breed reported in geographic location Texel (Sheep) Texel, Australia (Sheep) https://www.fao.org/dad-is The concept of “breed reported in geographic location by FAO National Coordinators” is unique to DAD-IS (https://www.fao.org/dad-is/en/). This VBO term should therefore be used specifically for the breed conforming to this concept. imported from Isle of Texel in the province of Northern Holland; In February 1993, 790 ewes and 50 rams were selected from a base flock of 2220 available for import The first Texels were born in Australia in September 1993 The first volume of the flock registry was produced in April 1994. Animals were selected from Denmark and Finland to suit Australian conditions. The selected flock began quarantine in New Zealand in 1988. An objective selection program was implemented. Texel VBO:0015390 domestic breed Sabrina Toro