In late 2018, the Cumbria Support Group of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust' (RBST) launched their Primitive Produce Project. Two newly weaned wethers (castrated males) from each of the seven British primitive breeds, also known as Northern European or North Atlantic short-tailed sheep, were gathered and raised under identical conditions. The fleece and meat of each would then be compared, having removed influential variable factors such as feed, housing and weather.
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