EasyCare sheep can be safely grazed alongside cattle without causing the cattle to choke on wool.
There has been a jocular comment made by Jeremy Clarkson in a Sunday Times article [10 November 2024] that care must be taken not to graze EasyCare sheep and cattle together. Some members have asked that the Society make a correction for this claim.
For clarity, the fleece shed by true EasyCare sheep in spring is very short, kempy and sheds in small tufts. It is for the main part removed from the ground and sometimes straight from the sheep's back, by wildbirds to line their nests. The rest is taken into the ground by the worms to act as a soil conditioner and natural nitrogen.
No harm will come to cattle if they graze alongside EasyCare sheep.
