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Swaledale Ewes @ What Breed of Ram?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sandpit Farm" data-source="post: 7205715" data-attributes="member: 1646"><p>If you are lambing inside and killing all the offspring then any fast growing terminal would do the job. Charollais seems a good shout.</p><p></p><p>If you want to keep ewe lambs, there are other options. A maternal Texel may work, a BFL would do ok but you won't get heavy wethers and you've got to mess about providing the rams with suitable shelter... rather predictably, I would suggest a Roussin for this job if you want to keep females (just choose your breeder carefully). It is all pros and cons, mules are well known so you will sell the female progeny but compromise on the males. Exlanas another decent shout with the added bonus you get partial shedders, hardier rams etc but how well would the wethers grade? Is there a market for the partial shedding females?</p><p></p><p>You could easily achieve 170+% lambing percentage from these ewes if they are in good condition and they are on a high plane of nutrition when they ovulate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sandpit Farm, post: 7205715, member: 1646"] If you are lambing inside and killing all the offspring then any fast growing terminal would do the job. Charollais seems a good shout. If you want to keep ewe lambs, there are other options. A maternal Texel may work, a BFL would do ok but you won't get heavy wethers and you've got to mess about providing the rams with suitable shelter... rather predictably, I would suggest a Roussin for this job if you want to keep females (just choose your breeder carefully). It is all pros and cons, mules are well known so you will sell the female progeny but compromise on the males. Exlanas another decent shout with the added bonus you get partial shedders, hardier rams etc but how well would the wethers grade? Is there a market for the partial shedding females? You could easily achieve 170+% lambing percentage from these ewes if they are in good condition and they are on a high plane of nutrition when they ovulate. [/QUOTE]
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