“When I first bought some Charollais sheep from a mate of mine, Doug Mitchell, [Rene stud, Wagga Wagga, NSW] the breed was just starting to build some momentum here in Australia. Those were first-cross sheep that I’ve since been able to cross back to make them purebred, which is how I think a lot of people started in the breed.
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