Committed to research and development this has enabled us to build upon our successful and established crossbreeding programmes.
The result is a selection of both Maternal and Terminal lines suited to meet the requirements of the modern livestock market.
If you’re looking for:
- A sustainable sheep farming business
- Increased lamb productivity on marginal land or in drought prone areas
- Improved efficiency
- Easier lambing outdoors
- Reduced labour costs
- Top carcase specification from a reduced cost base
- Improved returns that use proven technologies
If you have any questions about our programmes, please contact our team.
What are the Different Breeds of Sheep?
Commercial sheep breeds like Highlander, Cheviot and Aberfield support meat and wool markets. Through UK-focused sheep breeding and regenerative sheep farming, flocks adapt well, while farmers can buy rams online to improve efficiency.
The easiest sheep to keep are hardy breeds suited to the UK climate like the Aberdale. Many thrive in regenerative sheep farming programs to build low-input flocks producing sustainable, low-carbon lambs.
Maternal Ram Lines
Our maternal rams are selected on both maternal and carcase traits to enable you to produce efficient crossbred ewes as well as fast-growing finished lambs. With a growing market for Innovis crossbred ewes as part of the supply network supported by Innovis.
Terminal Sires
Our terminal rams are bred to produce top quality fat lambs bred off grass based systems. Our meat sire rams are proving to be popular with commercial sheep breeders who want to optimise their finished lamb production.
Focus Genetics Breeds
Along with our own breeding programmes, we have forged a partnership with Focus Genetics, to become the sole UK distributor of their Highlander maternal and Primera terminal sire breeds.
Maternal vs Terminal Sires
A maternal sire is used to breed female replacements, while a terminal sire will produce fat stock. In sheep breeding, farmers choose depending on flock goals, balancing productive breeding sheep with prime lamb output.