The Society
Formed in 1974 the British Texel Sheep Society has grown into
the largest registry of Pedigree Texel sheep anywhere in the world.
Today 2,000 Texel flock-masters birth notify around 55,000 lambs
with 20,000 females and 1,500 males going onto full pedigree registration
annually. The Society and its nineteen regional clubs and Performance
Recorded Members Sire Reference schemes market some 12,000 breeding
rams through 35 sales throughout the UK.
The Society is proud to be a founder shareholder of BASCO Data
Ltd. A proven successful partnership between Breeder Organisations
and Technologists from the Scottish Agricultural College and Signet
Farm Business Consultancy. Primarily established to benefit sheep
and beef pedigree recording, performance recording and to assist
in breed development and improvement programmes. Through the society’s
involvement, BASCO also provides a focal point for information
and dissemination of Texel breed data across the livestock industry.
Area Directors are elected for a 4-year term from thirteen geographic
regions. The policy of the Society is implemented by the Chief
Executive and staff at the Society’s Offices at Stoneleigh Park,
central England.
The UK boasts a diverse geography which creates different needs
in the promotion and marketing of Texels, which are addressed by
the nineteen breeders’ clubs. The clubs have an in-depth knowledge
of local traditions, market conditions and preferences and this
experience means that they can deliver a more targeted service.
Whilst sales are either organised by the Society centrally or
by the clubs regionally, all are conducted under a standard set
of conditions, under the auspices of the Society and conducted
by Society approved auctioneers.
Breed Summary 2010  |