Welcome to www.texel.co.uk - official website of the British
Texel Sheep Society Ltd.
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 resulted in the Breed becoming the dominant terminal
sire used in the UK. In recent years the Breeds hardiness
and recognised survivability has resulted in Hill and Upland
producers using Texel Rams to produce store lambs and breeding
females which are more marketable than the pure hill breeds
that they replace.
Our core business is to provide pedigree registration and
marketing services to our 2,200 members in all regions of
the United Kingdom of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern
Ireland.
Today we -
- birth notify, register and transfer homebred and imported
Texels
- promote British pedigree Texels throughout the UK and
beyond
- organise society sales for pedigree Texels, provide catalogues,
reports and statistics, as well as setting the conditions
of sale for all sales held under the auspices of the Society
- encourage membership participation through the regional
Club structure and provide a platform for the Clubs to
co-operate to the benefit of all members
- publish an annual journal and bi-monthly news bulletins
- participate in special sheep events promoting the benefits
of commercial usage of the Breed and membership of the
Society
- lobby Government and other institutions on issues affecting
members and their Texel sheep
Our task for the future -
- capitalise on our position in the UK as the dominant
terminal sire, increase the breeds usage as a crossing
sire and further increase our commercial market share
- improve existing and develop new services to benefit
members
- modernise and streamline our registration system maintaining
cost efficiency and providing greater flexibility
- research and develop aspects of the Breed to ensure competitiveness
in the future
- provide accurate and meaningful performance data which
is easily understood by commercial producers
- continue to be at the forefront of the sheep industry
- deliver the practical solutions to members' aspirations
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