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The Whitefaced Dartmoor
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Easy Care - Ewes will live and thrive with reasonable forage area needing little or no concentrates feed.
Ewes have a wonderfully strong mothering instinct needing minimal hours at lambing.
Ewes have a naturally high milking ability.
Lamnbing percentage is up tp 150% (1.5), ideal for extensive easy care management systems

Environmental Tool - These sheep will forage in thick vegetation for herbage and grass, thus opening up thickets and enabling new growth. They are easily leared (hefted) on commons, ideal for ESA managed grazing. They are content to stay in a filed where put without having to post and wire fence to protect the headge from roaming sheep.
Meat - Carcass value is high, having good confirmation with little fat. With a size of 14 - 18 kilos, it is ideal for the modern consumer and has a good flavour and texture (known as Angel meat)
Wool - Fleeces have high quality staple suitable for the clothing industry and are of high weight value.

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