A ram bred from a UK embryo has recently enjoyed show success in New Zealand when Maple 21289/21 collected the Texel breed championship at the Mayfield Show, Canterbury.
Sired by Handbank Aidan, himself a top 1% ram here in the UK, the ram is out of a Vorn ewe by Highcraigs Apex, with both his dam and grandsire also carrying top 1% texelplus indexes. Maple 21289/21 is jointly owned by his breeder Don Edgecombe of the Maple flock and Elizabeth McEwan of the Broadgate flock.
News item provided by the Texel Sheep Society https://texel.uk/uk-genetics-triumph-in-nz/