Chapelizod
Texels, Flock HNI, est. 1987
The
foundation females were purchased in 1987. Over the subsequent
years some very successful rams were purchased; most notably
Cush Goldfinger a champion ram bought at the Enniscorthy
sale in 1990, which was bred by John Madden. This ram had
a huge influence on our flock as a great sire of ewes.
In
2000, Rathaleek Gorgeouswas purchased from Liam Blackmore.
This ram turned out to have the highest Lean Meat Index
(LMI 232) in Ireland, and in turn the Chapelizod flock index
rose to No. 2 in Ireland, based on the average flock LMI
for 2004 and 2005.
Sire
Reference Scheme
Premier Irish Texels is a group of 20 leading
Texel breeders, who came together to set up a sire reference
scheme within the breed society which we joined in 2001.
By using 1or 2 rams across the 20 flocks
as a genetic link, the performance of animals in Sire Reference
Flocks can be compared directly with one another in order
to identify rams with superior estimated breeding values.
Another important benefit of the sire reference
group is that we can purchase the best Rams to remain in
Ireland to further enhance the Texel breed here.
Stock
Rams used in 2005
| RENAGHMORE KEANE |
(ARR/ARR) |
LMI |
cost €3000 in 2004
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| ROUGHAN LAPTOP |
(ARR/ARR) |
LMI |
cost €3000 in 2005
|
| MULLAGHRAFFERTY LEROY |
(ARR/ARR) |
LMI 178 |
|
All Rams for Sale in
2006. Type 1 or 2 for Scrapie Resistance.
"An ounce of breeding is worth a tone
of feeding".
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