Texel Sheep
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.
Characteristics of Texel Sheep
General Appearance - Large sized sheep, robust, strongly framed, thick set body. Fleece is white with long staple.
| Rams | Béliers | 110 - 140 kg |
| Ewes | Brebis | 70 - 90 kg |
| Lamb/Ewe Percentage | Pourcentage d’agnelage | 150 % |
| Fleece | Qualité de la toison |
Medium coarse & bulky |
| Weight | Poids | 2.2 - 3.6 kg |
| Staple Length | Longueur de fibre | 9 - 15 cm |
| Micron Count | Micron |
Canadian Texel Assocation Breeders Directory
www.canadiantexelassociation.org
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Name: |
Address: |
Contact: |
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Abel Farms Morley Knudslien & Lorraine Williams |
Box 208 Ryley AB T0B 4A0 |
780-663-2017 |
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Atkinson Acres |
RR 1 5582 Conc 6 |
Tel/Fax: 705-424-2879 |
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Benlock Livetock |
RR 1 |
519-363-9415 |
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Black Walnut Lane |
Box 171, 814 Millgrove S-RD, Millgrove, ON L0R 1V0 |
905-689-0698 |
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Blue Moon Texels |
RR 1 Iona Station, ON |
519-762-5113 |
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Brien Dorests & Texels |
RR 2 Ridgetown, ON |
519-674-3846 |
| Ronald & Janice Broadworth | ON | 705-645-9114 |
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Bry-LiL Farm Bryan Coggar |
22 Harper Sett Rd, Anagance, NB |
Tel/Fax: 506-756-2366 brylilclydesdales@hotmail.com |
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Cold Stream Ranch |
RR 3 Denfield, ON |
519-666-2423 |
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Cornerstone Texels |
RR 2 Dutton, On |
519-762-0613 |
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Coulee View Texel |
Box 106 |
381-4881 |
| Ron Erdman | USA | 815-564-7149 |
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Evergreen Farm |
2157 Colehill Road, |
613-542-8584 |
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Four K's Farm Donald Acres |
2875 Galetta SDRD Kinburn, ON K0A 2H0 |
613-623-5260 |
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Glenvale Farms |
100 Townline Rd N |
905-433-5543 |
| Ken Hallows | ON | 519-688-7766 |
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Haltcliffe Limousin |
United Kingdom |
Craig (44) 016974-78619 |
| Hazelmere Farms | BC | 205-656-7651 |
| Fraser Hodgson | ON | 519-786-4176 |
| Keith & Tracy Johnson | AB | 403-749-3338 |
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MacKinnon Texels |
RR 1 Iona Station, |
519-762-3047 |
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Morning View Farm Claude & Debbie Delisle |
Box 655 Elnora, AB T0M 0Y0 |
403-773-0005 deb@xplornet.com |
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Mulmur Vista Farm |
RR 2, Shelburne ON, |
519-925-5371 |
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Orchardview Texels |
RR 2 Glencoe, ON |
519-287-5085 |
| Martin & Bonnie Pratchler | SK | 306-484-4544 |
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Prolific Acres Sheep Farm Charlie Renaud "Twinning Texels" with the B-gene. |
RR 1, 2780 Flos Rd 5 West, |
705-322-2140 charlierenaud@3web.com http://www.prolificacressheepfarm.com/ |
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Robinson Stock Farm Derek & Chantel Robinson & family |
Beachburg ON K0J 1C0 |
613-401-5749 derekir1@hotmail.com |
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Rose Haven Farm |
RR 2, Durham, ON, |
519-369-5645 |
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John & Eadie Steele |
RR 4, 1571 Centre Line, |
Tel / Fax: 705-696-1491 |
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Stonehill Sheep Glen & Judy Porteous |
RR 1 Chatsworth On N0H 1G0 |
519-794-4549 porteous@bmts.com |
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Stonehill Sheep Tina Harrington & Paul Dick |
RR 4 Chatsworth On N0H 1G0 |
519-794-3732 tharrington@sympatico.ca |
| Ryk ter Beek | PE | 902-628-6691 |
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Texel & Rouge de L'Ouest |
490 Main W |
819-849-6496 |
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Tourello Texels |
343 Lysterfield Rd |
64 3 97522229 |
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Dallas & Elaine Turner |
Box 118, Kronau, SK |
306-789-9106 |
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S. Vidacs & Riva Berezowski |
ON | 519-371-7314 |
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Western Texels |
RR 1 |
403-886-2808 |
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Woodhurst Farm |
2145 Dingman Dr |
Tom 519-681-9829 |
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