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The Dutch Texel
Producer Group |
| The first sale at
Ruthin in 1997 had just 9 vendors and 45 sheep
and in just four years sheep numbers have increased
to 150.
Vendors and buyers travel from all over the U.K.
to what is the only sale of its kind in the country. |
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Texel
Denmark |
| The Danish Texel
sheep comes from the white headed, short tailed
salt-meadow sheep. This breed of sheep has been
used for centuries on farms along the coast from
Denmark to the north of France. . |
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Small
Shepherds Club |
| The
Small Shepherds Club provides training and support
to people who have or would like to keep a small
number of sheep. It has a membership of some
170 mainly in Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire. |
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New
Zealand Texel Breeders |
| The
Texels imported into New Zealand were sourced
from Denmark and Finland because of their scrapie-free
status. They were released from quarantine in 1990. |
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