Texel Sheep Breeders, Societies and Associations

texel sheep breeders associations and societies

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British Texel Sheep Society

In Great Britain, the Texels have shown that they are capable of withstanding the rigours of the Scottish winter without any hardship and their progeny have proved to be as adaptable in our climate and altitude as the Flocks in Holland and France.

Nederlandse Texelaar Stamboeken

The Dutch flock consists of 70 % purebred Texel, 25 % cross-bred and 5 % other purebred sheep such as the Friesian and Zeeland milk sheep, and the Zwartbles sheep.

Australian Texel Stud Breeders Association Inc

For the pedigree breeder and commercial producer, Texels offer clear advantages in both quality and performance.

Canadian Texel Association

The Canadian Texel Association was formed in 2000 to educate, promote and provide information on Texel sheep.

Texel Sheep Breeders Society

The first Texels in the United States were imported by the Meat Animal Research Center at Clay Center, NE in 1985. Also Known By: Texelaar, Texelse, Improved Texel, Verbeterde Texelse

Texel-Schafe Schweiz

Ab 2005 wurden Herdebuchtiere reinrassig in die Schweiz eingeführt, hauptsächlich aus Deutschland und Frankreich, vereinzelt auch aus Luxemburg.

Irish Texel Society

For over 30 years the Irish Texel Society has been safeguarding and maintaining the superior quality of Irish pedigree Texel flocks. We provide pedigree registration and a range of marketing services to our members throughout Ireland.

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Goldies Texels

Goldies Texels, together with their sister flock Lochar Texels, were founded in the 1980s. The flocks currently number 120 breeding ewes.

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Allanfauld Farm

The Allanfauld texel flock was re-established in 2001 after a 30 year absence from the farm, when John started to take a keen interest in the breed.

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Millside Farm

David & Jennifer Alexander breed Pedigree Blue Texel & Lleyn Sheep at Millside Farm, Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Ettrick Texels to Defend Crown at Northumberland County Show 2012-Apr-05
Gordon and David Gray plan to defend their Champion Of Champions crown at this year's Northumberland County Show on Monday June 4th 2012, by exhibiting a team of Texel sheep from their famous Ettrick flock.

Texel Breeders Drive Towards Increased Loin Muscling
2012-Jan-23
Commercial sheep farmers using recorded Texel sires to produce prime lambs will see an increase in the lean meat yields in the most expensive primal loin cuts in their lambs thanks to some recent adjustments to the Signet Texel index.

Tamnamoney Flock Shines at Northern Stars Texel Sale
2011-Dec-20
Last Saturday’s Northern Stars sale of Texel females at Ballymena Mart, Northern Ireland, saw an entry from Roger Strawbridge’s Tamnamoney flock shine the brightest among the 77 head sold collecting an 11,000gns bid.

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