if (tabs) { id: purchase.id Hugh is unsure who will take over the farm, or what will happen to it, and he says it's a common problem. el.classList.add('-full'); upgrade_bundles = event.detail.object.upgrade_prices.map(priceToEcommerceProduct); The price of store cattle at the money at the moment makes no sense, compared to what beef is making," he says. In moment of madness (well it seems to be now) I bought 3 pedigree beltex ewes to have as something nice to look at out the window and maybe get the odd ram out of them to put back to the mules. 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The flock includes North of England Mules, Suffolk-cross, Texel-cross and Beltex-cross ewes. return price.placeholder_prices; localStorage.removeItem('price.selected'); subscriptionStatus: cookieData.subscriptionStatus, const virtualPageViewData = { And over time, the breed was transformed into its modern-day state. }); The cross breds are bred for meat, easy lamb, quick finishing and up sucking within two minutes.\u0026amp;quot; Most of his commercial flock are Rouge cross, producing good milk and very prolific; in December he sold a number of pedigree Rouge hogget ewes in lamb to a Beltex ram. premium_content_by_id: "flip-pay", } el.parentElement.classList.add('-bestvalue'); Even though they are born small they have a tremendous growth rate.". meteredAccess: purchase.metered_paywall, window.dataLayer.push({ return charCode > 31 && (charCode < 48 || charCode > 57) ? const redirectToShopFrontWelcomePage = function () { return 'home-delivery'; if (event.detail.object.hasOwnProperty('google_showcase_requested')) { } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('print_annual') > -1) { } updateTemplateForHomeDelivery(plan); } const virtualPageViewData = { } showOrderSummary(node, previouslySelectedPriceId); }, } event: 'ee-addToCart', template_summary_price: '', }), } code: "", The Beltex sheep is a meat sheep breed. if (typeof bundleExpires[priceId] != "undefined") { Carlisle. Your email address will not be published. eventAction: 'hd-address', Does anyone else use a Texel or other commercial ram an there ewes lamb unaided outdoors? .reduce(function (allPrices, item) { plans.forEach(showPremiumBadge); }, This year, Hugh already has 40 pedigree Beltex lambs on the ground and a few more Rouge and Beltex due in February. product.quantity = 1; "We lamb a fair number of Mule hoggs and sell them as shearlings. More than half the flock is put to Beltex tups to meet the growing demand for cross-bred terminal sires. midArticleWidget: function(widget) { successful_upgrade_redirect_url: 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/premium-plus/', I look at the flock for an hour in the morning and an hour at night. Beltex sheep entered the UK from Belgium in 1989, bringing a completely new dimension to the British lamb industry with their double-muscle attributes. } selectedPrice.placeholder_prices \u0026amp;quot;The Rouge last August won the pedigree Rouge ewe lamb All Ireland at Tullamore Show. } else { let userHasLoggedIn = false; It is a hybrid of Belgian and Texel variety, and the breed's name represents the breed's origins as a Belgian Texel offshoot. successful_upgrade_redirect_url: decodeURIComponent(returnURL), if (subscribeButton) { adElem.style.top = '10px'; const price_link = el.querySelector('a[data-price_id]'); } }) subscriptionStatus: 'Whitelist', } (vitag.Init = window.vitag.Init || []).push(function () { viAPItag.display("vi_1472596215") }),
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