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UK sheep flock expands 2%

26/03/2003

 

UK-wide ewe lamb retentions increased 9.8% to 3.57 million head. Almost all Foot and Mouth Disease recovery flocks were reared in England in 2002, which accounted for 43% of the total UK sheep population. The active ewe breeding population rose 6.5%.

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