Galway Sheep Breeders Society of Great Britain

The late Mr J. Heathcote Ball's Ulverscroft Portia, Breed Champion RBST Show & Sale 1999 Sold to Mr & Mrs Hall for 150gns

The 2007 ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF PEDIGREE GALWAYS

will be held as part of the

National Show & Sale of Rare Breeds

to be held at

Melton Mowbray Market

in

September

by Melton Mowbray Market in association with the Rare Breeds Survival Trust

Catalogues will be available from the auctioneers at:

Melton Mowbray Market

Scalford Road

Melton Mowbray

Leicestershire LE13 1JY

Tel: 01664 562971 Fax: 01664 561153

The Galway sheep was introduced to Great Britain in 1990 by the import of a selection from seven of the top flocks in the West of Ireland, where, though the pedigree population is low, the Galway breed plays an important role in commercial sheep production.

Closely related to Robert Bakewell's improved Dishley Leicester, large numbers of which were exported to Ireland in the 18^th century, the Galway is a large, polled, white-faced breed noted for:

Prolificacy - The best managed flocks can achieve 200% lambing

  Longevity - The ewe shown above is the produce of a ten year-old ewe

 Good growth rate and ease of finishing

  Excellent carcase & eating quality

  Fine quality wool

  Hardiness & ease of management

The Galway sheep is a sensible breed, developed by practical farmers, free from fancy breed points, and designed for profit.

The Galway is developing three roles in Great Britain:

Bred pure for finished lamb production - Produce quality lambs & reduce your flock replacement costs

As the sire of a cross-bred ewe from hill breeds - Buy an economically priced ram that will last, produce a bigger gimmer with more shape, and forget problems finishing ram lambs

As the dam of a cross-bred ewe by a Suffolk or Texel ram - Produce a good, big ewe with conformation and mothering ability, with the bonus of top class finished wether lambs

For details of Society membership or of stock available for purchase, please contact the Secretary:

Dominic Heneghan, B.Sc. (Agric), PGCE, DCSPC.,

Agriculture Courses Leader,

School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences,

Nottingham Trent University,

Brackenhurst,

Southwell,

Nottinghamshire NG25 0QF

Tel.: 01636 817041

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