Border Leicesters set to shine as Australian Sheep & Wool Show feature breed

By Kylie Nicholls
July 10 2022 - 7:00am
GROWTH FOCUS: Newly-elected president of the Australian Border Leicester Association Malcolm Starritt, Womboota Pastoral, Womboota, NSW.
GROWTH FOCUS: Newly-elected president of the Australian Border Leicester Association Malcolm Starritt, Womboota Pastoral, Womboota, NSW.

This year marks 141 years since the first Border Leicester stud of note was established near Geelong and although the breed's beginnings are very much British, its impact on Australia's prime lamb industry continues to be huge.

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