One of the great paradoxes of breeding lamb for the commercial market is that it is profitable but simultaneously very costly. There's a lot of work in it. The overheads are high, they require a lot of handling and in tough seasons they can be hard to keep on top of. In fact, some producers have even given up on them over the years, switching their attention to easier care animals that are less profitable, like cattle. But what if there was a way we could breed a low care sheep? One that didn't require shearing, crutching, flea treatment or mulesing but still produced meat that was high in eating quality? This was the question that led now famed Oberon based Baringa Sheep Stud to join forces with four other studs in 2008 to help create the first Australian White Sheep....read more...