Hi group We have for sale meaty registered Katahdin rams, out of twin or triplet parents. 2 QR yearling rams, $300 each: 1 Black and white pinto/holstein...
I use HerdMaster sheep program developed by Dolf Lategan from South Africa. It helps me determine which lambs and ewes to save as producers and which to send...
Chuck, 1) In the absence of EPDs or EBVs, which are more accurate at identifying genetics for growth "do 60 day adjusted wts & 120 day adjusted wts." Does the...
... From: James Morgan To: Shedders_Sheep_Group@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [Shedders_Sheep_Group] Lamb Weight Chuck, ...
Chuck, Adjusting for age, sex of ewe, number born and raised does not take sophisticated software or submission to a program that does EPDs/EBVs. Just a...
Jim, By saying breed group do you mean the association is joining or a group of people raising the same breed of sheep? Did the Katahdin Association join NSIP...
Jean, The Katahdin NSIP Breeder's Group is a group of registered Katahdin Breeders. It's contact information, phone number are separate from Katahdin Hair...
... From: James Morgan To: 1202@... Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 2:18 PM Subject: Re: Chuck - just for you. Chuck, You may have missed a couple of...
Good Morning Jim, I had a misconception of the cost if it is around $150.00 per flock per year it would be very beneficial. I have heard so many different...
Hi Jim! If the average cost for NSIP flocks is around $75/flock and $1.50/ewe that lambs then I would like to join to.What do I need to do to sign up. Thanks...
Jim, I was cking out the excel spread sheets, way cool compared to my records. I thru in a few numbers but couldn't get the calculations to work. I followed...
Kathy, Make sure that you use/type the correct code for age of ewe. That is a common error. Other than that, I can't tell from what you said. Regards, Jim...
Gretta, The quote was that it is simple to calculate adjusted weights your self. I did not say it was simple to calculate EPDs. Adjusted weights are not EPDs....
How do you factor in management differences? How do you compare a pasture based vs a feedlot based flock? How do you compare my flock with grass up to their...
Gretta, This has been done for all sorts of livestock species and breeds for 40. For NSIP, the services are provided by Dr Dave Notter at Virginia Tech. It...
My apologies but I am lost. Are you saying they have to be related rams? If you don't reward maximum performance then the middle group is best, not the group...
PS I am not saying that it doesn't work, I'm saying that I don't understand how it could work. You are in this to compare your flock to other flocks, correct?...
Gretta a) To be able to compare performance between flocks with different environments, nutrition and genetics there needs to be common genetics. i) Sharing...
... First - What makes genetic selection of the best animals so hard is a) that most observed differences in performance between two animals in the same breed...
Wait a minute. now you are losing me again (and as you can see, that's not hard to do). If you aren't interested in comparison, why are you in the program? ...
Gretta, Since you asked - You are missing the key point - accuracy of selection. Using EPDs increase accuracy of selection. Since all these traits are lowly...
Am I the only lost person here? Posters are flinging around acronyms in a conversation that appears to be important, but it might as well be in French, cause I...
Diane, sorry this is something we have discussed in the past and several members are now going to join the NSIP,the best way for me to explain NSIP is to ask...
We have a flock of about 60 commercial wool ewes and are slowly increasing the numbers from within. Paul isn't too keen on a lot of paperwork so we keep...
This afternoon my ram came up to the hay manger with a bloody ear. When I looked closer, sure enough the crappy ear tag was gone and his ear was torn. The big...
CJ. You are right about the problem with ear tags pulling out, it can be messy. I usually plan on replacing tags as they come out about every 1 to 2 years....
I totally understand where you are coming from! We use pannels welded to large retangular feeders and fence-line feeders that can catch tags if not properly...
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