We
have been inseminating our Texel flock with imported
semen for several years, using both Dutch and UK
genetics. As of
December 2007, USDA rules allow the offspring of
imported European semen to reside in any flock. The
flock does not have to be enrolled in the Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program.
Currently, we are using the following rams:
Callerton
Glenlivet
Reg # SRC00035 Born 2/11/00
Scrapie
Genotype: ARR/ARR 300+ offspring in 14 flocks in the UK
Glenlivet's 2005 EBVs in the United Kingdom National
Breeding Evaluation still place him in (using 2007 EBVs):
Top 5% for loin eye muscle depth at +4.47 mm
Top 5% for loin eye fat depth at -0.47mm
Top 10% for weight at 21 weeks of age at +8.44kg (5% cut
off is at 8.47kg)
Callerton Hot Spur
Reg # SRC01144 Born 2/27/01
Scrapie
Genotype: ARR/ARR 300+
progeny in 19 flocks in the UK
Hot Spur's 2005 EBVs in the United Kingdom National Breeding
Evaluation still place him in (using 2007 EBVs):
Top 25% for loin eye muscle depth at +1.80mm
Top 5% for loin eye fat depth at -0.42mm
Top 10% for weight at 21 weeks of age at +8.21kg (5% cut off
is at +8.47kg)
Llanferres Ifor
Reg# BTG02059 Born 3/02/02 Scrapie Genotype: ARR/ARR
1000+ offspring in the UK
Ifor's 2007 EBVs in the United Kingdom National Breeding
Evaluation place him in:
Top 5% for muscle depth at +4.54mm
Top 5% for weight at 21 weeks of age at +9.95kg
Handbank Jack the Lad
Reg# PRH03014 Born 2/17/03 Scrapie Genotype: ARR/ARR
340+ offspring in the UK
Jack the Lad's 2007 EBV's in the United Kingdom National
Breeding Evaluation place him in:
Top 5% for muscle depth at +3.52mm
Top 10% for weight at 21 weeks of age at +7.62kg
Supreme Champion Honley Show 2003, Champion Texel Hope Show
2003&2004,
Champion Texel Penistone Show 2005
Bettonfield Jaguar
Reg# GEB03082 Born 2/27/03 Scrapie Genotype: ARR/ARH
100+ offspring in the UK
Jaguar's 2006 EBVs in the United Kingdom National Breeding
Evaluation place him in (using 2007 EBVs):
Top 5% for muscle depth at +3.72mm
Top 5% for weight at 21 weeks of age at +8.54kg
Cambwell Laird
Reg# LTC05507 Born 2/16/05 Scrapie Genotype: ARR/ARR
500+ progeney in 41 flocks in the UK
Laird's 2009 EBV's in the United Kingdom National Breeding
Evaluation
place him (using 2010 benchmarks):
Top 5% for loin eye muscle depth at +2.36mm
Top 5% for weight at 21 weeks of age at +10.95kg
Top 1% for Gigot shape at +6.13 (hind leg muscle shape)
Laird is the sire of many high selling and show winning
offspring in the UK.
Lumbylaw Mexico
Reg# ORL06184 Born 3/20/06 Scrapie Genotype: ARR/ARR
207 offspring in 17 flocks in the UK
Mexico’s 2010 EBVs in the United Kingdom Breeding Evaluation
place him (using 2010 benchmarks):
Top 1% for loin eye depth at +5.32mm
Top 5% for weight at 21 weeks of age at +10.74kg
Top 5% for Gigot size at +5.32mm (hind leg muscle)
Alwent Major Force
Reg. #NTA06007 Born 02/06/06 Scrapie Genotype: ARR/ARR
334 offspring in 24 flocks in the UK
Major Force's 2011 EBVs in the United Kingdom Breeding Evaluation
place him (using 2010 benchmarks):
Above breed average for loin eye depth at +1.1mm
Top 10% for weight at 21 weeks of age at + 9.03kg
Top 5% for Gigot size at +5.51mm (hind leg muscle)
All UK rams listed after this point will have EBVs that look different than previous rams as the UK BASCO database has been rebased to the average animal in 2010, so numbers will look lower than previously. Where an animal ranks percentage-wise in the breed, however, does not change for the stated dates.
Cambwell Trademark
Reg# LTC1201161 Born 4/06/2012 Scrapie Genotype ARR/ARR
711 offspring in the UK
Trademark’s 2019 EBVs in the UK Breeding Evaluation (BASCO) place him (using 2019 benchmarks):
Top 1% for Litter Size and Litter Reared
Top 1% for weight at 21 weeks at + 10.60kg
Top 1% for Thoracic Length at + 14.89cm (the 1% cut off is at 7.35cm)
Granite Untouchable
Reg# IGM1307611 Born 2/21/2013 Scrapie Genotype ARR/ARR
345 offspring in the UK
Untouchable’s 2019 EBVs in the UK Breeding Evaluation (BASCO) place him (using 2019 benchmarks):
Top 1% for 8 week weight at +3.64kg
Top 5% for scan weight at +8.08kg
Top 5% for muscle depth at +1.42mm
Top 1% for total spine length at +14.55cm
Grougfoot Wizard
Reg# MDG1501044 Born 2/10/2015 Scrapie Genotype ARR/ARR
85 offspring in the UK
Wizard’s 2019 EBVs in the UK Breeding Evaluation (BASCO) place him (using 2019 benchmarks):
Top 5% for muscle depth at +1.17mm
Top 10% for Gigot muscularity at +1.38mm (hind leg muscling)
Elmscleugh Assassin
Reg# DWE1720587 Born 2/22/2017 Scrapie Genotype ARR/ARR
80 offspring in the UK
Assassin’s 2019 EBVs in the UK Breeding Evaluation (BASCO) place him (using 2019 benchmarks):
Top 5% for maternal ability
Top 10% for intramuscular fat (loin eye marbling-increased meat eating quality)
Langford Adder Again
UK Reg # HML1700521 Born 2/9/2017
Scrapie
Genotype: ARR/ARR 75 offspring in the UK
Adder’s 2022 EBVs in the UK iTexel database place him in:
Top 5% for Litter Size Born
Top 1% for Litter Reared
Top 5% for Maternal Ability
Top 5% for Gigot Muscularity (hind leg muscling)
Top 1% for Predicted IMF% (loin marbling ability)
Cambwell Duke II
UK Reg# LTC2005290 Born 2/20/2020 Scrapie Genotype: ARR/ARR
85 offspring in the UK
Duke’s 2023 ebv’s in the UK iTexel database
place him in:
Top 10% for Mature Size
Top 5% for Maternal Ability
Top 25% for Scan Weight
Top 1% for Total Spine Vertebrae Number
Top 25% for Predicted IMF% (loin marbling ability)
Charlie
and Deb Wray | 11636 Snake Point Drive |
Caledonia, MN 55921
(507) 495-3265 |
wray@acegroup.cc
