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*The Scotch Mule is a cross between a Bluefaced Leicester ram and a Scottish Blackface ewe. | *The Scotch Mule is a cross between a Bluefaced Leicester ram and a Scottish Blackface ewe. | ||
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==North Country Mule== | ==North Country Mule== | ||
*The North Country Mule, also called the North of England Mule, is a cross between a Bluefaced Leicester ram and either a Swaledale or Northumberland type Scottish Blackface ewe. | *The North Country Mule, also called the North of England Mule, is a cross between a Bluefaced Leicester ram and either a Swaledale or Northumberland type Scottish Blackface ewe. | ||
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==Greyface== | ==Greyface== | ||
*The Greyface is a cross between a Border Leicester ram and a Scottish Blackface ewe. | *The Greyface is a cross between a Border Leicester ram and a Scottish Blackface ewe. | ||
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==Scotch Halfbred== | ==Scotch Halfbred== | ||
*The Scotch Halfbred is a cross between a Border Leicester ram and a Cheviot ewe. | *The Scotch Halfbred is a cross between a Border Leicester ram and a Cheviot ewe. | ||
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==Welsh Halfbred== | ==Welsh Halfbred== | ||
*The Welsh Halfbred is a cross between a Border Leicester ram and a Welsh Mountain ewe. | *The Welsh Halfbred is a cross between a Border Leicester ram and a Welsh Mountain ewe. | ||
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==English Halfbred== | ==English Halfbred== | ||
*The English Halfbred is a cross between a Border Leicester ram and a Clun Forest ewe. | *The English Halfbred is a cross between a Border Leicester ram and a Clun Forest ewe. | ||
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Revision as of 06:24, 9 September 2011
Longwool Crossbred ewes are pivotal in the UK industry where they are crossed with a terminal sire to produce a fast growing, high quality prime lamb. They are renowned for being of good size/frame, prolific with good milking ability and mothering instincts, and they produce good sized lambs, especially when mated with a terminal sire breed.
Scotch Mule
- The Scotch Mule is a cross between a Bluefaced Leicester ram and a Scottish Blackface ewe.
North Country Mule
- The North Country Mule, also called the North of England Mule, is a cross between a Bluefaced Leicester ram and either a Swaledale or Northumberland type Scottish Blackface ewe.
Welsh Mule
- A Welsh Mule is a cross between a Bluefaced Leicester ram and either a Welsh Mountain, Beulah or Welsh Hill Speckled-face ewe.
Greyface
- The Greyface is a cross between a Border Leicester ram and a Scottish Blackface ewe.
Scotch Halfbred
- The Scotch Halfbred is a cross between a Border Leicester ram and a Cheviot ewe.
- Scothalfbred.jpg
Welsh Halfbred
- The Welsh Halfbred is a cross between a Border Leicester ram and a Welsh Mountain ewe.
- WelshHalfbred.jpg
English Halfbred
- The English Halfbred is a cross between a Border Leicester ram and a Clun Forest ewe.
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