Wensleydale (black) "West End 1626B" 694/23/1626B (UK0107504-01626) - NEW for late 2024 semen collection & early 2025 importation

[importation fee* = Codon Scrapie Genotype testing to source ARR/ARR (highest resistance) rams, UK Gov Sign-off, transport to London, non-stop flight to USA, tank fully insured, USDA/APHIS Customs inspection, shipment from Customs to Great Lakes Sire Service (GLSS) Bronson, Michigan, in-inventory at GLSS, return tank to UK for next shipment] + plus any cost overrun

Scrapie Genotype: ARR/ARR

Description 

West End 1626B - front/side
West End 1626B - pedigree
West End 1626B - info

There is something very appealing about Black Wensleydales. Recently, with the increase in demand for natually coloured wools, their black fleece is listed in the wool board schedule as one of the highest priced.

There is a great variation in the fleece, not only in the colour, but also in type. Some have a very tight crimp and others very open with a big loose curl and softer handle - the latter being more of a spinning fleece. The staple of a black yearling fleece is often not quite as long as that of a white. Black fleece, especially with a long staple and good crimp, is very popular with felters.

At West End Farm we raise prize-winning, pedigree Wensleydale Sheep - a breed renowned for its superb fleece.  We have both a white and a black flock. For 30 years we have shown sheep and fleece successfully at the Great Yorkshire Show, the RBST annual show and others shows in the north of England.

UK ram owners: John and Shelagh Prescott, West End Wensleydales, Longhorsley, Northumberland, England, UK

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USA/Canada Wensleydale Breed Coordinator
Cory Simpson
rossfork3@gmail.com
406-350-1138