New and revolutionary concepts always generate the interest of the media. The development, introduction and success of Easy Care is no exception. Over the past couple of decades, Easy Care has been featured in television, radio and press reports in many countries...
Farmers Weekly, May 2004 (U.K.)
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The Furrow, Autumn 2003 (U.K.)
"We feel that the Easy Care sheep will allow us to spend less time with the sheep without compromising welfare...We had no trouble lambing the Easy Care ewes outdoors and the lambs were born with enough hair to protect them against the conditions here at 700 feet."
"Like a dog or cow it's coat sheds in spring...We get animals that which don't have horns, lamb easily and won't need shearing."
"Farmers should be clear that the aim is easy care not zero care...As with any other sheep management system, easy care means balancing profitability with the welfare of the animals." |
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Scottish Farmer, Dec. 2002
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New Zealand Press, 1985
"The breed is based on Mr. Owen's pedigree Wiltshire Horns"
"...have a rapid growth rate, are good converters and produce strong lambs at 180 per cent"
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Sunday Times, 1985 (U.K)
"But who wants a sheep without wool?...any farmer who wants to halve his costs"
"...above all, the breed produces good quality, quick growing lambs"
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The Field, 1985 (U.K.)
"The management savings extend beyond not having to shear. There is no dipping, apart from the compulsory dip against sheep scab, no dagging or crutching the ewes to stop flies and ticks"
"The Wiltshire factor provides for a rapid growth rate on low rations"
"The first batches of up to a dozen ewes went out at the end of last month to farms in Devon (two), Kent, Shropshire and Wiltshire"
"Despite the lack of coat the breed has proved hardy, even in the cold winter winds of Anglesey" |
Daily Mail, 1975 (U.K.)
"Farmer Iolo Owen spent sleepless nights counting the cost of his 2,500 sheep. Then he hit on the perfect solution - bare sheep"
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San Francisco Chronicle, 1975
"The new sheep grow a thin layer of wool in the winter to protect themselves against the cold, but they shed this in the spring" |
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