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| £231,000 sheep sets price record | £231,000 sheep sets price record |
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| A sheep is believed to have become the world's most expensive after selling for £231,000. | A sheep is believed to have become the world's most expensive after selling for £231,000. |
| Deveronvale Perfection, bred in Banffshire, was bought by a fellow local sheep farmer at a sale in Lanark. | Deveronvale Perfection, bred in Banffshire, was bought by a fellow local sheep farmer at a sale in Lanark. |
| The tup lamb will be used for breeding in the hope of more than recouping the purchase price. | |
| The UK's previous most expensive sheep, Tophill Joe, was bought for £128,000 six years ago. He died recently after fathering lambs worth more than £1m. | The UK's previous most expensive sheep, Tophill Joe, was bought for £128,000 six years ago. He died recently after fathering lambs worth more than £1m. |
| Jimmy Douglas said Deveronvale Perfection had a good body | |
| Graham Morrison's eight-month old lamb Deveronvale Perfection was sold to Jimmy Douglas. | |
| The high price has been put down to the lamb's strong physical attributes. | |
| Seller Mr Morrison said the price was beyond his "wildest dreams". | Seller Mr Morrison said the price was beyond his "wildest dreams". |
| However, he said the sheep lived up to his name and was indeed "perfection". | |
| New owner Mr Douglas said the Texel sheep was as good as he had seen, with a good body. | New owner Mr Douglas said the Texel sheep was as good as he had seen, with a good body. |
| Deveronvale Perfection could also eventually have his semen sold. |