Head detail of Bluefaced Leicester Mule; Sheep Breeds at the Masham Sheep Fair, North Yorkshire Dales, UK
In sheep farming, the term Mule is used to refer to a cross between a lowland ram (usually a Bluefaced Leicester) and a purebred upland (or hill) ewe. The production of such mule ewes is a widely used breeding management system which offers several advantages to the farmer. Cross breeding the hill ewe with the lowland ram brings about hybrid vigour or heterosis, which brings the best characteristics of both breeds into one ewe that can be used in producing lamb for the table
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Location: Masham, near Ripon, Yorkshire, UK
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