Save the Date! 2023 Symposium Oct 19-21, 2023 in Red Deer, AB

Alberta Sheep Breeders
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    • Home
    • Contact Us
    • Classified Ads
    • Membership
      • ASBA Membership
      • ASBA Breeder Listings
      • Producer Resources
      • Scholarships and Awards
      • Industry Involvement
    • Sheep Breeds
      • American Blackbelly
      • Blackface
      • Blue-faced Leicester
      • Border Leicester
      • Charollais
      • Canadian Arcott
      • Clun Forest
      • Columbia
      • Corriedale
      • Cotswold
      • Dorper
      • Dorset
      • East Friesian
      • Finnish Landrace
      • Gotland
      • Hampshire
      • Icelandic
      • Ile de France
      • Jacob
      • Katahdin
      • North Country Cheviot
      • Polypay
      • Rambouillet
      • Rideau Arcott
      • Romanov
      • Romney
      • Shropshire
      • Southdown
      • Suffolk
      • Texel
    • Events
      • Symposium
      • Past Symposiums
      • Symposium Sponsorship
      • All Canada Classic
      • AGM
  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • Classified Ads
  • Membership
    • ASBA Membership
    • ASBA Breeder Listings
    • Producer Resources
    • Scholarships and Awards
    • Industry Involvement
  • Sheep Breeds
    • American Blackbelly
    • Blackface
    • Blue-faced Leicester
    • Border Leicester
    • Charollais
    • Canadian Arcott
    • Clun Forest
    • Columbia
    • Corriedale
    • Cotswold
    • Dorper
    • Dorset
    • East Friesian
    • Finnish Landrace
    • Gotland
    • Hampshire
    • Icelandic
    • Ile de France
    • Jacob
    • Katahdin
    • North Country Cheviot
    • Polypay
    • Rambouillet
    • Rideau Arcott
    • Romanov
    • Romney
    • Shropshire
    • Southdown
    • Suffolk
    • Texel
  • Events
    • Symposium
    • Past Symposiums
    • Symposium Sponsorship
    • All Canada Classic
    • AGM

Industry Links

Resources

 

Alberta Lamb Producers

  • Alberta Lamb Producer N'ewesletter
  • Sheep and Goat Management in Alberta


  • Livestock Insurance Managers
  • Genovis
  • Alberta Animal Health Source
  •  National Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program 

Provincial Links

 British Columbia

  • BC Purebred Sheep Breeders' Association 
  • BC sheep federation 

Alberta

  • Alberta Lamb Producers 
  • Agriculture and Rural Development : Ropin' The Web
  • Alberta Stock Dog Association  

Saskatchewan

  • Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board
  • Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders' Association 

Manitoba   

  • Manitoba Sheep Association 

Ontario 

  • Purebred Sheep Breeders of Ontario 
  • Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency  

Quebec

  • Fédération des producteurs d'agneaux et moutons du Québec
  • Société des éleveurs de moutons de race pure  

Nova Scotia

  • Purebred Sheep Breeders of Nova Scotia 

International

  • Katahdin Hair Sheep International

Canadian Associations


  • Canadian Livestock Genetics Association
  • Canadian Sheep Breeders Association
  • Canadian Livestock Records Corporation 
  • Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Limited 
  • Ag Canada Livestock News 
  • North American Clun Forest Association

Equipment and Products


  • All Flex  
  • Shearwell Canada Support & Sales 
  • Sheep Canada Magazine 
  • OC Flock Management Inc.  
  • Alberta Veterinary Medical Association
  • Zubot Welding (Sheep and Goat equipment Manufacturer)
  • Farms.com - Used farm equipment resource
  • Ag Careers.com

 

ABVMA Prescribing Guide

Health Canada regulatory changes to strengthen the oversight of veterinary drugs including antimicrobials started in November 2017 and will extend through 2019. As of Dec. 1, 2018, a prescription will be required for all medically important antimicrobials (MIAs), including those administered in feed and water.

Find out more

Sheep Shearers in Alberta

Alex Baker - Cochrane - alamraches@gmail.com 403-805-4225 (MB, SK, AB, BC)

Jozsef Barna - Drayton Valley - 780-898-9454

John Beasley (Canada wide) - Youngstown  - www.integrityranching.com 403- 857-9236

Dana Booth - Drumheller - harleyrider68@hotmail.ca  403-823-8252

Dan Cadsand (Jr.) - Rimbey - 403-843-3537

Danny Cahoon - Cardston - 403-653-2627

Dave Carlson - Fort MacLeod - 403-553-4268

Ed Dingreville - Pincher Creek - 403-628-2235

Shaun Fajnor - Taber - 403-892-9546

Jeffrey Fielding - Calgary area - 403-479-3763

Bryce Gore - Cochrane - 403-863-8937

Josh Harper - Evansburg - josh@harpersweb.com   780-995-1754 

Rod Jack - Byemoor - 403-579-2520

Joe Milne - Duffield - 780-446-1823

James Nibourg - Erskine - 403-742-8536

Duane O'Brien - Chestermere - 780-878-1952

Allison Preston - Lethbridge - 403-654-7088

Laurie Read - Silver Valley - 780-351-2091

Willem Van Herk - Fort McLeod - 403-553-4246

Cordell Young - Lethbridge - cordellb.young@gmail.com  306-641-9308

Reproduction, Nutrition & Health of Sheep in Alberta

A collaborative project between the Alberta Lamb Producers and Alberta Goat Association has produced three comprehensive modules on the topics of reproduction, nutrition, and health of sheep and goats in Alberta. Originally published in 2009, the three modules were reviewed, updated and reprinted in 2018, thanks to Growing Forward 2 funding.  

Reproduction (pdf)Download
Health (pdf)Download
Nutrition (pdf)Download

Building Better Lambs

1. Using Terminal SIres BBL (pdf)Download
2. Selecting Terminal SIres BBL (pdf)Download
3. Performance Records BBL (pdf)Download
4. Managing Rams BBL (pdf)Download

EBLEX Better Returns Programme Information Sheets

Eblex Target Ram Selection (pdf)Download
Eblex Fit for purpose Rams (pdf)Download
Eblex Target Ewe Fertility (pdf)Download
Eblex Improve ewe breeding (pdf)Download
Eblex Improving ewe nutrition (pdf)Download
Eblex Target Ewe management (pdf)Download
Eblex reducing lamb losses (pdf)Download
Eblex target lamb management (pdf)Download
Eblex Target easier Management (pdf)Download
Eblex Improve Sheep Handling (pdf)Download
Eblex Controlling Parasites (pdf)Download
Eblex sheep disease directory (pdf)Download

Tips For Producers

Is navel dipping worth the trouble (pdf)Download
Navel Dipping (pdf)Download
Nine Reasons why antibiotics fail (pdf)Download
Schmallenberg virus pamphlet (pdf)Download
Selenium (pdf)Download
Six reasons by vaccines fail (pdf)Download

Showing your Sheep

Tips for Juniors

1.Fitting and Showing.equipment (pdf)Download
2.Handling.washing (pdf)Download
3.Blanketing.carding (pdf)Download
4.Trimming.grooming (pdf)Download
5.Tackbox.Showmanship etiquette (pdf)Download
6.Trimming (pdf)Download
7.Haltering.Showing (pdf)Download
8.Judge Views the Lamb (pdf)Download
9.Showmanship Etiquette (pdf)Download
10.Fitting and Showing.Setting the Stage (pdf)Download
11.Grooming Your Lamb (pdf)Download
12.Grooming your Lamb2 (pdf)Download
13.Grooming your Lamb3 (pdf)Download
14.Showing Technique1 (pdf)Download
15.Showing Technique2 (pdf)Download
16.Showing Technique3 (pdf)Download

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