They are polled, white in colour with a good fleece, very sound feet, high resistance to worm infestation and low mastitis problems.

Ewes are docile, have excellent mothering ability with a minimum of lambing difficulty and are capable of rearing three lambs if given adequate feed during lactation.

Daughters of your own ewe flock, sired by a Belclare ram are capable of increasing lambing rates by up to 30%. For lowland flocks the national average is 1.28 lambs weaned per ewe joined with rams.

Research shows the only real way of substantially increasing income from sheep farming is by increasing the number of lambs sold per ewe joined.

Belclare rams are ideal for use on ewe lambs. The lambs are easily lambed, hardy, vigerous, agressive suckers, and will not be rejected easily.

In Teagasc research, the results on the relative performance of crossbreed types are summarised in the following table:

Teagasc Research Shows:

Effect of replacement policy on flock productivity over a ten year period.  Key: Red - Shows use of Belclare ram to sire flock replacements Blue - Only keep ewes born as multiples