Cumbria Jacob breeder savours even more success after taking top wool award

03 Aug '09

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Clive Richardson also exhibits fleeces and has won the Jacob sheep fleece class for five consecutive years at the Great Yorkshire. Fleeces from the Border flock have also won the top Jacob fleece at the Royal Highland Show for the last two years.

“I usually choose the fleece from a hogg (one-year-old sheep). I want a fleece that has a good length of staple, plenty of crimp and a fineness and quality throughout the entire fleece – from the front of the sheep to the hind-end of the sheep.”

Stephen Ballinger, Regional Manager of the British Wool Marketing Board, said it was a great tribute to the breed to have won the Wool on the Hoof competition at the Great Yorkshire Show.

“This championship is one of the show season's most highly sought after by exhibitors in terms of recognising the quality of the wool of a sheep that has been shown in its breed classes. There were some truly outstanding sheep from many well known flocks but the Jacob proved just how much it's possible to improve the fleece of this breed by introducing bloodlines with good fleece quality.”

British Wool Marketing Board

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