Cheviot Mule - produces excellent lambs when crossed with any terminal sire. 2,809 likes · 9 talking about this. Cheviot Mule breeding sheep producing top quality prime lambs when crossed with any...

2020年4月4日 · Producing top-quality and hardy Cheviot Mule lambs with length, depth and tight skins is proving a winning formula for husband and wife duo Alan and Sarah-Jane Forbes from Dalrachie, Ballindalloch. Over the last few years, the Cheviot Mule has grown in popularity with sheep producers across the country, earning a premium in the sale ring for ...

The 3-tier breeding scheme utilizes traditional British Hill & Upland ewes from breeds such as the Scottish Blackface, North Country & Border Cheviots, Clun Forest, and Shetland sheep. These hardy and adaptable ewes are bred to a Bluefaced Leicester tup to produce the popular and prolific commercial ewe called the 'Mule'.

The Cheviot Mule – Cheviot Ewe (N. Country Cheviot or S. Country Cheviot) crossed with a Bluefaced Leicester ram is a very popular sheep. The prolificacy and milkiness of the Bluefaced Leicester along with the hardiness and thriftiness of the Cheviot results in an easily kept top quality commercial ewe.

2024年8月27日 · The Cheviot Mule is the offspring of a North Country Cheviot ewe with a Traditional Type Bluefaced Leicester sire. When crossed with a terminal sire, either native or continental, Cheviot Mules produce top quality prime lambs that generate a greater return at market than almost any other breed.

In sheep farming, the term mule is used to refer to a cross between a Bluefaced Leicester ram and a purebred hill (or mountain) ewe (usually a Swaledale sheep) . [1] The production of such mule ewes is a widely used breeding management system which offers several advantages to …

The North Country Cheviot is suited to grassy hills and upland grazing, they are a strong and hardy breed, long lived with good mothering instinct. They have a clean face and ears covered with fine white hair. They have a broad muzzle with a …

The 3-tier breeding scheme utilizes traditional British Hill & Upland ewes from breeds such as the Scottish Blackface, North Country & Border Cheviots, Clun Forest, and Shetland sheep. These hardy and adaptable ewes are bred to a Bluefaced Leicester tup to produce the popular and prolific commercial ewe called the 'Mule'.

The main purpose of the Cheviot breed is the production of quality lamb either as a pure-bred or as a cross-bred animal. The large proportion of the draft ewes are crossed with the Bluefaced Leicester to produce the 'Cheviot Mule'.

2021年8月23日 · Eoin says the Cheviot Mule ewe produces top quality prime lambs when crossed with any terminal sire. Crossing with a Suffolk also produce a very marketable female that will catch the eye in any sale ring and performs exceptionally well on a grass-based system.