Innovis stands for innovative sheep breeding. As a leader in UK sheep breeding, Innovis sheep are bred for efficiency, high health and performance, helping farmers adopt sustainable genetics that improve returns and support future focused sheep breeding UK.

Innovis sell rams using the online portal from May to the end of June. Crossbred females are advertised on the Innovis website.

Innovis has an advertising service where customers who have ewes to sell advertise on our website. LEARN MORE

Innovis auction sales are held August to September across the UK. Selection days are held October to November. AUCTION DATES

Innovis sell rams bred within their own breeding programme and advertise females on behalf of our customers.

We only sell sheep for breeding purposes. To buy sheep from us you must have a CPH number for the land where the animals will be kept.

Innovis breed both meat and maternal rams, with a number of different lines suited to the individual needs of a progressive sheep farmer.

A terminal sire is a ram that has been bred to produce top-quality finished lambs to produce meat. Unlike maternal sires, terminal sires pass on carcase traits for meat, not replacements, making them vital in commercial breeding livestock programmes.

A maternal sire is a ram bred to produce lambs that will grow on to be breeding ewes.

Each Innovis flock manages the breeding ewes on forage-based systems and under commercial conditions, ensuring that we produce rams suited to the environment where you need them to work.

Low carbon sheep farming means producing more efficient sheep that give you more output without increasing inputs. LEARN MORE

We breed both Cheviots, a more traditional hill breed, but a number of our other breeds (e.g. Highlander) are suited to producing more productive crossbred hill ewes on some farms.

We would recommend a productive ewe (e.g. Highlander, Aberfield cross, Aberfield SR or Aberglan) crossed to a meat ram (Abermax, Aberblack, Primera depending on the lowland system.

The Highlander and Primera require less assistance at lambing than other breeds. The Aberglan is a wool shedding sheep.

A sheep’s gestation lasts about five months. Understanding this is essential for lambing and managing breeding sheep on commercial or hobby sheep farms in the UK.

Sheep are generally manageable with proper facilities. Choosing the right sheep breeds and following guidance from experienced sheep breeders makes sheep farming straightforward, even for beginner breeding livestock management.

There are dozens of sheep breeds UK, including hill, lowland and meat-focused types. British sheep breeds vary in wool, meat and maternal traits, giving flexibility in sheep farming UK.

The number of sheep will depend on resources available. A starting flock of 50 ewes is normally manageable. Innovis breeds ewes that are easy to look after, meaning that you can expand the flock without additional labour.

A sheep’s gestation lasts about five months. Understanding this is essential for lambing and managing breeding sheep on commercial or hobby sheep farms in the UK.