Sheep Special: Hampshire Downs prove to be fit for the future on Scottish farm

Performance recording has helped one Scottish farmer make good on the early promise shown by his Hampshire Down lambs

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Roy and Sheena McFarlane from West Lecropt farm, Bridge of Allan.
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Roy and Sheena McFarlane from West Lecropt farm, Bridge of Allan.

It was at a local show that Roy McFarlane first came across the Hampshire Down breed and, 20 years later, he is glad he followed his instinct for a breed he feels is a perfect fit for today's market...

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