The British Texel Sheep Society is the UK’s largest pedigree sheep society, based at Stoneleigh Park, home of the Royal Agricultural Society’s Exhibition Centre near Warwick, in the heart of England.

The Texel breed is famed for its exceptional carcass qualities, which has made the Texel the dominant terminal sire breed in the UK. In recent years the breed’s hardiness and adaptability has been recognised by upland and hill producers who use the Texel to their advantage by breeding store lambs and cross bred females and these increasingly replace traditional hill breeds with a more marketable product.

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SAC launches’ new website to protect sheep SAC has launched a new online resource to help sheep and goat producers avoid introducing disease into their flocks and herds when purchasing livestock. The new website lists the health status of flocks and herds currently registered with SAC’s Premium Sheep and Goat Health Scheme (PS&GHS). [more] NI Texel Club Recognizes Charitable Activities at AGM Members of the NI Texel Club gathered at Greenmount College this week for their Annual General Meeting. The Chairman Victor Chestnutt was delighted to welcome Club members and friends to the meeting before presenting his report of the year’s events. [more] Performance Recording your Texel flock The Texel Society in conjunction with Eblex have issued the latest Signet recruitment and breed benchmark leaflets for the membership. If you would like further information on Performance Recording your Texel flock this year then visit the Performance Recorded Texel section www.texel.co.uk/thebreed/signet.php or call Signet directly on 0247 647 8829. $12,000 Texel ram will pay for dream kitchen NZ Texel breeder Sharon Paterson will be able to build her dream kitchen now. The Waikaka farmer achieved the top price of $12,000 for her Waikaka Texel Stud ram at the Gore Ram Fair. [more]

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