Breed Directory for Sheep and Cattle
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| Badger-face Welsh Mountain |
"Not just a pretty face" Hardy, prolific, excellent
for commercial crossing. |
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| Beltex |
The terminal sire Tel/Fax 01768 341124 |
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| Berrichon
du Cher |
Early lambing, Easy lambing, Early finishing |
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| Blackface | Blackface sheep
Breeders' Association Aileen McFadzean Tel: 01738 634018 Email aileen@scottish-blackface.co.uk Website www.scottish-blackface.co.uk |
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| Black Welsh Mountains | Hardy,
prolific and disease-resistant L. Lewin, Lake Villa, Bradworthy, Devon, Exeter EX22 7SQ Tel: 01409 241579 Visit website |
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| Bluefaced Leicester | The
only sire of the famous Mule Helen Carr, Riverside View, Warwick Road, Carlisle CA1 2BS Tel: 01228 598022 |
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| Border Leicester | The versatile
crossing sire Nesta Todd, Greenend, St Boswells, Melrose, Roxburghshire, TD6 9ES 01835 824207 website: www.borderleicesters.co.uk |
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| British Friesland | The high-yielding
dairy breed British Friesland Sheep Society, Weir Park Farm, Waterwell Lane, Christow, Exeter EX6 7PB 01647 252549 Email: peter@baber.co.uk |
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| British Milksheep |
The Crossing Sire |
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| Cambridge | Quantity with
quality, crossbreeds of distinction |
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| Charmoise Hill | Hardy hill sheep
adding shape to prime lambs |
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| Dorper | Prolific ewes,fast-growing
lambs and no wool Tel: 01488 648111 Email: viridian_services@yahoo.co.uk |
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| Dorset Down | King of the Prime
Lamb Breed Dorset Down Sheepbreeders Association The Secretary, Havett Farm, Dobwalls, Liskeard, Cornwall. Email : secretary@dorsetdownsheep.org.uk |
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| Easy Care | Easy-laming, lively quick growing lambs. Iolo Owen, Tel 01407 840250 Email: iolo@easycaresheep.com website: www.easycaresheep.com |
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| Ile de France | The breed to meat
your grades Edward Adamson Tel: 07711071290 website: www.iledefrancesheep.co.uk |
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| Hebridean Sheep | Ancient breed ideal for conservation grazing. Tel: +44 (0)1908 611092 www.hebrideansheep.org.uk/ |
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| Lleyn | Hard to pronounce,
impossible to beat Mrs G. Roberts, Gwyndy, Bryncroes, Pwllheli, Gwynedd LL53 8ET Tel: 01758 730366 |
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| Meatlinc | The ram for quality
lamb For details call 01904 448675 website: www.meatlinc.co.uk |
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| North Country Cheviot | The ideal crossing
sire for hill ewes Tel/Fax 01461 600646 |
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| North of England Mule | The original and
best mule Dorothy Bell Tel: 01388 527411 email: info@nemsa.co.uk website: www.nemsa.co.uk |
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| Poll Dorset | Quality lambs
every month of the year Marguerite Cowley Tel: 01305 262126 email: mail@dorsetsheep.org website: www.dorsetsheep.org |
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| Romanov | Early-maturing, highly prolific sheep well adapted to cold climate. Now available in UK Email Stewart131@aol.com |
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| Rouge | The easy lambing
terminal sire Sue Archer Tel: 0247654 1766 email: secretary@rouge-society.co.uk website: www.rouge-society.co.uk |
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| Scotch Mule |
Prolific and profitable,
milky and hardy |
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| Shetland | Easy lambing, excellent conservation grazers B Burrows, Tel: 01422 883651 Email: barbara@poota.com website www.shetland-sheep.org.uk |
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| Shropshire | Easy-care traditional
breed ideal for extensive systems Pippa Geddes Tel: 01743 741689 website: www.shropshire-sheep.co.uk |
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| Soay | Julie Suffolk, Soay Sheep Society, Back Forest Farm, Swythamley, Macclesfield, SK11 0RF |
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| Southdown Sheep |
The traditional modern terminal sire |
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| Suffolk |
The Suffolk Sheep Society |
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| Swaledale | England's premier hill breed John Stephenson, The Shooting Lodge, High Shipley Eggleston, Barnard Castle, Durham. DL12 0DP Tel: 01833 650516 |
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| Teeswater |
Excellent crossing sire for upland breeds |
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| Vendeen | "Probably
the best terminal sire" Andrew John, Darkes House, Conderton, Tewkesbury, Glos. GL20 7PP Tel: 01386 725229 |
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| Wiltshire Horn | The woolless meat sheep Mrs C Cormack Tel: 0844 800 1029 email info@wiltshirehorn.org.uk website: www.wiltshirehorn.org.uk |
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Zwartbles |
Producing excellent pedigree and cross bred lambs that mature in just 12 weeks.Ideal for the short summer grazing.
Ewes are friendly,lamb with no problems and are very hardy. Hardly ever sick or sorry. |
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| Aberdeen Angus | Pedigree House,
6 King’s Place Perth, Perthshire Scotland PH2 8AD Tel: +44 (0) 1738 622 477 |
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| Ayrshire | Ayrshire Cattle Soc. 17 Barns Street, Ayr KA7 1XB +44(0)1292 267123 |
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| British Blue | British Blue Cattle Society Fell View, Blencarn Penrith, Cumbria CA10 1TX Tel: +44-(0)1768 88775 |
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| Blonde | British Blonde Soc. 4th Street NAC Stoneleigh Park Warks. CV8 2LG 02476 419058 |
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| British White | British White Cattle Soc. Meadow View, Kelby Grantham, Lincolnshire NG32 3AJ Tel : +44 (0) 140030142 | ||
| Charolais | The British Charolais Cattle Society Avenue M, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2RG Tel: (+44) (0)2476 697222 |
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| Dexter | The Dexter Cattle Soc. RASE Offices, Stoneleigh Park Warks, CV8 2LZ Tel: 02476 692300 |
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| Galloway | Galloway Cattle Society 15 New Market Street Castle Douglas DG7 1HY (+44) 01556 502753 |
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| Gloucester | Gloucester Cattle Society Hillfields Lodge Lighthorne, Warwickshire CV35 0BQ Tel: 01926 651147 |
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| Guernsey | English Guernsey Cattle Soc. Scotsbridge House, Scots Hill, Rickmansworth, Herts. Tel 44-1923-695-204 |
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| Hereford | The Hereford Cattle Society Hereford House 3 Offa Street Hereford. HR1 2LL Tel: +44(0)1432 272057 |
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| Holstein | Holstein UK Scotsbridge House Rickmansworth Herts. WD3 3BB Tel: 01923 695200 |
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| Jersey | Jersey Cattle Society Scotsbridge House, Scots Hill, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 3BB info@ukjerseys.com tel: 01923 695296 |
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| Limousin | British Limousin Cattle Soc. NAC, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, CV8 2RA Tel: +44(0)2476 696500 |
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| Lincoln Red | Lincoln Red Cattle Society Lincolnshire Showground Grange de Lings Lincoln LN2 2NA Tel: +44 (1522) 511395 |
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| Riggit Galloway | Riggit Galloway Cattle Society Sec: Anton Coaker, wood@anton-coaker.co.uk 01364 631276 Visit website |
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| Simmental | The British Simmental Cattle Society Ltd, Stoneleigh Parks, Kenilworth Warwickshire. CV8 2LG Tel. +44 (0)2476 696513 |
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| Shorthorn | Shorthorn / Beef shorthorn 02476 696549 |
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| Sussex | Sussex Cattle Society Station Road, Robertsbridge East Sussex TN32 5DG Tel: 01580 880105 |
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| Welsh Black | Welsh Black Cattle Society 13 Bangor Street Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 1AP Tel: +44 (0)1286 672391 |
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| White Park | White Park Cattle Soc, 77 High Street Great Barford Bedfordshire MK44 3LF |
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