Abertex

A versatile and hardy sire

The Abertex rams are best for sheep breeders who are looking for a combination of maternal and carcass traits. These hardy rams are capable of producing high quality finished lambs on hill/upland terrain and of maximizing the benefits of easy lambing for prime lamb production.

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Abertex rams offer hill farmers the ability to:

Breed hardy crossbred ewes that can be kept on the hill and lambing at 150%
Produce crossbred [finished] lambs on hill/upland terrain

Abertex rams are well suited to lowland sheep farmers who want to:

Breed their own high quality replacements
Produce premium finished lambs from an easy lambing sire

Abertex offers:

An easier care version of the Texel crossbred ewe that can be found on many lowland farms across the UK, achieving lambing percentages of 160% – 180%
A robust hill cross ewe that can lamb outdoors and rear her lambs on marginal ground, achieving lambing percentages of 130% – 150%
The Abertex ram can be used as a terminal sire for hill flocks wanting to increase their lamb carcass weight.

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