: NORTH WEST ENGLAND
JUDITH AND GRAHAM GALBRAITH ENDMOOR FARM ENDMOOR KENDAL LA8 0EX email: [email protected] tel: +44 15395 67704 / +44 78243 49275
FLOCK HEALTH STATUS
• MV ACCREDITED • NOT SCRAPIE MONITORED • FLOCK FULLY GENOTYPED • VACCINATED AGAINST ENZOOTIC ABORTION FLOCK DETAILS
ABOUT OUR FLOCK FLOCK ESTABLISHED: 2006 The Graylen flock was established in 2007 when we bought an in lamb sheep alongside some rams for our commercial NUMBER OF BREEDING EWES: 30 flock. We were so impressed with the crossbred lambs performance we decided to start our own flock. We began NUMBER OF RAMS 2019: 3 performance recording in 2010 and at present the flock average is in the top 10%. Our aim is to produce stock that look great and perform exceptionally well. We select for OTHER PEDIGREE BREEDS: NONE growth muscling, conformation and maternal ability. PERFORMANCE RECORDED We have been showing since 2010 and although we only enter 5-6 shows every year , we have won 26 championships and 15 reserve championships. We were INTERESTED IN EXPORTING LIVE SHEEP/SEMEN/ delighted to win reserve champion with a shearling ewe at EMBRYOS the national show in 2018 and to follow that by winning the overall championship in 2019 with a ram lamb by Graylen EXPORTED SHEEP AND SEMEN PREVIOUSLY TO Laird. EUROPE We have also been successful in the national flock competition. In 2018 we were awarded best ram lambs, AT PRESENT NO SEMEN OR EMBRYOS FOR SALE best breeding ewes and best ewe lambs. For more THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXPORT information about our flock have a look at our website www.graylenhamps.co.uk The Loughan Moss Flock SM 24R
AREA: NORTHERN IRELAND
JIM AND ANN FLETCHER 26 COACH RD COMBER NEWTOWNARDS, NORTHERN IRELAND BT23 5QX email: [email protected] [email protected] tel: 028918 72163 / 07790 360997
FLOCK HEALTH STATUS
• MV ACCREDITED • SCRAPIE MONITORED SINCE 1993 • FLOCK NOT FULLY GENOTYPED • NOT VACCINATED AGAINST ENZOOTIC FLOCK DETAILS ABORTION FLOCK ESTABLISHED: 1984 ABOUT OUR FLOCK NUMBER OF BREEDING EWES: 19 The Loughan Moss flock was established in 1983 and registered in volume 95 page 50 of the Hampshire Down Flock book published by the Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders Association in 1984. The flock NUMBER OF RAMS 2019: 2 is Scrapie monitored. Registered Number SC45 in the DAERA Scrapie Monitoring Scheme since 1993. No incidence of Scrapie has been recorded in the flock nor any evidence of Contagious agalactia, Caseous OTHER PEDIGREE BREEDS: NONE lym-phadenitis, Pulmonary adenomatosis or Maedi visna. Bought in rams are only introduced to the flock after strict quarantine. Northern Ireland is certified free from Maedi visna. NOT PERFORMANCE RECORDED
Sheep from the flock have been exhibited at many of the leading agricultural shows in the British Isles winning numerous breed INTERESTED IN EXPORTING LIVE SHEEP AND championships including Royal Dublin, Royal Ulster, Royal Highland and SEMEN ONLY the Royal Agricultural Shows. Our sheep have also won many interbreed championships including the inaugural interbreed title at Royal Dublin in 1988 with a ram lamb. Our lambs have also won carcass and “on the EXPORTED SHEEP AND SEMEN PREVIOUSLY TO hoof“ competitions at Meat plants and Saleyards. EUROPE In previous years the flock has been independently recorded in government sponsored flock schemes and ram trials. Recording is now practised in house but the main aim in our breeding programme AT PRESENT NO SEMEN OR EMBRYOS FOR SALE is to produce correct sheep of good conformation in keeping with the THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXPORT Association breed standard and in demand by commercial sheep farmers and pedigree breeders. A noteworthy achievement in 2019 - the breed championship at the Royal Ulster Agricultural Show was won by a ram lamb out of a Loughan Moss ewe sold at auction and by a Loughan Moss ram purchased privately. Our sheep have been successfully exported to Belgium, England, Holland , the Republic of Ireland and Scotland. The Loughbrae Flock SM 58U
AREA: NORTHERN IRELAND
MR SEAN DOYLE 7 LAKEVIEW ROAD CROSSKELT BALLYWARD, CASTLEWELLAN BT31 9QL email: [email protected] tel: 07732 256334
FLOCK HEALTH STATUS
• MV FREE (N IRELAND) • SCRAPIE MONITORED SINCE 2005 • FLOCK NOT FULLY GENOTYPED • NOT VACCINATED AGAINST ENZOOTIC ABORTION FLOCK DETAILS ABOUT OUR FLOCK FLOCK ESTABLISHED: 1996
The Loughbrae flock of Hampshire Down sheep was NUMBER OF BREEDING EWES: 25 established in 1996 by the Doyle family at Katesbridge CoDown. The foundation stock were sourced from Ken Bowsie’s Redemon flock. The pedigree flock runs alongside NUMBER OF RAMS 2019: 2 commercial sheep and a herd of suckler cows. The Doyle family have farmed at Katesbridge for over 100 years. Cheviot OTHER PEDIGREE BREEDS: SUFFOLK and Mourne black face sheep were traditionally summer grazed on the Mourne mountains and brought down to low ground for wintering and spring lambing. More recently PERFORMANCE RECORDED a commercial flock of Suffolk X Cheviot ewes are put to Hampshire Down rams. The aim is to finish lambs quickly off INTERESTED IN EXPORTING: LIVE SHEEP/SEMEN/ grass. The easy lambing, high growth rate and easy finishing properties of the Hampshire has proved to be the ideal EMBRYOS commercial cross. The Loughbrae pedigree flock has enjoyed considerable success in the show ring, winning first place EXPORTED SHEEP AND SEMEN PREVIOUSLY TO in classes at the last three Balmoral Shows and Champion EUROPE in 2018. The 2018 show season saw Loughbrae winning 7/7 Championships and the Interbreed Championship at Clogher Valley. 2019 saw 6 championship wins, with one interbreed AT PRESENT NO SEMEN OR EMBRYOS FOR SALE champion and two interbreed reserves. The rams were THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXPORT placed first in the UK and Ireland Flock Competition 2018 & 2019. Growth Recording and Scrapie monitoring have made Loughbrae stock a favoured choice by pedigree breeders with stock being exported to Scotland, England and the Republic of Ireland. The Lumb Flock A31
AREA: NORTHERN ENGLAND
MR JOHN R CRAIG THE LUMB FARM RATHMELL SETTLE N. YORKSHIRE BD24 0AJ email: [email protected] tel: 07971 599185
FLOCK HEALTH STATUS
• MV ACCREDITED • NOT SCRAPIE MONITORED • FLOCK NOT FULLY GENOTYPED • VACCINATED AGAINST ENZOOTIC ABORTION FLOCK DETAILS ABOUT OUR FLOCK FLOCK ESTABLISHED: 2013 Our mission statement is to breed pedigree Hampshire Down sheep that are fit for purpose and reared naturally in the most economical way possible, be that for the pedigree or commercial customer. We keep 7 NUMBER OF BREEDING EWES: 50 stock rams with different blood lines to prevent inbreeding. The right ram is selected for each individual ewe to produce quality lambs with length, tight skins & good conformation. Each year we sell shearling and NUMBER OF RAMS 2019: 7 INCL STOCK RAMS 2 shear rams and shearling ewes. We purchased our first Hampshire AND FOLLOWERS Rams in 2012 to use as terminal sires on our then, North of England mule sheep flock. They were chosen for their ease of lambing, fast growth and finishing rates. This was followed by our first pedigree Hampshire OTHER PEDIGREE BREEDS: NONE Down breeding ewes and so our LUMB Flock was established. We then looked to grow our breeding flock by purchasing healthy sheep from top lines with good conformation and length as well as good teeth and feet. PERFORMANCE RECORDED Recording data was also important. We bought from MV Accredited flocks and established breeders. e.g. Yarcombe, Court, Kelsey, Wattisfield, Lindsey and the Graylen Flocks. We want our sheep to be INTERESTED IN EXPORTING LIVE SHEEP ONLY hardy and thrive off natural hard pasture so we lamb in March. Our farm/ land runs between 600 - 750ft above sea level in the Yorkshire Dales, Northern England. Most of our fields have dry stone wall boundaries and EXPORTED SHEEP TO EIRE PREVIOUSLY natural water supply. We grow our own crop of winter hay and buy in little or no other fodder. We are a closed flock, keeping our biosecurity intact and rearing our own ewe replacements. We have a sheep health AT PRESENT NO SEMEN OR EMBRYOS FOR SALE plan and are a member of our local veterinary flock club which informs all aspects of our flock health and husbandry. Our sheep are vaccinated THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXPORT against enzootic and toxoplasma abortion and are in the Heptavac P Plus scheme to protect against clostridial diseases and pasturellosis. We have had success in selling our home bred rams and ewes at sales such as Kelso, Skipton as well as straight from the field at home to customers locally as well as Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man and the UK. We have had some success in the show ring as well. However, our main aim is to be successful in breeding and selling Quality Sheep for Quality Customers. The Maes Glas Flock SM 57U
AREA: WALES
E, B AND S.A. JONES MAES-GLAS, WOLFSCASTLE, HAVERFORDWEST, PEMBROKESHIRE SA52 5NX email: [email protected] tel: +44 1348 840930 / +44 7968 026496
FLOCK HEALTH STATUS
• MV ACCREDITED • SCRAPIE MONITORED SINCE 2008 • FLOCK FULLY GENOTYPED • NOT VACCINATED AGAINST ENZOOTIC ABORTION FLOCK DETAILS ABOUT OUR FLOCK FLOCK ESTABLISHED: 1994
The Maes-Glas Flock was established in 1995 and has NUMBER OF BREEDING EWES: 90 grown to become the largest flock in Wales. The main focus of the flock is on genetics, recording a wide range of attributes beyond signet recording. These include NUMBER OF RAMS 2019: 24 wool quality, ewe maternal milk yield, and health status. Only sheep of breed characteristics and high genetic and OTHER PEDIGREE BREEDS: NONE health qualities are retained and this attributes has seen the flock achieve unprecedented success in the show ring PERFORMANCE RECORDED including interbreed success at the Royal Welsh Show, Royal Cornwall Show, Royal Bath and West, Royal Three Counties as well as Breed Championship at the Royal INTERESTED IN EXPORTING LIVE SHEEP/SEMEN/ Highland Show. EMBRYOS
The flock supports the progress of the Hampshire Down EXPORTED SHEEP AND SEMEN PREVIOUSLY TO as a terminal sire, selling on average 30 rams a season to commercial flocks and are always pleased with the IRELAND, HOLLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM, SPAIN, feedback. The farming system of the Maes-Glas Flock ROMANIA, UAE, NEW ZEALAND, ARGENTINA ensures a sheep that is self-sufficient and can thrive in any climate as they lamb outdoors and all sheep are AT PRESENT SEMEN FOR SALE THAT IS ELIGIBLE outwintered on forage alone. A Maes-Glas Hampshire FOR EXPORT Down has proven to thrive anywhere from the cold temperatures of North Scotland to searing heat of the United Arab Emirates. The Newlands Flock 24W
AREA: NORTHERN ENGLAND
MATTHEW PINK 24 MILLFIELD LANE, NETHER POPPLETON YORK YO26 6HR email: [email protected] tel: 01904 794843 / 07814 495871 www.nativesheep.com
FLOCK HEALTH STATUS
• MV ACCREDITED • NOT SCRAPIE MONITORED • FLOCK NOT FULLY GENOTYPED • NOT VACCINATED AGAINST ENZOOTIC ABORTION FLOCK DETAILS ABOUT OUR FLOCK FLOCK ESTABLISHED: 1998
The Newlands flock was established in 1998, NUMBER OF BREEDING EWES: 10 with 2 in-lamb ewes purchased from the Newhouse flock. The flock is based in York, NUMBER OF RAMS 2019: 1 North Yorkshire. The flock has had good success in the show ring over the years, gaining breed OTHER PEDIGREE BREEDS: RYELANDS AND championship at the Royal Three Counties’ COLOURED RYELANDS Show reserve breed champion at the Royal Welsh and Great Yorkshire Shows, as well as PERFORMANCE RECORDED many championships at county shows. The latest success for the flock came at the 2019 Royal INTERESTED IN EXPORTING LIVE SHEEP Three Counties’ Show winning the shearling ram class. EXPORTED SHEEP PREVIOULSY TO BELGIUM, EIRE AND SPAIN The flock aims to produce top quality rams for both the pedigree and commercial markets, our rams have had good success producing quality fast growing lambs for commercial buyers, wanting to produce lambs quickly without concentrate inputs. The Treworthal Flock B83
AREA: SW ENGLAND
R A RUNDLE TREWORTHAL BARN CUBERT NEWQUAY CORNWALL TR8 5PJ email: [email protected] tel: 07585 771030 @treworthalhampshires
FLOCK HEALTH STATUS
• MV ACCREDITED • NOT SCRAPIE MONITORED • FLOCK NOT FULLY GENOTYPED • NOT VACCINATED AGAINST ENZOOTIC FLOCK DETAILS ABORTION FLOCK ESTABLISHED: 2015 ABOUT OUR FLOCK NUMBER OF BREEDING EWES: 45 The Treworthal Flock breeds strong Hampshire Down sheep of good breed NUMBER OF RAMS 2019: 2 type which suit the pedigree and PERFORMANCE RECORDED commercial farmer. INTERESTED IN EXPORTING LIVE SHEEP, SEMEN The flock is focussed on maintaining the AND EMBRYOS commercial traits of growth and length with excellent gigot - these are further evidenced through the use of recording and CT scanning. The flock is shown throughout the country with great success, winning many breed and Interbreed titles. In 2019 the flock were winners of the UK & Ireland flock competition having been runners up in 2018. The Westland Flock 84L
AREA: SOUTH WEST ENGLAND
H J W KNIGHT AND SON WESTLAND FARM MARSHFIELD CHIPPENHAM WILTSHIRE SN14 8JH email: [email protected] tel: +44 1225 891228
FLOCK HEALTH STATUS
• MV ACCREDITED • NOT SCRAPIE MONITORED • FLOCK FULLY GENOTYPED • NOT VACCINATED AGAINST ENZOOTIC FLOCK DETAILS ABORTION FLOCK ESTABLISHED: 1921 re registered 1954 ABOUT OUR FLOCK NUMBER OF BREEDING EWES: 18
Our aim is to keep a true to NUMBER OF RAMS 2019: 12 INCL STOCK type pedigree Hampshire Down, RAMS AND FOLLOWERS producing sheep with good OTHER PEDIGREE BREEDS: NONE conformation that are quick INTERESTED IN EXPORTING LIVE SHEEP ONLY growing and fast maturing. EXPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO RUSSIA, CANADA, TURKEY, S.AMERICA, BULGARIA, FRANCE, We have had many show HOLLAND, BELGIUM successes including interbreed AT PRESENT NO SEMEN OR EMBRYOS FOR SALE and supreme championships at THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXPORT major shows and other livestock events.
Breeder Locations:
72X B06 54S 24R 58U A31 24Y 24W
92X
57U 84L
C57
B83
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