The sheep have appeared well grown and well fleshed.” The Texel breed has developed the sheep meat industry in a “massive way”. “The first imports came into Northern Ireland in the early ...

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 “great body and strong loin”.

“As members and others associated with the Society move into the next era of the British Texel Sheep Society ... such as health traits and carcass and meat quality traits.