The reserve sheep interbreed title went to this four-crop Texel cross
Half-Bred ewe with her Suffolk lambs at foot
After discovering a shared interest in the
Half-Bred, by the time they arrived in Holyhead they had decided to hold a first collective sale.
THE NEELAM CUP A TERM RACE FOR TWO-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBRED AND
HALF-BRED 1,000M:
The farm, which hosts 200 Welsh
Half-bred ewes put to Texel rams, is run by Emma's father Henry.
The couple farm more than 200 acres in the area, including 130 Suffolk cross and Welsh
Half-Bred sheep as well as a herd of 110 suckler cows.
A large show of store hoggs were again very dear to a top of pounds 49.70 for Texels from Parks Farm; others pounds 45.20 Clerkhill & New Farm; North Country Cheviot pounds 46.50 Adderston Shiels and pounds 45.50 Cumstone; Suffolk Cross pounds 45.80 East Gallowberry; Meat Lincs pounds 45.50 Kilfinnan; Cheviot Mule pounds 44.20;
Half-Bred pounds 41.80 Cumstone; Charollais pounds 40.20 Woodfoot; Greyface pounds 40 Townfoot, Eals; Blackface pounds 37.80 Townshield; Hill Cheviot pounds 39.20 Clerkhill; Swaledale pounds 29.80 Blakelaw.
DESPITE the problems in the agriculture industry there was a good turn out for the Welsh
Half-Bred Sheep Breeders' Association video auction at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells.
Favourite
half-bred four-year-old bay filly Swarovski made it two on trot defeating bay horse Day Breaker as she pleased by 11 lengths to end the day's races on winning note.
Just over half the flock is put to Bluefaced Leicester tups, although this year 700 ewes were run with New Zealand Romney tups to produce
half-bred breeding females.
Remi said: "The stand was very busy with numerous enquiries including 100 Scotch
half-bred ewes and 500 Poll Dorset ewes with 10 rams together with many smaller orders.
FOLLOWING on the success of the video livestock auction in St Asaph, the South Wales region of the Welsh
Half-Bred Sheep Breeders' Association will tomorrow hold a sale at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells.
On recent form, two colts, the
half-bred Mitwa and unknown pedigreed Piyara Saeen, are the form acceptors while two thoroughbred colts, Monntreal and Socrates, and a
half-bred colt, Four Char Hai, have been demoted from class VI division III and IV while the mare Candle is running after over ten weeks but can make it a good contest.
