Members and Judges update and Training Day -cancelled due to Covid 19

Success for Oxfords at South of England Winter Fair

Oxfordshire breeder Harry Bishop (Astlebury Flock No 925) and Emily South had a great result for the Oxford Down breed yesterday at the South of England Winter Fair. Their Oxford x Beltex carcass won the champion carcass in the native class, with a 49kg live lamb, killing out at 25kg. This carcass went on to win the overall reserve champion carcass of the show. It was sired by a home-bred Oxford ram from Harry's Astlebury flock out of a Beltex ewe.

Congratulations to Harry and Emily on their success, which provides valuable publicity for the breed and shows what the Oxford can produce commercially as a terminal sire.

Melton Mowbray Show & Sale

The catalogue for the Melton Mowbray Show & Sale on Saturday, 14th September is available here Melton Catalogue. There is an entry of 37 head comprising:

14 shearling ewes (1 MV acc, 13 non acc)

4 ewe lambs (MV acc)

1 two-shear ram (MV acc)

16 shearling rams (5 MV acc, 11 non acc)

2 ram lambs (MV acc)

The entry should give prospective buyers a good choice of breeding stock from a variety of bloodlines.