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 ...

C and D Auctions sold 221 lambs to average 296.13p and topped at 321p from SRUC Barony for a Texel, that grossed £141. Topping the price per head was a Texel from the same home that made £152. Cast ...

Suffolk and Essex farmers shared top honours at a highly contested Christmas livestock show this week. Benn Lugsden of Thwaite, near Eye, took the top trophy in the sheep pens for his Texel cross ...

Pure-bred Texel gimmers from WJ and JG Bell, Kinninghall, Arbourlaw, Hawick topped C and D Auction Marts' sale of 1276 lowland breeding sheep, selling to £410 per head with the farm's run of pure ...

Two farmers have put countless hours into washing, shearing and preening sheep ready for a county show. Stephen Cobbald, 80, is in charge of a farm at Acton Hall near Sudbury, Suffolk, and gets help ...

Lambs sold to £166. Ewes sold to £240. Lambs - Newtownards Charollais 35kg £166, Castlewellan 2 Texel 30kg £159, Bangor 6 Suffolk 30kg £151, Dromara 40 Suffolk 26kg £149, Moneyreagh 13 Texel 27kg £148 ...

Lambs sold to £214. Ewes sold to £218. Lambs - Dromara 3 Blue Texel 29kg £214, 1 Blue Texel 20kg £150, Castlewellan 18 Texel 26kg £175, Killinchy 7 Texel 24kg £170, Comber Texel 30kg £168, Killyleagh ...

Rosslea farmer William Egerton has claiming three major awards at the recent Fermanagh Farming Society awards.