A Dutch breed of domestic sheep originally from the island of Texel off the north coast of the Netherlands. It is a heavy, muscular sheep, often exhibiting extreme muscular hypertrophy, and tends to produce leaner lambs than some other breeds; it is polled, clean-faced and clean-legged, with a white face and wool.
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Source Sheep 101, University of Maryland Extension: Sheep Breeds A-Z: breeds T-VBreed entry for Texel SheepQuote, Breed entry for Texel Sheep
The Texel originated on the Isle of Texel off the coast of the Netherlands early in the nineteenth century
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Netherlands
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meat, wool, cheese
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Infobox status: FAO (2007): not at risk; DAD-IS (2023): not at risk
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