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", ecommerce: { } const pathParts = new URL(url).pathname.split('/'); kg deadweight He has proven that year after year the Beltex will } of his commercial lambs which will be born from mid March onward. More than half the flock is put to Beltex tups to meet the growing demand for cross-bred terminal sires. } allow_upgrades: false, plans.forEach(function (plan) { } attributes: true, This brings a benefit of at least 4.80 per head. bundles = bundles.sort(function (priceA, priceB) { const badges = getBadgesForEl(el); var contract = 'monthly_bundle'; The gimmer lambs will be finished, but there has already been interest in these females from other producers looking for continental-type flock replacements. I got a few beltex keeping them pure..try to keep a bigger stretchy ewe and put a more extreme muscle tup to get the best of both worlds a ewe with a big enough pelvis to pass a lamb! }, } else if (selectedPrice.delivery_days.length === 2 && selectedPrice.delivery_days.indexOf(6) > -1 && selectedPrice.delivery_days.indexOf(0) > -1) { if (accessObject.access === true) { } subscriptionStatus: '', if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('print_monthly') > -1) { bodyAvailable = true; \u0026amp;quot;It\u0026#039;s three weeks or a month before they are left out full-time. window.inmTracking.trackEventAsVirtualPageView(virtualPageViewData); The price of store cattle at the money at the moment makes no sense, compared to what beef is making,\u0026amp;quot; he says. Most commercial farmers who buy from me are looking for a Beltex ram - a long powerful sheep. (returnURL || member_redirect)) { However, review full breed profile of the Beltex sheep in the following chart. vars.category.regionals = selectedRegional || ''; let productImpressionRecorded = {}; let premiumArticleViews, meteredResetDate; And the breed was primarily refined into its modern form there. } show_fadeout: false, window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; } } coupon_applied: price.coupon_applied, badgeMap[tabPrefix + '-annual-prices-tab-trigger'] = 'annual'; subscribeLink.addEventListener('click', function (e) { name: purchase.description, I don\u0026#039;t count my steps per day but you\u0026#039;d be walking kilometres taking water and checking in on the ewes and lambs.\u0026amp;quot; Approximately 90pc of the ewes are in straw-bedded sheds for lambing and even with good weather this year, Hugh is keeping the pedigree sheep in as long as possible. eventAction: priceholder.dataset.sku_code + '|' + priceholder.dataset.price_to_display_billed + '|' + contract, Hypothermia One of the most common killers of newborn lambs, hypothermia is most common during winter or early spring lambing. position: index, if (Object.keys(selectedPrice).length === 0) { "I'm lambing sheep from January 1 to May 1. } }); script.src = flipPayJsUrl; Its fleece is moderate in length and rough, but it is highly valued as a meat animal. article_id: '38943275', if (!bundle_info && !upgrade_bundles.length) { successful_upgrade_redirect_url = 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/home-delivery/'; fireAddToCartEvent(); var contract = 'contract_bundle'; const getBundleValue = function (purchase, purchaseType) { return badgeTextEl.innerHTML.split(',').map(function (text) { }; adElem.style.position = ''; return 'none'; !gigyaID ? Today, he keeps 60 pedigree ewes - a mixture of Charollais, Beltex and Rouge - as well as 230 commercial ewes. } var fpblock = document.getElementById("flip-pay"); el.parentElement.classList.add('-bestvalue'); document.cookie = 'showWelcomeBanner=true;path=/;domain=' + domain + ';max-age='+cookieExpiryInSeconds; The cost of Beltex sheep is determined by a number of factors including the age, health, DNA, and breed characteristics of the animal. return bundle_info; Hugh had quintuplets on the farm a few years ago and before Christmas he sold a ewe that went on to have quintuplets in Cork. if (isHomeDelivery) { successful_upgrade_redirect_url = 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/premium-plus/'; "She has her own sheep on the farm, a couple of pedigree Beltex. "We lamb a fair number of Mule hoggs and sell them as shearlings. return bundle._id === id; const badgeElement = el.querySelector(`[data-badge="${badge}"]`); We have won the Beltex ram champion at the premier show and sale in Tullamore and last year we had the highest price ram lamb sold.\u0026amp;quot; Last summer, Hugh won three championships at three different shows. adElemSticky.innerHTML = ''; } listenForFlipPayEvents(); if (fn) { onboarding_article = 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/premium/'; The flock scanned at 194%. listenForGigyaEvents(); const plans = node.querySelectorAll('.c-box1'); flipPayConfig = Object.assign(flipPayConfig, { template_summary_other_paymet_options: "

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", if (Object.keys(window.dataLayer[0]).indexOf('article') > -1) { grazing in Co Down. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. }); return params[key]; productClickSource = window.shopFrontHeaderSubscribe ? let addToCartFiredAfterRegistration = false; impressions: bundles.map(function (price) { }; It is a hybrid of Belgian and Texel variety, and the breed's name represents the breed's origins as a Belgian Texel offshoot. }; let previouslySelectedPriceId = getPriceSelected(localStorage.getItem('price.selected')) || getQueryStringValue('priceId'); return; userID: cookieData.userID, We used a Texel on our Hebrideans a few years back in horrendous weather. const getPricesByBadge = function () { adElem.style.display = 'block'; }; }); if (returnURL) { flipPayConfig.show_spinner = false; Shearing is critical for outdoor-lambing Romney ewes.. And because we are running an extensive system we dont have a risk of pasturella and so dont inject for it. }); The cross breds are bred for meat, easy lamb, quick finishing and up sucking within two minutes.". try { if (Object.keys(event.detail.object.badge || {}).indexOf('premium-plus') > -1 && ! } } else if (purchase.badge['epaper-access'] && purchase.badge['epaper-access'] == true) { }()). 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This breed provides extra profit to farmers due to its high rate of muscular growth. subscriptionFinishDate: cookieData.subscriptionFinishDate, const subscriberCookieName = 'subscriber'; The big advantage of these Beltex lambs is that we can tick them over until Christmas time and then start selling again with no risk of them becoming over-fat.". listeningForGigyaEvents = true; return; } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('premium-plus') > -1) { const isNumber = function (evt) { userWall = 'googlewall'; if (leafletTag) { return { price.addEventListener('click', function () { \u0026amp;quot;The Rouge last August won the pedigree Rouge ewe lamb All Ireland at Tullamore Show. } No lambing issues, up on their feet & suckling quickly - they had very active mothers. return price; if (!selectedPrice) { }, document.querySelector('#fp-snackbar .message2-outer').classList.add('-error'); return; Cumbria CA4 9RH. return -1; if ((!priceId || document.cookie.indexOf('guid') === -1) && !isHomeDelivery && homeDeliveryButtonCheck) { window.showSubscriberElements = true; wallType: window.dataLayer[0].article.wallType, document.head.append(leafletScript); are sought by the processor who knows that they will produce more google_ad_height = 600; adElem.style.opacity = '0'; } }; Once housed for a week the ewes were taking up to 453g a day of an 18% concentrate. } } if (priceA.badges['premium'] && priceB.badges['home-delivery']) { google_ad_slot = "8164490658"; expiry: now.getTime() + subscriptionwallPricesSelectedExpiry, _id: purchase.price_id, } The Beltex sheep is a meat sheep breed. if (element.id === 'gigya-verification-sent-screen') { let flipPayConfig = { } const listenForGigyaEvents = function () { window.dataLayer.push({ }); When selecting lambs Part of the flock is bred pure and the rest of the ewes are run with Beltex tups. eventCategory: 'upgrade_flow', template_summary_card: "

", const stripeInputStyle = { }); event: '_trackEvent', ecommerce: { eventCategory: 'g_showcase', brand: 'INM', But it is also used as terminal sire in Europe. const getSubscriptionStatus = function (purchase) { She keeps me young.". if (priceA.badges['home-delivery'] && priceB.badges['premium-plus']) { } else if (purchase.badge['premium'] && purchase.badge['premium'] == true) { } They are being fed on a 20pc ewe and lamb nut and hay. const script = document.createElement('script'); }); showPremiumBadge(node); document.location.search.substring(1).split('&').forEach(function (param) { if (isShopFront) { Hugh is unsure who will take over the farm, or what will happen to it, and he says it's a common problem. onboarding_article = 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/premium-plus/'; const products = selectedPrice.placeholder_prices.length > 0 We stop selling when rates start to fall. 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