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Two iconic UK sheep breeds under urgent priority category on new rare breeds Watchlist

The Manx Loaghtan and the Leicester Longwool breeds have both seen significant declines in the number of dams producing pedigree offspring

Farmers Guardian
clock • 3 min read
Two iconic UK sheep breeds under urgent priority category on new rare breeds Watchlist

Two of the UK's iconic native sheep breeds, the Manx Loaghtan and the Leicester Longwool, have been moved to the most urgent ‘priority' category in the new Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) Watchlist,...

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