Mule (sheep)

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These sheep are the offpsring of a Suffolk ram and a North of England mule, and are the terminal product of the three-tier system

In sheep farming, the term Mule is used to refer to a cross between a Bluefaced Leicester ram and a purebred upland (or hill) ewe.^[1] A Mule ewe is commercial type of sheep, rather than a breed. Mule ewes are part of a three–tier breeding system mostly used in the U.K. and designed to produce prime lambs for meat. They are usually crossed with a meat-type ram, such as a Suffolk or Texel, to produce these market lambs.

[edit] Types of Mules

• Scotch Mule: a mule with a Scottish Blackface dam.
• North of England or North Country Mule: a mule with a Swaledale dam.
• Welsh Mule: a mule with a Welsh Mountain dam.
• Clun Mule: a mule with a Clun Forest dam.
• Cheviot Mule: a mule with a Cheviot dam.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• North of England Mule Sheep Association

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