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Welcome to the UK Dutch Texel Producer Group |
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With only a few breeders dotted all over the U.K. and people starting to realise the potential, through the numerous successes in carcass competitions nationwide, a group of breeders in North Wales decided in 1997 to create and promote a larger market for this type of Texel.
The first sale in Ruthin in 1997 had just 9 vendors and 45 sheep and in just seven years numbers have increased to 235, with membership of the group in also increasing steadily by the year.
Vendors and buyers travel from all over the U.K. to what is the only sale of its kind in the country.
As someone once said... a sheep is only as good as the commercial lamb it produces.
Feedback is good, with buyers reporting that lambs are lively and hardy at birth, thriving on a range of conditions, being taken to a range of weights without becoming over fat, and producing a carcass of excellent quality.
Anyone interested in joining the group should contact the
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