R.R. #3
9878 McEwen Drive
Denfield, Ontario N0M 1P0
Tel: (519) 666-2423
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2009
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Ram Van Steel |
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2008
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- Purchased NZ genetics from Quality Sheep Norwood ON
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2005
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- Lambs sired by Kikkert's Pride
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2004
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- Kikkert's Prides semen was used in the fall of 2003 - we now have offspring - and the lambs have not disappointed us
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2003
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- Cold Stream Ranch imported semen out of a top ram of Kees Kikkert's from the Island of Texel in the Netherlands
- Kikkert's Pride is related (4 generations past) to the Dutch Texel ramlamb that was sold to a consortium in northern Scotland in August 2003 for a record price of 183,000.00 Euro
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2002
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- new genetics anticipated
- new semen from 2 top Dutch Rams
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2000
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- Imported new genetics from top breeding rams Diamond and Euro out of the Netherlands - results - now on the ground.
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1999
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- Third generation Dutch Texel lambs on the ground.
- First 7/8 Dutch Texel ram and ewe lambs born February.
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1998
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- Second generation of Dutch Texel lambs born in the spring.
- Several 3/4 Dutch Texel lambs born on the farm.
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1997
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- First 1/2 Dutch Texel lambs were born January.
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1996
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- Embryos' arrived in Canada.
- Transferred embryos to commercial ewes.
- First pure Dutch Texel lambs born October at the Cold Stream Ranch
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1995
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- Acquired two Dutch Texel yearling rams from previously imported embryos.
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1995
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- Visited several sheep producers in The Netherlands
- Made arrangements to import Dutch Texel embryos.
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