Northern Irish pure-bred Swales provide breeding success

摘要

When John Blaney took the decision to keep his Swaledale ewes pure instead of producing Mule lambs, little did he realise he was carving himself a niche market that would last for many years.It has seen him earn a reputation for quality breeding stock (as well as a local nickname of 'The Swale Man'), make friends all over the UK and become increasingly involved with the NSA, taking on the two-year job of NSA Northern Ireland Regional Chairman late last year.John and his wife Anne farm in the Glens of Antrim, near Cushendun in Northern Ireland. This beautiful landscape of hills and valleys provides them with 12ha (30 acres) of lowland at Mullarts Farm and 240ha (600 acres) of Glenann hill a little distance away at 240-550m above sea level (800-l,800ft).