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Kelso sheep
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Kelso sheep

Place of Origin New Zealand
Origin The Kelso is one of several composite breeds developed in New Zealand. Unlike traditional breeds, which are bred for appearance as well as productivity, composites are bred for productive traits alone. The Kelso is continually being upgraded and modified to meet changing market needs.
Purpose Meat
Characteristics Kelso uses the best tools available to ensure genetic progress. Kelso is a sheep genetics company which has developed two large scale breeding programmes over the last 50 years. The Kelso (Maternal Sire) and Ranger (Terminal Sire) breeding flocks are run on five farms from Gisborne to Southland all genetically linked.
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