As the Texel Sheep Society moves in to its 50th year in 2024, the Texel is responsible for more than 27% of all the rams used is no coincidence. “Texels have proven themselves to be versatile, ...

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NEW opportunities will open up for top pedigree Texel breeders following a high-profile visit to South America by Texel Sheep Society chief executive Steven McLean and chairman Keith Campbell.

More than 200 Texel Sheep Society members and friends came together in Chester last weekend (15th -17th November) at the Society’s 50th Anniversary Social weekend, the highlight of which was a ...

The Texel breed was introduced in Australia and New Zealand in the early 90s and genetic testing for the disease began, however initial tests under another company were flawed.

A KEY part of this year’s Texel Sheep Society 50th anniversary celebrations will be the Textravaganza National Texel Show at Borderway Mart, Carlisle this summer. Preceded by the society’s ...

Investigations showed 29 out of 170 rams submitted to Farm Post Mortems, Hamsterley, between 2014 and 2019 were killed by laryngeal chondritis, also known colloquially as Texel throat.