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A new Argentinian all breed and a Hampshire Down world record of $80,000 (£61,000) was set at the El Harem sale

The record breaker was a ram by Maes-Glas Abacus, owned by Carlos Mario Laborde, which sold to a consortium of Hampshire Down breeders in Uruguay

Angela Calvert
Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales
clock • 3 min read
A new Argentinian all breed and a Hampshire Down world record of $80,000 (£61,000) was set at the El Harem sale

The ram's sire was bred by Eirlys Jones of the Maes-Glas flock, Pembrokeshire, from semen exported to Argentina. Earlier in the year, the ram had been supreme champion at Palermo Show, a major Argentinian...

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