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Flock Features

More and more farmers are realising the benefits of the Beltex in these days when profit margins are of extreme importance.

Beltex - the carcase breed key to expansion at Castledawson

Beltex rams are instrumental to the expansion plans of Londonderry lowland sheep producer, Liam Mawhinney. He aims to quadruple the size of his cross-bred flock over the next five years and believes that the Beltex has an important dual role, not only as a terminal sire producing efficiently the type of well finished lamb required by his buyers but also in breeding high quality half-bred replacement females. [more]

Beltex – improved performance + efficiency = better returns

If you want to improve your flock’s overall performance and efficiency new season, and also achieve better returns, then talk to Oliver Brannigan. A couple of years ago, Oliver swapped two different Continental terminal sires for the Beltex to use over his Blackface flock, and he says the breed newcomer is leaving a crop of quality lambs that not only finish to target weight off milk and grass and within the specification, but they also fit well in to an easy care system. [more]

Beltex terminal sire used on crossbred hoggs has improved the profitability

A switch to the Beltex as a terminal sire to use on crossbred hoggs has improved the profitability of the sheep enterprise on a North Yorkshire mixed farm. John Stapleton buys UK-bred pedigree stock rams both as lambs and shearlings from the society’s premier show and sale at Borderway Mart, Carlisle. [more]

Beltex crosses ideal for festive finishing

Beltex crosses are the ideal lambs for finishing for the Christmas and New Year market, mainly off grass, say young Welsh breed enthusiasts Will and Rachel Gittoes. The Gittoes won the 2004 Brecon Christmas primestock show with a pen of four Beltex cross lambs weighing 42kg a head and selling for £2 a kg - £80 a head. [more]

County Down Fisherman choses Beltex for Easy Lambing

Co Down fisherman Edward Nicholson and his wife Shirley chose Beltex as their preferred terminal sire in 2000 and would not consider any other ram now. [more]

Beltex-Sired Lambs Make the Grade for Big Bonus when Sold Deadweight

Will Evans and his wife Olwen run a flock of cross-bred ewes which are all put to the Beltex and the lambs earn a premium for conformation and carcase weight when sold direct. [more]

Decade of Dedication

A decade of dedication to the Beltex breed paid off for Steve Gibbons when he had the honour of being the first Welshman to win the carcase championship at the Welsh Winter Fair. With a keen eye for a quality sheep stemming from a family background in the butchery business, Steve first got his eye on the Beltex in 1990 but admits he could not afford them at the time. [more]

Brickrow on the Beltex Map

John Cowan’s small flock of pedigree Beltex sheep has put the Brickrow name on the map in the last 10 years with a ram selling for 8,000gns last year going on to sire top commercial lambs. The 2002 August’s Beltex Society sale in Carlisle proved the worth of nine years of selective Beltex breeding when the home-bred ram Brickrow Dazzle sold for the sale’s second highest price. ... [more]

Beltex Breaking Ground for Northern Enthusiast

Beltex pedigree and crossbred sheep have been breaking new ground for one of the breed’s northern most enthusiasts in the UK. North of Scotland farmer John Scott, of Tain, Ross-shire, bought his first pedigree Beltex females five years ago and he has also been using the Beltex ram on commercial ewes and hoggs at Fearn Farm. [more]

Beltex Features Strongly in Buckles Farm Development

Selling lamb either deadweight or directly through farmers markets has helped upland farmer Kevin Buckle understand what the customer requires. Since foot and mouth disease took some of the family farming partnership’s livestock last year, the Buckles have taken the opportunity of reviewing their business – and using the Beltex as a terminal sire is to feature strongly in their new developments with their sheep flock. [more]

Beltex Breeds Premier Carcases for Scottish Upland Farm

Beltex-sired lambs bred and finished on a Scottish upland farm are proving to be consistent winners in premier UK carcase competitions. Beltex tups have been favoured for a number of years to cross with the Mule hoggs at Lochend Farm, on the south side of Loch Coulter, near Stirling, for Andrew Morton and his son Andrew. [more]

Millenium Success

The Millennium year brought commercial lamb showing to its pinnacle for Beltex breeders David and Ivy Bishop who won virtually all the top awards. [more]

Beltex brings in the trophies for young Northern Ireland breeder

Young Beltex breeder Elizabeth McAllister has enjoyed a great run of success on the Northern Ireland show circuit this summer. [more]

Beltex carcase performance wins premier shows

The superior carcase performance of the Beltex has been winning major awards at premier shows for Gloucestershire producers Philip and Carol Houldey. The couple have been producing prime lamb for the commercial market and enjoying success at primestock shows for many years. [more]