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A ram Ewes at the Masham Sheep Fair in 2010. The Bluefaced Leicester is a British breed of longwool sheep.It originated in north-east England in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, and derives from the white-faced Border Leicester, with some influence from the blue-coloured Wensleydale and possibly also from the Teeswater.
Blackface ewes are commonly put to Blue-faced Leicester rams to produce the Scottish Mule or Scottish Greyface. Ewes of this cross-breed retain some characteristics of each parent – maternal qualities and hardiness from the dam, and fecundity and meat quality from the sire – and are much used in commercial lowland sheep-rearing.
A Leicester Longwool at Colonial Williamsburg. The Leicester Longwool is an English breed of sheep. Alternative names for the breed include: Leicester, Bakewell Leicester, Dishley Leicester, English Leicester, Improved Leicester and New Leicester. It was originally developed by 18th-century breeding innovator Robert Bakewell. [1]
Border Leicesters are all white with a distinct long body, well-developed chest, well-sprung ribs and a wide, strong back. The nose should be black and the ears should be large, upright and alert. Feet should also be dark in colour. [5] The head and legs should be free of wool and only covered in short white hair making it easier for shearing.
Comparative trials carried out by the Scottish Agricultural College in the 1990s showed that half-bred ewes sired by the British Milksheep achieved a level of productivity 11% higher than half-breds sired by Bluefaced Leicester and Border Leicester rams, and 26% higher than those sired by Bleu du Maine and Rouge de l’Ouest rams.
In sheep farming, the term mule is used to refer to a cross between a Bluefaced Leicester ram and a purebred hill (or mountain) ewe (usually a Swaledale sheep) . [1]The production of such mule ewes is a widely used breeding management system which offers several advantages to the farmer.
Most authorities speculate that both English and Border Leicesters may have been introduced into the North Country Cheviots at this time. The result was a larger sheep that had a longer fleece, and one that matured earlier. The North Country is about twice the size of its southern relative.
A Wensleydale in full fleece Wool of an adult Wensleydale A six-day-old black Wensleydale lamb resting.. The Wensleydale is a British breed of domestic sheep. [1] [2] It is named for the Wensleydale region of North Yorkshire, in the north of England, where it was bred in the early nineteenth century by cross-breeding a Dishley Leicester ram with local long-woolled sheep of a breed that is now ...