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GENERAL | HISTORY | BREED CHARACTERISTICS | CROSS BREEDING | FUTURE GENERAL
The Wiltipoll is a new breed of sheep, recently developed in Australia from the Wiltshire Horn. It is a polled sheep that is bred for the production of prime lamb only. It's short white fleece is shed annually, from Spring to Summer, where it falls to the ground and is of no commercial value. The advantages of the wool shedding Wiltipoll are that resources are directed towards the production of meat and milk - not wool, that costs are cut dramatically, and that there is no need for shearing, crutching, jetting, dipping or mulesing. These sheep are fly and lice resistant and therefore need no chemical treatment. The absence of horn in the Wiltipoll is a great advantage in the production of prime lamb. Animals are easier to handle, less aggressive and bruising is avoided. The absence of horn has been achieved by the infusion of blood from the Border Leicester, Poll Dorset and Polled Merino breeds. Wiltipoll sheep are hardy, adaptable and offer quality meat production with lower costs and much less work. Wiltipolls produce superior quality, excellent tasting, lean lamb. The Wiltipoll breed has been developed with a view to the production of heavy, prime lamb in marginal areas and more specifically in Pastoral country, as this breed thrives on rough scrubby feed. Wiltipoll/Merino cross lambs, off grass, at 10 months of age, regularly reach weights of 25 to 30 kgs dressed, without developing fat, as do other British Breed lambs. Click on thumbnails for examples:
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