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In this study, the Suffolk and Texel sheep breeds were compared for microsatellite marker heterozygosity throughout seven chromosomal regions in the sheep genome. A total of 623 Texel animals and 489 ...

There can be few more dedicated, enthusiastic Texel sheep breeders, than the Clark family from Lesmahagow, who year in, year out not only produce some of the leading shearlings, ram lambs and females.

Texel sheep have gone from strength to strength since the formation of a breeding society in 1976 The 'discovery' of the Texel breed on farms on the continent, which led to the importation of the 'new ...

THIS woolly humper has just become the most valuable sheep in Britain. Sportsman Double Diamond, a six-month-old Texel breeding ram, was sold in Lanark for 350,000 guineas (£368,000), a UK record.

It may sound like a "baad" deal, but the farmers who just bought the world’s most expensive sheep don't intend to get fleeced on their investment. The Texel ram lamb sold for the equivalent of about ...

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It’s pricier than a Ferrari, a Rolex and a single-family home combined. A 6-month-old Texel lamb has just sold for a record-setting 350,000 Scottish guineas. That’s about £367,500, or $489,000. The ...

The world’s most expensive sheep was sold last week during an auction in Scotland. The six-month-old ram, named Double Diamond, sold for 350,000 guineas — around $490,000 — after bidding at the ...