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British Columbia Purebred Sheep Breeders’ Association www.bcsheep.com
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The Purpose of the Association is to encourage a general and constant improvement in sheep breeding and better organization of the interests of Purebred Sheep Breeders of the Province by:
• encouraging education, communication, promotion and dissemination of information by and among sheep producers of the Province
• holding or assisting to hold competitive exhibitions and sales
• co-‐operation with the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Food and Agriculture Canada
• holding meetings to discuss matters of importance to the sheep industry of the Province
• co-‐operation with the Exhibition and Live Stock Association and Societies to advance the interests of the Live Stock industry generally, with special reference to the interest of the sheep industry
BCPSBA Members 2016 Quick Connect B Gordon and Yvonne Blankstein Mountain View Farms Langley 604-‐603-‐0092 [email protected] Martin Burwood Fircroft Aldergrove 604-‐856-‐6722 640-‐831-‐6772 C Jan Carter Cottonwood Farm Port Alberni 250-‐723-‐8214 [email protected] Bryan Cunningham & Leanne Kennedy Cunningham Ranch 70 Mile House 250-‐456-‐2277 [email protected] D Jo-‐Ann Draper Golden Ring Ranch Denman Island 250-‐335-‐0909 250-‐650-‐8077 [email protected] E Neville Eccles Whiterose Farm Services Mara 250-‐838-‐2622 250-‐503-‐8991 [email protected] Dave & Janet Ellison Del'Mar Border Collies & Dorpers Kamloops 250-‐828-‐2390 250-‐318-‐3141 [email protected]
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F Albert & Rhodena Finlay Finlay Farm Lochridge Texels Armstrong 250-‐546-‐6223 [email protected] Trevor French High Point Farm Aldergrove 604-‐626-‐0662 [email protected] G Anna Green & Dan Hopkins Otter Lake Farm Armstrong 250-‐546-‐6545 250-‐549-‐6545 778-‐212-‐6545 [email protected] Bev Greenwell Happy Hollow Farm Princeton 250-‐295-‐6419 [email protected] H Richard Herlinveaux Hazelmere Farms North Saanich 250-‐656-‐7651 [email protected] Renee & Bill Higginson Higginson Southdowns Sardis 604-‐858-‐5741 [email protected] Star Hoerauf Morningstar Woolen Farm Bowen Island 604-‐947-‐0334 778-‐960-‐6952 [email protected] Harlene Holm Tiresias Reach Denman Island 250-‐335-‐2691 [email protected] John & Kathy Hope Golden View Farm Ltd. Langley 604-‐888-‐7608 [email protected]
Freda Horton Schoolside Suffolk & North Country Cheviots Keremeos 250-‐499-‐5612 [email protected] I Marianne Iberg Butterfly Fibres Langley 604-‐530-‐0862 [email protected] K Andre Kortekaas Sumas Mountain Nursery Chilliwack 604-‐293-‐1225 [email protected] L Todd & Josee Lang Double JT Ranch Kamloops 250-‐828-‐2293 250-‐851-‐6675 [email protected] Dennis Lapierre Habitat Farm Falkland 250-‐379-‐2642 [email protected] M Nancy Mallinson Valley Livestock Supplies Langley 604-‐534-‐2616 [email protected] Eliza Mitchell Tatlayoko Fold Tatlayoko Lake 250-‐476-‐1220 [email protected] Laurie Morris Disdero Ranch Barriere 640-‐219-‐8601 640-‐219-‐8601 [email protected]
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N Louisa Nicholls Cedars Equestrian Centre Langley 604-‐856-‐0188 [email protected] P Darhl Paley Double D Ranch Prince George 250-‐330-‐4470 [email protected] Patricia & Gerry Porter Harmony Farm Kennel and Lamb Monte Lake 250-‐375-‐2528 [email protected] Dawn Precious Nelson 250-‐229-‐4285 [email protected] R Jean & Cliff Robertson Crannog Farm Forest Grove 250-‐397-‐0262 [email protected] Tony Robertson Robertson Acres McLeese Lake 250-‐297-‐6567 S Margaret Sampson Semiamhoo Suffolks Surrey 604-‐541-‐0425 [email protected] T Roma Tingle Glenbirnam Farm Prince George 250-‐963-‐7301 [email protected]
Lorea Tomsin Olde Country Sidney 250-‐656-‐2378 [email protected] Griff & Pat Tripp Gradellen Farm Victoria 250-‐580-‐2825 [email protected] V Todd & Natalie Van Wyck Spokin Mountain Farm 150 Mile House 250-‐296-‐4499 250-‐267-‐9846 [email protected] W Diana & Tom Walker Shepherd's Haven Langley 604-‐888-‐4181 [email protected] Jessica Walker Song Hill Suffolks Langley 604-‐888-‐4181 [email protected] Johanna Walker Langley 604-‐329-‐7415 [email protected] Keith & Kathleen Wilson Raven Hill Meadows Nanaimo 250-‐722-‐1882 [email protected] Marga Wilson Seabreeze Acres Qualicum Beach 250-‐738-‐0076 250-‐947-‐5656 [email protected] Don & Deborah Wytinck Coneygeers Nanaimo 250-‐758-‐5779
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Y Barbara Ydenberg Winds Reach Farm Langley 604-‐856-‐3365 [email protected] Doreen Yurkin Monroe Ranch Summerland 250-‐404-‐0491 [email protected]
BCPSBA Executive President Bev Greenwell 250-‐295-‐6419 [email protected]
Vice President Lorea Tomsin 250-‐656-‐2378 [email protected]
Treasurer Jan Carter 250-‐723-‐8214 [email protected]
Secretary Barbara Ydenberg [email protected]
Past President Anna Green 250-‐549-‐6541 [email protected]
Membership Barbara Ydenberg [email protected]
BCSF Rep Trevor French 604-‐626-‐0662 [email protected]
CSBA Director Lorea Tomsin 250-‐656-‐2378 [email protected]
Directors
Bryan Cunningham 250-‐456-‐2277 [email protected]
David Ellison 250-‐828-‐2390 [email protected]
Trevor French 604-‐626-‐0662 [email protected]
Anna Green 250-‐549-‐6541 [email protected]
Richard Herlinveaux 250-‐656-‐7651 [email protected]
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REGISTERED PUREBRED SHEEP To Better Your Best Purebred breeders are striving to better THEIR best to help you better YOUR best. Each purchase of a registered sheep ensures that you have acquired a share in the quality of that breeder’s flock. The reputation of purebred sheep breeders is built upon the quality of sheep they register and sell. They work hard to protect that reputation. Purebred sheep breeders raise their sheep with care, register their best, and ensure that they are sound, vigorous, and healthy. REGISTERED PUREBREDS BREED UP THE QUALITY OF YOUR FLOCK. It’s in the result.
Bluefaced Leicester
A long wool sheep, which was first exported to Canada in the 1970s. Exported frozen semen from the United Kingdom is now used to expand the genetic diversity in Canada. This breed is raised primarily for meat, but their fleece is becoming from North East England increasingly popular for hand spinning. Bluefaced Leicester sheep may also have brown on their face. They have curly threadlike wool, which makes it considerably lighter than others. These sheep have no wool on the head or neck. Bluefaced Leicesters are recognizable through their Roman noses, which have a dark blue skin which can be seen through the white hair, hence the name.
Star Hoerauf Morningstar Woolen Farm 1354 Mt. Gardner Road Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 604-‐947-‐0334 778-‐960-‐6952 [email protected]
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Charollais Charollais originated in France in the early 1800's from a cross of Leicester Longwool and local landrace breeds. The breed is often used as a terminal sire to increase the muscling and growth rate of the lambs. The Charollais has excellent maternal qualities, early maturity, good fertility, high prolificacy and are excellent milkers. They are a medium to large sheep, long, well muscled and have a mature body weight of 100-‐150 kg for rams and 80-‐100kg for ewes. The breed is found in more than twenty countries around the world. The Charollais fleece is fine and dense. Albert & Rhodena Finlay Finlay Farm 1952 Rashdale Road Armstrong BC V0E 1B3 250-‐546-‐6223 [email protected] John & Kathy Hope Golden View Farm Ltd. 9161 222nd Street Langley BC V1M 3T7 604-‐888-‐7608 [email protected] Lorea Tomsin Olde Country 2123 Bradford Ave Sidney BC V8L 2C6 250-‐656-‐2378 [email protected] www.countrywools.com
Charollais (continued) Diana & Tom Walker Shepherd's Haven 22015 Telegraph Trail Langley BC V1M 3S6 604-‐888-‐4181 [email protected]
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Clun Forest Clun Forest sheep are a local breed of the upland hill country between England and Wales. The first flock was imported into Nova Scotia, Canada in the 1970's. They are easy keepers, hardy and able to fend for themselves under harsh conditions, while still producing good lambs. For these reasons, the breed has spread into many pasture based systems across Canada and the US, where they thrive in the desert conditions of Utah, the humidity of British Columbia and the cold of Minnesota. Clun Forest sheep are a maternal breed. The ewes generally produce twins, are good mothers and good milkers. They are most often used in crossbreeding programs with Suffolk and Hampshire rams to produce market lambs. Clun Forest rams can be used on first time ewes to downsize the lambs and reduce lambing problems. Dennis LaPierre Habitat Farm 3548 Shaw Rd Falkland BC V0E 1W1 250-‐379-‐2642 [email protected] Dawn Precious 655 Ferguson Road Nelson BC V7L 6R3 250-‐229-‐4285 [email protected] Barbara Ydenberg Winds Reach Farm 27382 84th Avenue Langley BC V1M 3L4 604-‐856-‐3365 [email protected] www.windsreachfarm.ca
Cotswold Cotswold sheep are a heritage breed in Canada. All Cotswold tend to be calm and friendly, known around the world as the "Gentle Giants". Their ability to maintain a good carcass size on less grain and produce an amazing fleece, makes the breed highly desirable for small farm flocks. They are also noted for having a very mild-‐flavoured meat. Today Cotswold are considered a fairly slow growing sheep, easily birthing hardy lambs that have small heads. Nicknamed the 'Golden Fleece Breed', Cotswold wool is exceedingly strong and lustrous. It hangs in long, ringlet locks, and attains 8 to 12 inches of growth in a year. One of the oldest breeds of sheep, it is unknown whether the Cotswold breed was named after the Cotswold Hills where they were found or alternatively, the hills were named after the Cotswold sheep that were already there. Anna Green & Dan Hopkins Otter Lake Farm 4348 Hales Rd Armstrong BC V0E 1B6 250-‐549-‐6541 778-‐212-‐6545 [email protected] www.otterlakefarm.ca Louisa Nicholls Cedars Equestrian Centre 4185 244th Street Langley BC V2Z 1M8 604-‐856-‐0188 louisa-‐[email protected] www.thecedarsequestrian.com
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Corriedale The Corriedale was developed in New Zealand during the mid-‐19th century as breeders attempted to improve the meat characteristics of the Merino sheep by cross-‐breeding with the British longwool breeds, especially Lincoln. The Corriedale is now one of the most populous breeds throughout the world with large flocks in Australia, New Zealand, South America and the U.S. The Corriedale was imported to Canada from New Zealand, and for many years was a popular dual purpose breed. The ewes are average in prolificacy, good mothers and good milkers. The lambs are slower-‐growing than the Down breeds but finish well as light or heavy lambs. The popularity of the breed in Canada has declined with the fortunes of the wool industry, but they remain an excellent dual purpose choice for small acreage. Laurie Morris Disdero Ranch Box 388 Barriere BC V9Y 8L4 640-‐219-‐8601 [email protected] www.disderoranch.ca
Dorper Dorpers were developed 60 years ago in South Africa as a meat breed by crossing the Dorset Horn and Persian Blackhead (a fat tailed South African sheep). They are now the second most popular breed in that country. They ideally have a black head or head and neck with white body. see for breed standard They're an easy care sheep that divert most of their energy into growing meat instead of wool. In fact, you don't have to shear them at all! Dorpers have a high lambing rate, the ability to breed all year, outstanding mothering ability, hardiness and many other qualities that make them easy to raise. The ewes can produce offspring three times in two years. Dorpers have well developed hind quarters and their meat is lean and tastes delicious Brian Cunningham & Leanne Kennedy Cunningham Ranch Box 92 70 Mile House BC V0K 2K0 250-‐456-‐2277 [email protected] Dave & Janet Ellison Del'Mar Dorpers 5997 Gardi Road Kamloops BC V1S 2A1 250-‐828-‐2390 [email protected] Doreen Yurkin Monroe Ranch 860 Meadow Valley Rd Summerland BC V0H 1Z8 250-‐404-‐0491 [email protected]
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Dorset (Horned)
The exact history of the Horned Dorset is unclear. The breed was in Oregon in 1860, brought by the Hudson Bay Shipping Co., some were imported to the U.S. east coast from England for a livestock show in Chicago in 1885 and the breed was then imported into Canada sometime before 1900. Their ability to lamb out of season coupled with the ewes being excellent mothers, heavy milkers with a high percentage of multiple births are some of their most desireable traits which gives sheep producers the ability to have 3+ lamb crops in two years and get lambs to market weight early. As a meat breed, they have exceptional muscle conformation and usually produce about a 50% live weight to carcass weight ratio. Horned Dorset sheep are on the Rare Breeds Canada list but through importation of rams from the U.S and semen imports from New Zealand and the U.K. good quality ram genetics are not difficult to obtain.
Todd & Josee Lang Double JT Ranch 6309 Buckthorn Road Kamloops BC V1S 2A1 250-‐828-‐2293 [email protected]
Dorset (Polled) One of Canada's most popular breeds, the Polled Dorset is descended from the Horned Dorset, which has been one of the most widely kept breeds in Southern England and Wales since the 16th century. Polled Dorsets originated from a mutation at the North Carolina State College in the U.S. and were accepted into the U.S. registry in 1956. Since that time they have spread into Canada and become a major contributor to the light lamb market in this country. The ewes are prolific, good milkers, breed out of season and adapt well to confined, accelerated cross-‐breeding programs. The lambs are not heavy feeders and gain quickly to 27 kg after which point they gain more slowly. Because the breed is easily kept and responds well to confinement, whether for lamb feedlots or ewe flocks, they appeal to anyone with a small acreage interested in intensive production. Gordon and Yvonne Blankstein Mountain View Farms 8011-‐240th St. Langley V1M 3P9 604-‐603-‐0092 [email protected] Roma Tingle Glenbirnam Farm 2765 Denicola Cres Prince George BC V2K 5C7 250-‐963-‐7301 250-‐963-‐7309 [email protected] Johanna Walker 22016 Telegraph Trail Langley BC V1M 3S6 604-‐329-‐7415 [email protected]
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East Friesian Dairy Sheep East Friesian Dairy Sheep are the most productive dairy sheep breed and a crossing breed used to improve lambing percentage and milk production in meat breeds. They are polled in both sexes with clean faces, legs and under the tail which is naturally crutched with the distinctive "rat-‐tail" which is free of wool. The East Friesen has pale or white hooves and is large framed with very lean meat. They have a quiet temperament (easy to work with). They are prolific with an average lambing percentage of 230% with weight gains to 100 days (average) -‐ 0.73 lb/day (0.33 kg/day). Harlene Holm Tiresias Reach 3900 Lacon Road Denman Island BC V0R 1T0 250-‐335-‐2691 [email protected] www.mypage.uniserve.com/~tiresiasreach
Hampshire
The Hampshire is one of the Down breeds that originated in Hampshire County in England during the 18th century when Southdown rams were crossed with the local horn sheep. Fixed as a breed in 1889, it was exported to Canada at the turn of the century and since then has remained, with the Suffolk and the Dorset, one of the most consistently popular breeds in Canada. They are large sheep, stocky, with excellent meat characteristics and high-‐yielding carcass. They are extremely fast growing and serve both the light and heavy lamb market. The ewes are average in prolificacy, long-‐lived, easy keepers and adapt to either pasture or confinement management. Rams used as terminal sires pass on the Hampshire loin and leg very consistently. They are very docile, easy to manage and make an ideal small farm flock.
Gordon and Yvonne Blankstein Mountain View Farms 8011-‐240th St. Langley V1M 3P9 604-‐603-‐0092 [email protected] Richard Herlinveaux Hazelmere Farms 1424 Laurel Road North Saanich BC V8L 5K8 250-‐656-‐7651 [email protected] John & Kathy Hope Golden View Farm Ltd. 9161 222nd Street Langley BC V1M 3T7 604-‐888-‐7608 [email protected]
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Ile de France Ile de France is the product of crossing the English Leicester and the Rambouillet. Later the Mauchamp Merino was also used in the breeds development. The breed was originally known as the Dishley Merino. The breed is widespread in France and was introduced to Britain in the 1970's. The breed is large and thick set. The face and lower legs are free from wool. The face is white with pink lips and nostrils. Both sexes are hornless (polled). The Ile de France produces a fine, heavy fleece that is very high in grease, which results in low yields. The average fleece weight is 4 to 6 kilograms with a 7 to 8 cm staple length. The quality of the fleece is 56's to 60's. Trevor French High Point Farm 25032-‐28 Ave Langley BC V4W 2R2 604-‐534-‐9879 [email protected]
North Country Cheviot The North Country Cheviot is a breed that has been widely used for centuries in the North of England and Scotland. They are an independent, outdoor sheep, strong-‐willed, vigorous and very hardy in harsh climates and rough pasture. The ewes show superior mothering instincts, deliver lambs easily and feature the longest lactation period of any of the more popular breeds. The lambs are very spry at birth. Although only average in rate of gain, the carcass quality is very good, with high red meat content and above average percentage yield. For all of these reasons, North Country rams are often used in crossbreeding to pass on the maternal strengths of the breed and to improve carcass quality. Best suited to pasture systems where management is not intensive. Neville Eccles Whiterose Farm Services 275 Riverside Road Mara BC V0E2K0 250-‐838-‐2622 [email protected] Freda Horton Schoolside Suffolk & North Country Cheviots 2625 13th St Keremeos BC V0X 1N6 250-‐499-‐5612 250-‐499-‐5612 [email protected] Darhl Paley Double D Ranch 5280 Moore Rd Prince George BC V2M 5Z5 250-‐330-‐4470 [email protected]
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North Country Cheviot (continued) Keith & Kathleen Wilson Raven Hill Meadows 2940 Raven Hill Rd Nanaimo BC V9X 1N7 250-‐722-‐1882 [email protected] Don & Deborah Wytinck Coneygeers 2243 Fern Road Nanaimo BC V9S 2W8 250-‐758-‐5779
*Olde English Southdown Babydoll (currently not a recognized Canadian breed) The "Babydoll" woolly teddy bear face will always give you a smile. Their short legs along with their small size allows them the ability to do well in small areas. They are ideal for suburban lot owners who want the tranquility of sheep as living lawn ornaments. Both ewes and rams are polled (have no horns) and are non-‐aggressive by nature. The ewes are very good mothers, often raising twins and triplets with ease. Because "Babydoll" Southdowns are a ancient breed are resistant to foot rot. In general, they are cared for like any other sheep that includes worming, hoof trimming, shearing, and vaccination. Jo-‐Ann Draper Golden Ring Ranch Denman Island BC 250-‐335-‐0909 250-‐650-‐8077 [email protected]
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Romney The Romney is a British long wool sheep that evolved in the low, wet Romney Marsh district of Kent County, in Southeast England during the 13th century. Effectively isolated from other parts of the country for centuries by the Kent Forest, the Romney developed on its own and adapted well to its damp and often harsh environment. It was exported to New Zealand in 1853 where it flourished and became the most popular breed in the country. Because of its resistance to footrot and internal parasites, the Romney has become popular in the wet coastal regions of British Columbia. The lambs are large and lean and convert feed very well. They are not a competitive sheep and when mixed with commercial breeds, but docile and easily managed. Romney wool is in demand with hand spinners who pay a premium for the fleece. Martin Burwood Fircroft 26930 25A Avenue Aldergrove BC V4W 4A2 604-‐856-‐6772 Laurie Morris Disdero Ranch Box 388 Barriere BC V9Y 8L4 640-‐219-‐8601 [email protected] www.disderoranch.ca
Scottish Black Face All Blackfaces are horned, with black or black and white face and legs. The fleece should be free of black fibre and can vary from short, fine wool used for carpets and tweeds to strong coarse wool, which is sold mainly for the Italian mattress trade. There are several distinct types within the breed. These have evolved over the years, influenced by climate, environment and grazing quality. This gives the breed the advantage of being able to produce species to suit every climatic condition. Jean & Cliff Robertson Crannog Farm Box 126 Forest Grove BC V0K 1M0 250-‐397-‐0262 [email protected] www.crannogfarm.com
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Shetland Shetlands are a small sized sheep, alert and nimble, giving a smart active appearance. Rams are generally with horns, ewes are generally polled. They have wool on their forehead and poll tapering into the neck, likewise wool on cheeks. The variety of colour and fineness of the wool is a distinguishable feature of the breed. Wool on the tail tapers off from the base leaving the lower end almost bare, except for short stubby hairs. This feature readily permits the purity of the breed to be gauged. Marianne Iberg Butterfly Fibres 22965 64th Ave Langley BC V2Y 2L2 604-‐530-‐0862 [email protected] www.butterflyfibres.ca Eliza Mitchell Tatlayoko Fold P.O. Box 36 Tatlayoko Lake BC V0L 1W0 250-‐476-‐1220 [email protected]
Southdown The Southdown was developed in Sussex, England during the late 1700s and early 1800s and exported to the U.S. shortly after. In this century it became known as the "Aberdeen Angus" of the Canadian sheep industry because of its ability to flesh out a small carcass, however, the breed dropped drastically in numbers in the 1960s because of its too small stature and difficulty with lambing. Breeding improvements have restored size to the Southdown and while preserving its feed conversion efficiency and the breed has come back in favour. It is a medium-‐sized sheep that excels in producing meaty carcasses for the medium to light lamb market. The Southdown is very docile, adapts well to confinement operations and can easily be finished on pasture. Southdown rams are widely used as terminal sires to put finish on many other breeds but the ewes are usually bred pure. Because of its size and gentle nature, the Southdown make an excellent starter flock or 4-‐H project for children. Renee & Bill Higginson Higginson Southdowns 45980 Higginson Rd Sardis BC V2R 2C5 604-‐858-‐5741 [email protected] Tony Robertson Robertson Acres Box 44 McLeese Lake BC V0L 1P0 250-‐297-‐6567
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Southdown (continued) Todd & Natalie Van Wyck Spokin Mountain Farm Box 320 150 Mile House BC V0K 2G0 250-‐296-‐4499 250-‐267-‐9846 [email protected] www.spokinmountainfarm.squarespace.com
*St. Croix (currently not a recognized Canadian breed) St. Croix are prolific, often with two lamb crops per year with the total flock averaging 230% annual lamb crop raised to market. Yearlings average 1.5 lambs born per birth with later lambings averaging over 2.0 lambs. They are good on rough forage utilizing coarse fodder. In addition they are adapted to hot climates. They have inherent resistance to internal parasites. Gentle and easy to handle -‐ both sexes are hornless. St. Croix are haired sheep and naturally shed their winter coat in spring. Lambs finish without excessive fat and the carcass conformation is similar to a Ramboulillet with the exception that the St. Croix has a higher slaughter yield. They have very few birthing problems. This includes young females who generally lamb the first time at one year of age. Gerry & Patricia Porter Harmony Farm Kennel and Lamb Box 82 4319 Paxton Valley Road Monte Lake BC V0E 2N0 250-‐375-‐2528 [email protected] www.harmonyfarmkennelandlamb.com
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Suffolk The Suffolk was developed in the early 1800s in the southeastern area of England by crossing Southdown and Norfolk Horned sheep. It came to Canada in 1888 and interest in the breed rose rapidly after 1920. It is now the dominant breed in Canada. Because the Suffolk lambs are usually twins, exceed all others in rate of gain, respond well to confinement and command higher prices, they offer the best economic returns in the industry and continue to dominate the heavy lamb market in Canada. The rams are widely used as terminal sires on rangelands because of their ability to pass on valuable traits in meat production: i.e. rate of gain, carcass quality and high red meat content. However, the Suffolk is a heavy feeder and those breeders enjoying success with them have kept them at a moderate size, resisting recent trends by some breeders to make them bigger. The moderate sized Suffolk is an efficient converter of feed, somewhat shorter-‐lived than white-‐faced breeds and performs best on small farms and acreages under controlled management. Jan Carter Cottonwood Farm 6306 Ferguson Road Port Alberni BC V9Y 8L4 250-‐723-‐8214 [email protected] www.cottonwoodfarm.ca Trevor French High Point Farm 25032-‐28 Ave Langley BC V4W 2R2 604-‐534-‐9879 [email protected]
Suffolk (continued) Anna Green & Dan Hopkins Otter Lake Farm 4348 Hales Rd Armstrong BC V0E 1B6 250-‐546-‐6545 250-‐549-‐6541 778-‐212-‐6545 [email protected] www.otterlakefarm.ca Bev Greenwell Happy Hollow Farm Box 2356 Princeton BC V0X 1W0 250-‐295-‐6419 [email protected] www.happyhollowfarm.ca Freda Horton Schoolside Suffolk & North Country Cheviots 2625 13th St Keremeos BC V0X 1N6 250-‐499-‐5612 [email protected] Andre Kortekaas 47320 Sweetbriar Avenue Chilliwack BC V2P 6H3 604-‐793-‐1225 [email protected] Margaret Sampson Semiamhoo Suffolks 3375 180th. Street Surrey BC V3S 0L5 604-‐541-‐0425 [email protected]
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Suffolk (continued) Roma Tingle Glenbirnam Farm 2765 Denicola Cres Prince George BC V2K 5C7 250-‐963-‐7301 250-‐963-‐7309 [email protected] Lorea Tomsin Olde Country 2123 Bradford Ave Sidney BC V8L 2C6 250-‐656-‐2378 [email protected] www.countrywools.com Griff & Pat Tripp Gradellen Farm 4600 Cordova Bay Rd Victoria V8X 3V7 250-‐580-‐2825 [email protected] Jessica Walker Song Hill Suffolks 22016 Telegraph Trail Langley BC V1M 3S6 604-‐888-‐4181 [email protected] Marga Wilson Seabreeze Acres 460 Baylis Road Qualicum Beach BC V9K 2G2 250-‐738-‐0076 250-‐947-‐5656 [email protected] www.seabreezeacres.com
Texel The Texel originated on the Isle of Texel off the coast of The Netherlands early in the nineteenth century. The characteristics of the breed were established early with the emphasis on a sheep that would produce heavily muscled lambs of superior eating quality. The most outstanding feature of the Texel breed is its muscle development and leanness. The Texel has become the dominant terminal-‐sire breed in Europe. The Texel breed today is a white-‐faced breed with no wool on the head or legs. The breed is characterized by a distinctive short, wide face with a black nose and widely placed, short ears with a nearly horizontal carriage. These sheep also have black hooves. Albert & Rhodena Finlay Finlay Farm 1952 Rashdale Road Armstrong BC V0E 1B3 250-‐546-‐6223 [email protected] Richard Herlinveaux Hazelmere Farms 1424 Laurel Road North Saanich BC V8L 5K8 250-‐656-‐7651 [email protected] Darhl Paley Double D Ranch 5280 Moore Rd Prince George BC V2M 5Z5 250-‐330-‐4470 [email protected]
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