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    • Texel sheep ourside.
    Rights: Lene, Storebukkebruse Published 23 July 2010 Size: 1.2 MB Referencing Hub media

    Texel sheep exhibit all the easy care traits except a short tail.

    The International Sheep Genomics Consortium used the Texel sheep breed in their genome-mapping project.

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