Greyface ewes fit the bill.(News) From: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) | Date: September 2, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2000 Century Newspapers Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

CONFIDENCE has at last returned to the sheep sector as Greyface ewe lamb producers enjoy encouraging trade at recent breeding sales.

Around the markets, the smaller 'gimmering' lambs have had the biggest lift as buyers with more grass look optimistically at finished lamb prices.

The Greyface ewe (Border Leicester and Scotch Blackface) ...

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