Texel Sheep
Texel Sheep breeders listing & info
The Texel is a meat sheep that produces a lean, well muscled and high yielding carcass. Developed on the island of Texel off the coast of Holland in the early 1800's, the breed was imported in to Canada in the 1980's. Since that time, the breed has grown to make a significant contribution to the country's prime lamb trade. This has mainly been done through the use of Texel rams as terminal sires in commercial crossbreeding programs.
Although the ewes have only average prolificacy, they are very docile and easily managed. They adapt well to either pasture based or feedlot style management and show excellent feed conversion in all systems.
Le Texel est un mouton à viande qui produit une carcasse maigre, bien musclée et à haut rendement. Développée dans l'île de Texel au large de la côte de la Hollande au début des années 1800, la race a été importée au Canada au cours des années 1980. Depuis ce temps, la race a évoluée pour apporter une contribution significative au commerce d'agneau du pays. Cela a principalement été réalisé grâce à l'utilisation de béliers Texel en terminal dans des programmes de croisement commerciaux. Bien que les brebis aient seulement une prolificité moyenne, elles sont très dociles et facilement gérées. Ces moutons s'adaptent bien à la gestion sur pâturage ou à l'engraissement en parc et démontrent une excellente conversion alimentaire dans tous les systèmes.
Canadian Texel Assocation Breeders Directory www.canadiantexelassociation.org
Characteristics of Texel Sheep
General Appearance - Large sized sheep, robust, strongly framed, thick set body. Fleece is white with long staple.
110 - 140 kg
Rams / Béliers
70 - 90 kg
Ewes / Brebis
150 %
Lamb/Ewe Percentage / Pourcentage d’agnelage
Medium coarse, bulky
Fleece / Qualité de la toison
2.2 - 3.6 kg
Weight / Poids
9 - 15 cm
Staple Length / Longueur de fibre
?
Micron Count / Micron
Texel Sheep Breeders listing
- Abel Farms, Morley Knudslien & Lorraine Williams
- Box 208 Ryley AB T0B 4A0
- 780-663-2017 [email protected]
- Asphodel Sheep Company, Todd & Jennifer Payne & family
- Ontario
- 705-875-5904 [email protected]
- Atkinson Acres, Tracey & Brian Atkinson
- RR 1 5582 Conc 6 New Lowell, ON L0M 1N0
- Tel/Fax: 705-424-2879 [email protected]
- Benlock Livetock, Darryl & Kim Hopkins
- RR 1 Elmwood ON, N0G 1S0
- 519-363-9415 [email protected]
- Black Walnut Lane, Ron & Adele Service
- Box 171, 814 Millgrove S-RD, Millgrove, ON L0R 1V0
- 905-689-0698 [email protected]
- Blue Moon Texels, Stan & Lori Campbell
- RR 1 Iona Station, ON
- 519-762-5113 [email protected]
- Brien Dorests & Texels, Gary, Luanne, Lee & Sarah Brien
- 12479 Ridge Line, Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0
- 519-674-3846 cell 519-809-3846
Briensheep - www.briensheep.com
- Ronald & Janice Broadworth
- ON
- 705-645-9114
- Bry-LiL Farm, Bryan Coggar
- 22 Harper Sett Rd, Anagance, NB
- Tel/Fax: 506-756-2366 [email protected]
- Cold Stream Ranch, Ruthanne & Mels Van der Laan
- RR 3 Denfield, ON N0M 1P0
- 519-666-2423 www.dutchtexel.on.ca
- Cornerstone Texels, Steve & Janet Jones
- RR 2 Dutton, ON N0L 1J0
- 519-762-0613 Cell: 859-2662 [email protected] www.cornerstonegenetics.com
- Coulee View Texel, John & Nel Harrman
- Box 106 Diamond City, AB T0K 0T0
- 381-4881 fax: 381-0288 [email protected]
- Ron Erdman
- USA
- 815-564-7149
- Evergreen Farm
- 2157 Colehill Rd, Glenburnie ON, K0H 1S0
- 613-542-8584 Fax: 542-7650 [email protected]?
- Ferme Noble Hills Farm
- ??185 Noble Rd, Danville QC J0A 1A0
- 819-823-5037 [email protected] www.noblehills.ca
- Finlay Farm/Lochridge Texels, Albert & Dena Finlay
- 1952 Rashdale Rd., Armstrong, BC V0E 1B3
- 250 546-6223 [email protected] www.finlayfarm.com
- Four K's Farm, Donald Acres
- 2875 Galetta SDRD Kinburn, ON K0A 2H0
- 613-623-5260
- Glenvale Farms, Wesley, Leslie & Derek Glaspell
- 100 Townline Rd N Oshawa ON, L1H 8L7
- 905-433-5543
- Ken Hallows
- ON
- 519-688-7766
- Haltcliffe Limousin, Ridley Family - United Kingdom
- Craig (44) 016974-78619 Matt (44) 016974-78486
- [email protected] www.haltcliffe-limousin.co.uk
- Hazelmere Farms
- BC
- 205-656-7651
- Fraser Hodgson
- ON
- 519-786-4176
- Keith & Tracy Johnson
- AB
- 403-749-3338
- MacKinnon Texels, Bruce & Dawn MacKinnon & Family
- 32910 Pioneer Line, Iona Station, ON N0L 1P0
- 519-762-3047 www.mackinnonlivestock.ca
- Morning View Farm, Claude & Debbie Delisle
- Box 655 Elnora, AB T0M 0Y0
- 403-773-0005 [email protected]
- Mulmur Vista Farm, Don McCutcheon & Sons
- RR 2, Shelburne ON, L0N 1S6
- 519-925-5371 519-928-9626 (Bill)
- Orchardview Texels, Gordon & Marguerite Walker
- 4071 Walker's Dr Glencoe, ON
- 519-868-1593 [email protected]
- Martin & Bonnie Pratchler
- SK
- 306-484-4544
- Prolific Acres Sheep Farm, Charlie Renaud "Twinning Texels" with the B-gene
- 2780 Flos Rd 5 West, Phelpston, ON L0L 2K0
- 705-322-2140 [email protected] www.prolificacressheepfarm.com
- Robinson Stock Farm, Derek & Chantel Robinson & family
- Beachburg ON K0J 1C0
- 613-401-5749 [email protected]
- Rose Haven Farm, Linda Swaine
- RR 2, Durham, ON, N0G 1R0
- 519-369-5645 [email protected] www.rosehavenfarm.net
- Shamrock Show Sheep, Brianna Hiltz
- 46 Parker Condon Rd Berwick North NS B0P 1E0
- 902-300-6087 902-844-0371 [email protected]
- Stonehill Sheep, Tina Harrington & Paul Dick
- RR 4 Chatsworth ON N0H 1G0
- 519-794-3732 [email protected]
- Stonehill Sheep, Glen & Judy Porteous
- RR 1 Chatsworth ON N0H 1G0
- 519-794-4549 [email protected]
- Ryk ter Beek
- PE
- 902-628-6691
- Texel & Rouge de L'Ouest, Paul Cardyn
- 490 Main W Coaticook QC J1A 1P9
- 819-849-6496 [email protected]
- Dallas & Elaine Turner
- Box 118, Kronau, SK S0G 2T0
- 306-789-9106 Fax: 781-0213 [email protected]
- S. Vidacs & Riva Berezowski
- ON
- 519-371-7314
- Western Texels, Michael & Grace Messing
- RR 1 Sylan Lake, AB T4S 1X6
- 403-886-2808 Fax: 886-2809 [email protected]
- Woodhurst Farm, Tom Wood
- 2145 Dingman Dr London ON N6N 1G5
- Tom 519-681-9829 Fred 519-681-0918 Fax 681-0449 [email protected]
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