ABOUT THE PROHILL GROUP
Hill farming is crucial to the economy, culture and society of rural Wales, to sustain these rural areas, the ProHill group of progressive hill ram breeders are working to strengthen the Welsh sheep sector.
ProHill are improving the genetic merit of their flocks, producing lambs that meet market requirements from extensive, forage-based systems and breeding rams with known, improved performance.
To achieve this, they are utilising the latest technology available, including DNA shepherding, to select and breed from the best performing animals, producing stock with improved
Testimonials
"We have used performance-recorded rams on all our ewes for the past ten years, and we are seeing significant improvements in every aspect of our flock. There is certainly a benefit to using performance-recorded breeding stock. 250 of our ewes are put to performance-recorded Welsh rams annually, and they lamb outdoors in April. The best of the ewe lambs are retained as replacements within the flock; they prove to be top-quality mothers, lambing easily and possessing strong maternal instincts. The remainder are bred to terminal sires.
In addition to their maternal performance, we also find that the rams bring extra benefits regarding fat lamb production on the farm. Our lambs now reach a carcass weight of 16kg and meet the R3L specification, whereas in the past we were only achieving an O grade."
Owen Pritchard, Glanmor Isaf, near Bangor
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MEET THE PROHILL BREEDERS
Hill farming is crucial to the economy, culture and society of rural Wales, to sustain these rural areas, this group of progressive hill ram breeders are working to strengthen the Welsh sheep sector.
PERFORMANCE RECORDING
Performance recording forms a basis for positive selection of breeding stock, based on a whole range of economically important criteria which are crucial for breeders.
SALES & EVENTS
The ProHill breeding group supports all sales and events, including on‑farm sales, existing mart sales, and the main ProHill Sale held annually in Peithyll, Aberystwyth.