Table 1 Breeds, industry sector and the number of lambs and flocks included in the study.
| Â | Â | no. lambs (no. lambs with birth weight recorded) | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
breed | industry sector | live | dead | no. flocks collecting records |
Beulah Speckled Face | hill | 1735 (1253) | 71 (44) | 7 |
Bluefaced Leicester | longwool | 678 (587) | 85 (66) | 5 |
Charollais | terminal sire | 5721 (4032) | 520 (402) | 19 |
Lleyn | self-contained | 3475 (2927) | 178 (153) | 9 |
Poll Dorset | self-contained | 4491 (3149) | 215 (177) | 9 |
North Country Cheviot (Hill) | hill | 2030 (968) | 158 (82) | 11 |
North Country Cheviot (Park) | hill | 2255 (1427) | 222 (129) | 13 |
Scottish Blackface | hill | 4098 (2201) | 479 (312) | 17 |
Texel | terminal sire | 9293 (6771) | 401 (259) | 29 |
Welsh Mountain | hill | 2288 (1475) | 98 (66) | 9 |
Total | - | 36096 (24818) | 2427 (1690) | 128 |