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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: the Dawson family and (second right) scanner Robert Garth.
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: the ewes line up to be tested. The flock are mainly Dalesbred.
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: chief sheepdog Bet keeps an eye out for escapees
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: the ewes line up to be tested
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: chief sheepdog Bet, wool hanging from her jaw, keeps the sheep in order,
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: Teeswater tup among the Dalesbred ewes. The result of crossing a Dalesbred ewe and a Teeswater tup is a Masham breed lamb.
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: Robert at the scanner
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: Robert Garth at the scanner with a pregnant sheep scan picture
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: scan of a ewe in lamb
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: the last sheep is scanned
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: the overall scan results - three sheep batches showing how many lambs each ewe carries.
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: packing up the equipment
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: the sheep head off to be sorted into two groups according to the number of lambs each carries
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: the sheep head off to be sorted into two groups according to the number of lambs each carries
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: preparing to sort the scanned ewes into groups.
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: most of the flock are Dalesbred breed, but this bunch includes Mashams, a Suffolk and Texel crosses.
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: sorting the ewes into two groups - those pregnant with one lamb and those with 2 or 3.
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: taking sheep back to the pastures
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: Bet the sheepdog helps in taking sheep back to the pastures
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: taking sheep back to the pastures. This group are expecting just one lamb and are heading for a hillside pasture.
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: taking sheep back to the pastures - this batch are carrying two or three lambs and get the best pastures to graze
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Scanning ewes for pregnancy at Bleak Bank Farm, Clapham: taking sheep back to the pastures - this batch are carrying two or three lambs and get the best pastures to graze