Ongoing Research & Development Projects

The Texel Society is continually carrying out research and development projects to improve the breed.  Here are the latest results.

• Towards a better understanding of using breeding to control mastisis in sheep and cattle.
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• Breeding for resistance to Foot rot.
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• Marker assisted selection applied to commercial sheep
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• The role of sire referencing schemes in terminal sire sheep to improve the carcase quality of crossbred lambs
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