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Large sheep entries led by Beltex at Garstang show

A Beltex ewe reigned supreme in the sheep inter-breed judging as entries topped over 700 head, the largest seen at Garstang Show for a number of years

Katie Jones
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Inter-breed sheep and Beltex champion from Sean Forshaw
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Inter-breed sheep and Beltex champion from Sean Forshaw

The winner was a home-bred one-crop ewe by Griffin Dexter. The ewe was the result of an embryo out of a bought in ewe, and is part of Mr Forshaw's 20-head Meadowside Beltex flock, which is run alongside...

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