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ayhelloto thecute,chubbyfaced
breed,knownas Beltex.With
itsBelgianheritage,theBeltex
breedmadequiteanimpactwhenit was
firstintroducedto theUK 30 yearsago.
Famedforitsincrediblymusclybody,
yetlean,straightarmsandlegs,Beltex
sheeparenotcommonlybredforwool
production.However,whentheyare,finer
fibresaremixedintoa specialblendfor
knitwear-qualityyarnto creategarments.
Thismedium,whitecolouredyarnis of a
substantialquality.Indeed,it is thanksto the
notableplushnessof thedensefleecethat
it is alsoa popularchoiceforusein carpets
too!Wejustlovethisplush,cuddlysheep!
Discovermoreaboutthewonderful
worldof Britishsheepandwool at
http://www.britishwool.org.uk.beltex
Meettheone-of-a-kindsheepbreed that’s
Belgian by roots, British by nature...
ESTABLISHEDINUK20th century
CATEGORYMedium
LOCATIONThroughoutthe UK
HANDLEMedium/Soft
COLOURWhite/Creamy
FLEECEWEIGHT2.5–3kg
DIDYOUKNOW? 1 Relativelynewto
theUK,theBeltexbreedwasintroduced
in1989,havingoriginatedinBelgium.
2 TheBeltexisa developmentofthe
a heavily-muscledbreedcalledthe
Texel.TheoriginalBelgianTexelflocks
importedtotheUKwerenamedBel-Tex.
3 TheBeltexSheepSociety was formed
in the UK in 1991.SHEEP STATS
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Discovermore!
FindoutmoreabouttheBeltexbreedat
http://www.beltexsheepsociety.co.ukorvisit
http://www.facebook.com/beltexsheep. C
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