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Value of performance recording for upland flock

One upland farmer is growing income from lamb sales by performance recording his closed flock of Welsh Mountain ewes

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Elfyn Owen

Over five years, the average weight of lamb produced per ewe in Elfyn Owen's flock has increased by 9.3kg to 47.6kg. Mr Owen, who farms with his wife Ruth, recognised the value of achieving genetic...

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