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Sheep special: Worldwide success for Welsh Hampshire Down flock

Exports of ovine embryos and semen are helping the owners of a Welsh pedigree Hampshire Down flock fill the void Brexit left in their sales of live sheep overseas

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Eirlys and Stuart Jones

Last year was exceptional for Eirlys and Stuart Jones and their Maes-Glas flock of Hampshire Downs. The mother and son team made the headlines in Argentina where a shearling ram sired by a Maes-Glas ram...

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