The Texel is a Dutch breed of domestic sheep originally from the island of Texel. It is a heavy and muscular sheep, and produces a lean meat carcass. It...
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Texel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛsəl] ; Texels dialect: Tessel) is a municipality and an island with a population of 13,643 in North Holland, Netherlands...
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combines genetic traits from four distinct sheep breeds: Dorper, Van Rooy, Polled Dorset, and Texel. AUW sheep offer advantages such as strong stress resistance...
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Beltex (redirect from Beltex (sheep))
heavily muscled domestic sheep. A portmanteau of Belgian and Texel, the name reflects the breed's origin as an offshoot of Texel sheep from The Netherlands...
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Texel, Dutch: Blauwe Texelaar, is a Dutch breed or strain of meat sheep. It is a colour variety of the Texel, which originates on the island of Texel...
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up Texel or texel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Texel is an island and municipality of the Netherlands. Texel may also refer to: Texel (sheep), a...
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Guardian. Retrieved 2008-09-07. "Scottish National Sale 2002". texel.co.uk. Texel Sheep Society. Archived from the original on 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2008-09-07...
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Britain, for example, the introduction of the Poland China pig and the Texel sheep affected populations of historic breeds, which were seen as less profitable...
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Herdwick (redirect from Herdwick sheep)
Cheviot, Charollais and Texel sheep. Herdwick lambs are born black and, after a year, they lighten to a dark brown colour (the sheep are called hoggs or hoggets...
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This mule is usually crossed with a meat-type ram, such as the Suffolk or Texel, to produce these market lambs. This breeding also allows a convenient system...
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