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Norrgårde AB (SE 3500) is a small company located
in Hellvi
socken (nearby
Lärbro) on the island Gotland in the Baltic Sea and
belongs to mainland Sweden.
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to get a summary on all pages and links in english.
On the farm we have 120 texel ewes, and of course the
black Gotland sheep. Altogether we have 220 ewes, plus
three bordercollies - I almost forgot them - shame on me,
since I would not manage without them!
1995 the company imported three
danish texel rams
from Lis and Søren Gludsted. We do sell texel ewes
and breeding rams.
Our pages are aimed at the swedish market, so there are
not many pages in english. But here you can have some
more information
about our production,
or about
our stock and
read about texel
in Sweden.
There are also some non-language related pages, with
sheep-art
and photos.
And of course greetings
in english!
If you want contact with us, use our e mail adress - and
you are welcome to visit us and look at our animals -
just let us know some days in advance!
There are also some pages about the village we live in,
Hellvi socken, that are in english - follow
this link to take a look at
them!
Sheepbreeding in Sweden is not big. 1998 there were only
179.000 ewes and rams. The swede eats only 0.7 kg
lambmeat/year, and 48% of all meat is imported - mostly
from New Zeeland. The average sheepfarm in Sweden has
only 16 ewes, and there are only 100 farms that has over
100 animals.
On the island Gotland sheepbreeding has long traditions
and is successfull. We produce so much meat that quite a
lot is exported to the swedish mainland and the
capitalcity Stockholm.
On the farm we do also produce a magazine on archeology,
called Populär
Arkeologi,
which is the main source of income.
This summer, 1999, we had almost no rain at all, so there
has been very little food for the animals - but the
tourists were pleased over the many days of sun. On the
island lives 57.000 persons, but during summer the
population increases many times - we are an very
dependant on tourism for our economy.
If you ever visit Gotland you are always welcome to visit
us, to take a look on our animals and tour our beatiful
island!
peter
pettersson
the shepherd
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