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    • Home
    • Contact Us
    • Classified Ads
    • Membership
      • ASBA Breeder Listings
      • ASBA Membership
      • Industry Involvement
      • News
      • Producer Resources
      • Scholarships and Awards
    • 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
      • AGM
      • All Canada Classic
      • Online Sale
      • Cache Valley Workshop
      • Necropsy Workshop
      • Symposium
      • 2023 Symposium
      • Past Symposiums
      • Youth Incentive
  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • Classified Ads
  • Membership
    • ASBA Breeder Listings
    • ASBA Membership
    • Industry Involvement
    • News
    • Producer Resources
    • Scholarships and Awards
  • 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
    • AGM
    • All Canada Classic
    • Online Sale
    • Cache Valley Workshop
    • Necropsy Workshop
    • Symposium
    • 2023 Symposium
    • Past Symposiums
    • Youth Incentive

Industry Links / Producer Resources

Provincial Links

 British Columbia

  • BC Purebred Sheep Breeders' Association 
  • BC sheep federation 

Alberta

  • Alberta Animal Health Source
  • 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


  • Ag Canada Livestock News 
  • Canadian Livestock Genetics Association
  • Canadian Sheep Breeders Association
  • Canadian Livestock Records Corporation 
  • Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Limited 
  • Campaign for Wool
  • Genovis
  • Livestock Insurance Managers
  • National Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program
  • North American Clun Forest Association

Equipment and Products


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

Fun Facts


  • Fun Facts about Sheep


Shepherding 101 - Getting Started

A great resource from ALP

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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

Abortion factsheets

    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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