Texel sheep

Texel
Conservation status	FAO (2007): not at risk; DAD-IS (2023): not at risk;
Other names	Texelaar; Texelse; Improved Texel; Verbeterde Texelse;
Country of origin	Netherlands
Use	meat
Traits
Weight	Male: average 95 kg; Female: average 75 kg;
Height	Male: average 70 cm; Female: average 68 cm;
Wool colour	white
Face colour	white
Horn status	polled
	Sheep; Ovis aries;

The Texel is a Dutch breed of domestic sheep originally from the island of Texel. It is a heavy and muscular sheep, and produces a lean meat carcass. It is polled, clean-faced and clean-legged, with white face and wool. The fibre diameter of the wool averages about 32 μ, with a staple length of 8–15 cm; it is used mainly for knitting and hosiery wools.^: 932

The Texel is distributed in approximately thirty-five countries in Europe, the Americas and Oceania, with estimated populations of over 5000 head in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom.

Traits

Conservation status	FAO (2007): not at risk^: 148 DAD-IS (2023): not at risk
Other names	Texelaar Texelse Improved Texel Verbeterde Texelse
Country of origin	Netherlands
Use	meat
Weight	Male: average 95 kg Female: average 75 kg
Height	Male: average 70 cm Female: average 68 cm
Wool colour	white
Face colour	white
Horn status	polled
Sheep Ovis aries