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Texel takes sheep championship at Garstang show

Some 500 plus sheep were forward for judging at this year’s Garstang show, with judge Frank Towers, Lancaster, responsible for the final inter-breed judging.

Katie Jones
Editor, Farmers Guardian and Dairy Farmer
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Texel takes sheep championship at Garstang show

Some 500 plus sheep were forward for judging at this year’s Garstang show, with judge Frank Towers, Lancaster, responsible for the final inter-breed judging. He picked out a Texel shearling gimmer from...

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