Integration of the various body parts into a harmonious whole Neck integration (No u-necks) Rounding of strong hindquarters Bowed top line Vitality Hocks (vertical hocks impede the passage of the lambs at birth) Discrimination against colour and coarse facial cover Wedge-shaped conformation Strong legs and pasterns Scrotum (circumference) Pigmentation around the eyes Size (mass of ewes: 50-60kg and rams: 70-80kg)
By using Letelle rams the breeder is assured of prepotency - this is because of the breeding policy that has not changed over 80+ years Letelle rams have the ability to transfer desirable characteristics to their progeny Affordable prices are fixed every two years by members of the Society Rams are able to serve in excess of sixty ewes resulting in favourable ram/ewe ratios Rams are virile and can be successfully used for a long time
Early maturing reaching slaughter mass + 150 days under favourable feeding conditions Lambs are well suited to a feedlot environment with excellent feed conversion ratios and with a high ADG High slaughtering percentage and good grading are characteristics of the breed
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ReadLocally bred Letelle sheep are known to be economically balanced, hardy animals that are well adapted to South Africa’s sometimes harsh environment.
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