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Sheep special: Charollais breed continues to prove its worth, providing a bright future for the next generation

Producing Charollais rams from their Foulrice flock for both the pedigree and commercial market is the key focus for the Marwood family in North Yorkshire

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Left to right: Tom, Stephen and Charles Marwood with Charollais tups at Whenby, North Yorkshire
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Left to right: Tom, Stephen and Charles Marwood with Charollais tups at Whenby, North Yorkshire

History of the Foulrice flock The Foulrice flock was established in 1982, just a few years after the breed was first imported from France, soon after Charles Marwood and his wife Valerie, started farming...

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Pedigree Charolais Sheep

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275 smart Suffolk out of Mules yearling ewes.

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