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WHY BELTEX?
The Beltex is a terminal sire breed which is sought after for its double-muscle and the
hindquarters which are its outstanding feature. The high heritability of these traits ensures
that the Beltex X lamb yields a high killing-out percentage from a fine-boned carcase with
full gigots, good eye-muscle, meaty shoulder and a long loin, making it a premium product
for the home and export markets.
Beltex can be crossed with any breed to improve the carcase quality of the lamb crop as well as
the flock profit margins. Commercial flockmasters enthuse about easy-lambing and the vitality of
the Beltex X lambs which minimise labour at lambing time. They make no secret of the premium
they get when the lambs are sold. Butchers enthuse about the extra volume of saleable meat that
can be had from Beltex X lamb and the eating quality that keeps their customers coming back for
more. Exporters just can’t get enough Beltex X for their customers in Europe.
