Blue Texel sheep breed enjoys surge in popularity by Katrina Macarthur
Blue Texels being shown at the Royal Highland Show in 2019.
Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal.
Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter.
Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up
Growing demand for pedigree Blue Texel females in the UK has reached a new high in the last 12 months as prices continue to soar in the sale ring and almost 200 new members join the society.
Since its importation to the UK in the 1980s, the breed has developed massively across the country and it is now being recognised as a terminal sire within the commercial sheep industry, producing easily lambed progeny which are vigorous at birth.