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Defra funding awarded to breed low methane sheep

A new industrywide project designed to breed sheep with a naturally low carbon footprint is about to get underway, thanks to a 拢2.9m funding injection from Defra

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Dewi Jones.

Called Breed for CH4nge - Breeding Low Methane Sheep, the three-year initiative has been awarded the grant as part of Defra's Farming Innovation Programme. It will be led by breeding technology specialists...

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