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The Katahdin Hairald
Quarterly Newsle�er of Katahdin Hair Sheep International
Volume 25, No. 2
www.katahdins.org
Summer 2013
Welcome New Members
New Youth Members
Daniel Bumbalough of Get-R-Done Farms........Endicott, NY
Shannon Landis of Highland Farm.............. New Albany, PA
New Voting Members
Gerald H & Minh Colley of GMC Farm ............... Newton, AL
Mark Kitzelman of Easy Wind..............................Vernon, AZ
Jerry Elliott of MJ Farms................................... Houston, AR
Bill & Peggy Gray of Shepherd Staff Sheep Farm..................
.....................................................................Farmington, AR
Clark Rainwater of Acts 2:38 Farm................... Quitman, AR
Joe & Genevieve Villines of Villines Family Farm LLC...........
.............................................................................Ponca, AR
Genevieve Ransom Carlson of Humboldt Katahdins .............
............................................................................ Arcata, CA
Breanna Parks of Allule Products & Farm .....Wheatland, CA
Eddie Knowles of K N H Farms................... Tallahassee, FL
Romualdas Mazeika of Sunshine Sheep Farm ......................
..................................................................... Lake Butler, FL
Jackson Malcom, Jr of Leanin' Pine Farm..........Guyton, GA
Katrina Austin of Kelly Gulch Gardens .............Pinehurst, ID
Tess Hahn of Bah Bah Blacktail Farm.............. Cocolalla, ID
Jason & Katherine Smith of Shear Not Sheep Farm ..............
......................................................................Washington, IL
Chris & Melanie Waller ........................................... Noble, IL
Mark & Christine Emigh................................... Mill Creek, IN
Perry L Miller Family of Hopeful Harvest Farm... Goshen, IN
Brian & Danielle Rogers of Circle B Farm ........... Means, KY
Brett Devling & Meghan Flanagan of Fallow Fields Farm ......
...................................................................... Livermore, ME
Barry Glassman of Darlington Lamb .............Darlington, MD
Attn: Greg Murrell of North Harford High School ....................
.......................................................................Pylesville, MD
Justin Stray of Oak Haven Sheep, LLC............Newaygo, MI
Brian & Jennifer Lenzen ....................................Chuska, MN
Alisha Robertson of Sleepy Hollow Farm ..........Roseau, MN
John & Pam Bock of J Bock Farms................Courtland, MS
Jack & James Harrington of J & J Farm .....Sandersville, MS
February to April 2013
John & Linda Follis of Bee C'n Ewe Farm ........... Union, MO
Darin Libbert of Libbert Creek Lambs...................Iberia, MO
Sandra or Eli Sample of Sample Farm ..........Annapolis, MO
Karen & Gerrit Voshel of Rowdy Mountain Farm....................
.....................................................................Long Lane, MO
Bruce Kennedy of Mountain View Ranch ........ Hamilton, MT
Tedd Dice of Ted Farm ....................................... Adams, NE
Cailyn B & Luke O Winkelman of CW Farms .........Peru, NE
Kari Kitterman of McKay Farm ...............................Datil, NM
David & Michele Ley of Double Irish Farm ..... Marcellus, NY
Ian Borg & Francine Jerisk of Green Ridge Farm, LLC..........
......................................................................... Moraine, OH
Tuesday Hanavan .............................................Goshen, OH
Jeannie Tripp & James A Helms, Sr of JRHomestead ...........
................................................................. New Franklin, OH
Mark & Ann Tuscano of Marsh Wren Farm ...... Windsor, OH
Voress Family..................................................... Sidney, OH
Kevin or Kent Weaver of Sugarhill Farm .....Sugarcreek, OH
Steven Yutzy of Horsefly Valley Farm .........West Union, OH
David & Holly Jamin of Tipperary Farm..............Bristow, OK
Dean, June & Dudley Zimmerman ......... Mountain View, OK
Mike & Laura Joos of Joos Family Farm ......... Corvallis, OR
Jacob Kutsch of Silver K Ranch ...................... Lebanon, OR
Anne & Don Landis of Highland Farm......... New Albany, PA
Benjamin Sheehe ........................................ Bloomsburg, PA
Mary Baldwin of Poplar Hill Farm ....................... Dunlap, TN
Charles Cobble of Emerald Springs Katahdins ......................
........................................................................ Mosheim, TN
Luke M Collins......................................................Celina, TN
Dyersburg High FFA, DNS FFA Farm............ Dyersburg, TN
Charles Turnage of Owl City Farms ....................... Bells, TN
Gloria Ussery of Counting Sheep Farm............ Ardmore, TN
Jeremy & Brooke West of West Family Farms.......................
....................................................................... Huntsville, TN
Karl & Roxane Clauss of Gaia Ranch .................Cumby, TX
Roland & Caryn Laliberte of Fairview Farm....... Hockley, TX
Will Rutherford of 4R Ranch...........................Greenville, TX
Robert & Amy Milbee of Milbee Farm..............Culloden, WV
Summer 2013
VOLUME 25 ISSUE 2
Jim Morgan & Teresa Maurer, Editors
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Gail Hardy, Graphic Designer
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KHSI Operations
Jim Morgan and Teresa Maurer
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KHSI Registry
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KHSI Board of Directors
President - Wes Limesand
Vice President - Carl Ginapp
Secretary - Roxanne Newon
Treasurer - Lee Wright
Director - Maria Dosch
Director - G.F. "Doc" Kennedy
Director - Henry Shul�
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Inside This Issue
Articles
Directors Corner............................................................................................................2
From the Feed Trough . . . REGROWTH ......................................................................3
Ram Management Options for Small and Beginning Flocks .........................................4
Using EBVs to Select Replacements.............................................................................8
Katahdin Registrations are Second Highest in Sheep Industry in 2012*.....................26
Regular Features
Welcome New Members ............................................................................................... ii
Focus on EWE-TH.........................................................................................................6
Katahdins and Katahdin Breeders in the News: Success for Katahdins.................... 11
Ewes-ful Solutions.......................................................................................................15
KHSI Member’s Guide.................................................................................................21
Classified Ads..............................................................................................................30
Advertisers Index (listed alphabetically) ......................................................................33
KHSI Business & Information
KHSI’s New Online Store for Promotional Clothing!....................................................15
Donations Welcome for Katahdin Youth Scholarships and Youth Show Premiums....18
2013 KHSI EXPO Sale Requirements.........................................................................22
2012 KHSI Photo Contest Winners Announced! .........................................................23
2013 KHSI Annual Photo Contest Open! ....................................................................27
2013 Katahdin Hairald Publications and Ad Deadlines ...............................................29
2013 KHSI Expo - August 22-24, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN............34
Coming Events
BahRamEwe Farms Hosts Field Day, Speakers, Sale, Meeting June 14-15............... 11
2013 SCKA Katahdin Vacation Cruise ........................................................................ 11
New Katahdin Class and Program Added to Midwest Stud Ram Sale ....................... 12
Hair Coat Inspection Training June 25 at Sedalia ....................................................... 12
KHSI Needs Help Finding Sheep for Training ............................................................. 12
You are Invited to the Midwest Katahdin Meeting on June 25 in Sedalia.................... 12
Katahdin Sale Round Up .............................................................................................13
Join Us at the KHSI Expo in August in Tennessee .....................................................16
Expo Hotel is Convenient and Affordable—Book Now! ..............................................18
Hairald Calendar..........................................................................................................24
Cover: "Dandelion Ewe", Will Bowling, Kentucky, 2nd Place, Scenic Category, 2012 KHSI Photo Contest
Pictured Above: “Lambs Make Kids Smile”, Karen Kenagy, Oregon, 2nd Place, Kids & Sheep Category, 2012 KHSI Photo Contest
Wes Limesand, KHSI President
I am writing this on April 11 and
we have a heavy snow falling and
spring is slow in coming, but I am
sure it will eventually appear.
2012 proved to be a record year
for KHSI. Our breed moved to 2nd in
the U.S. in registrations and retained
for the second year the #1 spot in
transfers. What an achievement for
a relatively “new” breed. It is due in
large part to the enthusiasm of our
members—thank you!
The Board of Directors has increased the promotion budget in 2013.
Our goal is to promote the breed in
widely-circulated publications to
tell our story. I believe we have an
area of sheep production we haven’t
fully tapped, that being the commer-
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cial ewe market throughout the US.
With shearers being harder to find,
lamb prices low and feed prices high,
number of lambs sold (pounds) will
be very important. Our breed offers
so many positives. Many people have
talked about this for years--one who
comes to mind is Dr. Charles Parker-but the reality of the situation is more
evident at this time.
Adaptability of the Katahdin breed
is a huge factor in the breed’s success.
Over my lifetime, I have been involved
with 12 different purebred breeds of
sheep. All have their strengths and
also weaknesses. None have been
able to adapt to such widely different environments and management
systems as the Katahdin. They adapt
to cold or heat, humidity or dryness.
Are they perfect? I don’t believe so,
but this offers the challenges of the
future and that is the fun part of the
business.
I believe it is important in the
breed’s success in the future that all
breeders respect the management
practices that different operations use
and find success with. Environment
plays a large factor in what we do and
when we do it.
The 2013 Expo is around the corner.
We hope you can attend on August 2224 at Cookeville, Tennessee. A great
educational program and sale as well
as the annual meeting are planned.
We hope you can attend some of
the other Katahdin events throughout
the country this summer and fall. It is
always educational to attend and see
the enthusiasm that exists.
Plans have also been made for the
2014 Expo. It will be held in Hastings
Nebraska in conjunction with the US
Meat Animal Research Center at Clay
Center. The dates will be August 7-9,
2014. More details to come.
Hope spring comes and everyone
has the barn or pasture full of new
exciting lambs.
This may be your
last issue
if you did not renew for 2013
THE KATAHDIN HAIRALD • WWW.KATAHDINS.ORG
Contact Operations
at 479-444-8441 or
[email protected] today!
SUMMER 2013
FROM THE FEED TROUGH . . . REGROWTH
by Woody Lane, Ph.D. © 2008
When I teach my producer course
on pasture management and get to
the topic of grazing, the ranchers
ask very practical questions, such as:
When should I open the gate to let the
animals into a field? When should I
move the animals off? How long is
too long?
These questions and their permutations may be endless, but the principles they invoke are not. So here,
very briefly, is one critical principle
of good grazing.
(An important disclaimer: In this
article I’m talking about improved pastures, or at least improvable pastures.
Grazing livestock in open range country is a different universe entirely.)
Critical Principle: My 5-Day Rule.
Have you ever carefully watched
grass grow? Really watched it? Let’s
say that you have a pasture with
good fertility and water, containing
forage that has excellent genetics for
rapid recovery and high growth rate.
After animals graze this forage (or
after equipment cuts it) — how many
days pass before you can see the little
bright green shoots of new regrowth?
Hmmm. Well, next time look carefully. In my fields, I’ve seen that bright
young regrowth within 4–5 days.
Now let’s think about this. If a
sheep or goat or cow is still wandering around that field looking for
something to eat, and it comes across
these bright green new shoots — what
will it graze? Will our animal choose to
avoid this new vegetation and instead
munch on some older grass, or will it
happily graze our new shoots and look
for more? The answer is obvious.
But let’s pursue this concept a little
further. When our grazing animals
preferentially select these new shoots,
they are effectively putting selection
pressure against the very plants that
we want in our pasture — i.e. the
valuable forage plants that send up
new palatable growth quickly after
defoliation. In addition, that new regrowth may come from plant reserves,
and this type of grazing management
systematically lets our animals destroy
those reserves before the plants can
recover. And if we allow our animals
to do this for weeks or months, then
the only forages in those fields that
will thrive will be plants with slower
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regrowth and lower palatability, and
also awful non-forage weeds like
thistles and toxic plants that are really
less attractive to our livestock.
Hence my 5-Day Rule: Do not keep
animals in a paddock for more than five
days. Fewer days is usually better
— but that choice depends on the
management details in each farm or
ranch. Dairy farmers, for example,
move animals twice each day anyway,
so for them a 12-hour move makes
sense. Graziers with other species of
livestock may move animals every 1–4
days based on their specific production system and their strategies for
managing time and labor. But never
more than five days.
In other words, we should always
protect the forage regrowth in a pasture.
I repeat: we protect the regrowth. As
good graziers, we should become fanatical about protecting the regrowth.
And a grazing period of five days or
less gives us a management tool to
do this.
A 5-Day Rule implies lots of things,
especially about some traditional approaches to grazing. First, look at any
classic textbook on forages — such
as the books assigned to university
students for their agronomy courses.
Those textbooks list all types of grazing techniques, each carefully named
and defined (which students must
memorize and repeat on exams), like
“creep grazing” and “forward creep
grazing” and “first-and-second grazing” and “put-and-take grazing” and
“multi-species grazing” and others.
But in light of our 5-Day Rule,
all these grazing techniques, all this
memorized jargon, comes down
to this: animals should be off the field
within five days. Period. It’s all about
regrowth. No matter which livestock
species we use, or how we select their
subgroups, or how skillfully we design the sequences for one subgroup
to follow another — the basic axiom
is that everyone must be off that field
before the plants begin any significant
regrowth.
And when we keep this principle
in mind, all the various grazing techniques actually become variations of
the same theme. Sure, we can graze
the lighter animals first and then follow up with heavy breeding stock. Or
design a clever creep-grazing system
which allows very young stock to
graze ahead of their mothers. Or top
off a pasture with one mob and then
“clean it up” with a follow-up mob.
Etc., etc.
Even the popular concept of multispecies grazing falls neatly under the
same principle. Start with sheep, follow with cattle. Or start with cattle,
follow with chickens. Or start with
goats and follow with sheep. Whatever. Just get the last group of animals
off the field within five days. The rest
are just details and preferences.
Which brings us to the important
concept of set-stocking. Most folks
think they know about set-stocking
— that it’s a type of grazing management in which animals are left in a
field for a hundred years and they
demolish all the forage. While that
might be true, it’s not quite the full
story. Viewed in the light of our 5Day Rule, the concept of set-stocking
takes on a whole new and insidious
meaning. Set-stocking really means that
animals will consume young regrowth.
Which means that set-stocking isn’t
only defined by weeks or months on
the same field, but rather it can be
defined by days — a few extra days
that allow animals the opportunity to
eat our field’s most valuable forage,
its regrowth.
Which means that set-stocking can
actually occur on a fertile pasture in
only seven days. Which implies that
forages can be damaged by leaving
livestock on them a few extra days,
not just the classic weeks or months
that most people think.
But, you say, my field is too big! It
takes my flock (herd, mob, pod, etc.)
at least 14 days to graze all the forage
in that field!
Actually, there is a straightforward
answer to this problem: electric fencing.
Set a temporary electric fence across
that field to reduce its size. Aim for
a size that allows the animals to consume the feed in only 3–5 days.
Where to put that fence? Well, first
estimate the available amount of feed
in the entire field. Then estimate the
amount of feed needed by the livestock per day — as a rule of thumb
use a dry matter disappearance of
4-5% of body weight per day. Then
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Ram Management Options for Small and Beginning Flocks
Written by Jim Morgan, Arkansas &
Roxanne Newton, Georgia
One perplexing problem for many
new flock owners revolves around the
question, “Now that the ewes are bred,
what do I do with the ram?” Well, you
certainly prefer to not breed him back
to his daughters!
Before considering any of the options, a shepherd needs to set his/her
flock breeding and marketing goals.
How large do you want your flock
to get? Do you plan on retaining the
daughters or selling them all? Are you
thinking of buying a $300 or a $1000
registered ram or a $200 commercial
ram to service the ewes? Selling a
$200 ram for $150 after the end of the
breeding season is a lot more economical than having to sell a $1000 ram
for $150. You also have to consider
whether your budget will allow for
the added costs of maintaining a ram
for 11 months of the year when not in
service. Additional expenses include
feed, labor, extra fence and/or shelter.
And, because sheep are flock animals,
it’s always best if the ram has a companion. These extra expenses may
amount to as little as $50 to several
hundred dollars depending on the
cost of fence and shelter and how your
labor is valued. Selling or disposing of
a ram at a loss, in some cases, may be
the most economical option.
This article discusses some of the
options available for ram management.
a) Buy two unrelated rams (even
though only one is needed for
a small flock) and the rams will
have company during the nonbreeding season. There is a small
risk of them injuring each other, but
the two rams usually work well as
companions for each other. It also
allows a small flock to not have
to buy a new ram for at least two
years as the unrelated rams can be
used as service sires on each others’
daughters. When introducing rams
back together after the breeding
season, many shepherds will confine them in a tight pen or trailer for
a few days until the rams learn to
live in harmony again. A small pen
prevents the rams from being able
to back up and charge each other
at full speed, causing injury.
b) Buy a ram lamb just prior to breeding each fall and at the end of breeding season sell or butcher him. This
can easily save a $100 to $200 worth
of time, feed and fencing in some
operations, and you also have the
value of the lamb meat to eat. A
9-10 month old Katahdin ram will
not be strong flavored. This option
eliminates the cost of maintaining a
ram all year round. Disadvantage:
Unknowingly, you may have just
eaten the best ram you ever purchased!, but he was really tasty.
In many cases, butchering a ram
lamb after the breeding season is a
very economical and tasty option
that reduces the maintenance costs
associated with keeping a ram all
year round.
c) Buy a cheap companion. This can
be a wether, a low-priced commercial ram or a cow/steer/bull
or a horse that you already own.
Note that a horse, bull or commercial ram may injure the ram being
saved for breeding, or the ram may
not bond well to the cattle or horse.
After a few years or when the sheep
flock is larger, there will be more
options for sheep companions since
FROM THE FEED TROUGH......REGROWTH, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3
position the temporary fence to give
the animals X days of feed, where X
is a number of 5 or less.
In other words, you will allocate
feed and then set the fence so your
animals will harvest that amount of
feed in a few days. If you estimate
wrongly, you’ll either run out of feed
early or have too much feed remaining after five days. In either case, you
will have learned about feed allocation, and you will set the fence better
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the next time. Not bad — a win-win
situation. And eventually your forages
will thank you for this — because you
will have protected the regrowth.
Woody Lane is a nutritionist in Roseburg, Oregon. He operates an independent
consulting business “Lane Livestock Services” and teaches nutrition, sheep, beef
cattle, and grazing workshops across the
United States and Canada. His email address is [email protected]
more than one ram is needed for
larger flocks.
d) If it is your first year, a shepherd
can buy exposed ewes. They usually cost more, but it saves buying
a ram and the overhead involved
with keeping a ram. And, when you
finally do purchase a ram, he can
be used to breed both the first ewes
purchased as well as their offspring
without any concerns of inbreeding. This option requires a good
understanding and agreement
between the seller and buyer, and
a fair price. Realize that some ewe
lambs may not breed the first year.
Or if it’s an incredibly hot summer,
a ram might not settle any ewes in
late August or early September.
This option usually requires an increased fee per ewe exposed and
a solid agreement between buyer
and seller if the situation arises
where the ewes are not settled.
An alternate option would be to
buy ewes that have been exposed
to two or more unrelated rams, or
purchase exposed ewes from two
different flocks. The advantage
here is that you will likely get one
or two unrelated ram lambs from
these matings to use for breeding
the following year on unrelated
ewes.
e) Lease a ram. This can be an excellent option but also requires significant understanding between
the two parties about how much
the ram is worth if he is injured
or killed. In addition, one must
consider the risk of introducing
potentially contagious diseases
carried in by the leased ram or
carried back to the original flock.
Again, this option will require
agreed upon biosecurity protocols
and maintenance/reimbursement
costs.
f) Leaving the ram in with the ewe
flock year around. This solves some
problems in regards to fencing and
maintenance. However there is the
possibility of the ram becoming aggressive toward the pregnant ewes
or newborn lambs and causing
harm. For some operations the risk
of those losses can cost more than
maintaining the ram in a separate
CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
SUMMER 2013
SUMMER 2013
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Focus on EWE-TH
KHSI IS ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR
KATAHDIN YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS AND
YOUTH SHOW PREMIUMS.
Those donating in 2013 will be
honored in a full page ad listing those
individuals and flocks donating funds.
Thank you! Send your donations to
KHSI Operations, PO Box 778, Fayetteville, AR 72702
2ND ANNUAL KATAHDIN YOUTH
SCHOLARSHIPS
Two Katahdin Youth Scholarships
will be awarded this summer. Applications are due on June 30, 2013. You
can download an application from the
KHSI website, www.katahdins.org or
contact KHSI Operations Office
KHSI is continuing its scholarship
program in 2013 for youth entering
or already in college or in graduate
school. Two $500 scholarships will be
awarded to youth for use at any US
college or university. Applications are
now available at the KHSI Website:
www.katahdins.org and they must
be received by June 30, 2013 to be
considered for this year’s competition.
Those with limited internet access can
call KHSI Operations at 479-444-8441
to request application materials to be
postal mailed.
Briefly: to be eligible, the applicant
must be a youth member of KHSI, or
their immediate family must have a
current KHSI membership. Applicant must be under 21 as of January
1, 2013 or under age 26 if applying for
graduate school and must have been
involved with Katahdin sheep for at
least 1 year. For questions about the
scholarship, or to request
application materials,
please call KHSI at 479-4448441, visit the KHSI website
www.katahdins.org or
email [email protected]
MIDWEST JUNIOR PREVIEW
SHOW JUNE 15, 2013.
MISSOURI STATE FAIR,
SEDALIA, MO.
Note that this show in the
past has been at Chillicothe,
MO and this year it will be
in Sedalia, Missouri.
Entries can be done at the
website, www.midwestjun
iorpreviewshow.com, the
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day of the show, or by contacting Show Coordinator, Kate
Lambert at 660-541-0468 or
[email protected]
Other notes about the
show: ALL BREEDS ELIGIBLE: ALL registered breeds as
well as commercial breeding
sheep! No wethers. AVAILABLE CLASSES: Yearlings,
Fall lambs and Spring lambs
for both rams and ewe. ALL
JUNIORS: There is no minimum age requirement but
we ask people to be reasonable. Juniors cannot be over
21 as of January 1 the year
of the show. CASH PRIZES:
Over $9,000 was awarded last
year, and checks are always
written immediately following the show!
Questions on entry or
sponsorship? Call Show
Coordinator Kate Lambert
660-541-0468
or
[email protected]
Katahdin supporters can donate directly to increase the "Learning the Ropes" KHSI 2012 Photo Contest,
premiums for youth showing Kids & Sheep Category, Johanna Kern, MT
Katahdins by contacting Kate
3RD ANNUAL DR LEROY BOYD
Lambert.
KATAHDIN JUNIOR SHOW
For more information - www.mid
westjuniorpreviewshow.com or LIKE
JUNE 24, 2013
us on Facebook! Enter online by June
This Katahdin youth show takes
1 to be guaranteed an official show place during the Midwest Stud Ram
t-shirt sponsored by Missouri Sheep Sale at Sedalia Missouri. For more inforProducers and a gift from Ketcham’s mation contact Henry Shultz (or Becky
Sheep Equipment!
Shultz) at [email protected] or
573-682-7127
2013 KHSI PHOTO
CONTEST – YOUTH
CATEGORY
Summer is a season for
great photos! Remember
that the KHSI Photo Contest has a special category
“Just for Youth”. If you
are under 19 years old,
you can enter photos for
any category in this special
contest for youth photographers only. Prizes can
be used to register sheep
or receive Katahdin hats
or T shirts. See the 2013
Photo Contest Article on
page 27.
2012 Leroy Boyd Junior Show
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RAM MANAGEMENT OPTIONS, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4
pasture/pen. While sounding less
expensive and easy, it may cost
the shepherd $25 to $100 or more
per ewe with hidden costs. There
are two main economic factors to
consider. First, more ewes will
single rather than twin, resulting
in fewer lambs to market. Ewes
typically don’t cycle starting in
the spring (March to June) and
then will start cycling again in
the summer or early fall. That first
cycle in late summer is more likely
to be a single egg ovulation. Second, when lambing is stretched out
over several months, much higher
feed costs will be incurred. A ewe
requires twice as much feed during late gestation and lactation than
they do after lambs are weaned. If
all ewes are kept together and lamb
over the course of 3-8 months,
keeping enough groceries in front
of the ewes that are milking means
allowing dry ewes twice as much
more grain, grass and/or hay than
they need. This has the potential of
nearly doubling the feed costs over
the course of the year.
g) Keep the breeding ram in with
the ewe flock until the ram lambs
are weaned then move him along
with the ram lambs to a separate
pasture. This is a decent option
that works for many, but there are
a few potential risks. Similar to
leaving the ram in with the ewe’s
year around, the service sire may
become too aggressive with the
ram lambs and we’ve seen them
roll and butt 6 hour old lambs.
Also, timing is important with
this option because if you delay
weaning too long, it is possible for
a small number of ewes to be bred
before removing the ram.
h) Buy a good quality ram the first
year then trade him with another
breeder who shares similar goals.
Or, co-purchase a ram with another
breeder and split the breeding season; for example you use him for
the first month and the other flock
uses him for the next 30 days. Make
sure the cooperating flock has similar goals or the ram trade can result
in a year going backward in qual-
ity. This option also requires that
both flocks have bio-security and
maintenance agreements in place
before purchasing. There also
should be a firm understanding of
how the ram will be sold when he
is no longer needed by one or both
of the co-owners.
In summary, there are several ways
that small flocks can manage rams.
Setting your breeding and flock goals
and selecting the best option for your
operation and budget is time well
invested. When it comes to leasing,
sharing, or co-owning animals, a well
thought-out plan that is agreed upon
by both parties is paramount. As you
build relationships, begin networking with other breeders, and become
active in regional Katahdin organizations, you may find other new shepherds in the same predicament who
may share an interest in some of the
options discussed. And, as a member, don’t forget to take advantage of
KHSI’s website classified advertising
when you get ready to buy, sell or
trade service sires.
Henry Shultz & Family
6219 Audrain Rd
125
Centralia,
Missouri
www.prairielanefarm.net
573682-5481
[email protected]
Caney Creek Farms
Katahdins
Dwayne & Kathy Kieffer
4864 Smiley Rd. • Chapel Hill, TN 37034
931-703-0239 • 931-580-6909
[email protected] • www.caneycreekfm.com
SUMMER 2013
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Using EBVs to Select Replacements
Kathy Bielek, Ohio & Roxanne
Newton, Georgia
Now that you have a better idea
of what EBVs are (see Spring 2013
Hairald), how can you use them in
your flock? One of the primary uses
of EBVs is in selection. Remember,
selection is the act of carefully choosing
something as being the best or most suitable. Whether you’re selecting replacement ewe lambs or a new flock sire, the
principles are the same. You’ll want to
choose the highest quality animal that
suits your management system. We’ll
outline the basic procedure here, then
talk about individual traits, and give
an example.
Start by reviewing the goals you
have for your flock, as well as your
market, resources and management
style, so you will be better prepared to
make sound selections. Then it‘s time
to sit down at the kitchen table and
review your records. We’re focusing
on EBVs here, but don’t forget about
other important records that will help
you to decide which animals best fit
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your criteria. As you review your most
recent flock records and/or LambPlan analysis, consider your flock’s
strengths and weaknesses. Realize
that no flock (or animal) is perfect. By
objectively identifying areas in need
of improvement, you can make better
decisions on how to move your flock
forward. Focus on areas of weakness
you want to improve without going backwards on areas of strength.
We’re looking at relative differences
between animals and/or compared
to the average numbers for the breed
in each trait, rather than focusing on
specific values for each trait. While
still at the table, identify the animals
that best meet your criteria, selecting
20-25% more animals than the number
of replacements you need.
Now, it’s time to go to the barn for
visual appraisal and final selection.
Only consider the animals you’ve
identified on paper. If you’ve done
your initial selection well, you’ll
be looking at animals that have the
highest potential to move your sys-
tem forward, and won’t be distracted
by animals that may be equally attractive, but not necessarily suitable
for reaching your goals. From the
group you’ve identified as “potential
replacements”, you can now narrow
the selection down to the number
you need based on physical criteria
– structural correctness, phenotype,
better coat, preferred color, etc.
EBVs are simply tools to help you
identify an animal’s genetic potential
for different traits. It shouldn’t be a
contest to see who has the highest
numbers, but rather a process for
choosing animals that will complement your management and available
resources. Remember, management
refers to the time, labor, and resources
you will have available throughout the
year for the maintenance and care of
your sheep. Selecting for certain traits
may require more resources than you
have available.
Let’s review which traits have EBVs
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USING EBVS TO SELECT REPLACEMENTS, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8
available and what they mean.
Let’s look at each ram. Ram A has
growth and maternal production traits
The Birth Weight EBV (BWT) is into one composite index. It gives sub- too much prolificacy for Flock XYZ
predictive of birth weight. The big- stantial positive weight to Number since one of their goals is to reduce the
ger the number, the larger the lambs of Lambs Weaned (NLW), Maternal number of triplets born. Also, since
will be at birth. Extreme birth weights Wean Weight (MWWT) and Weaning this flock is grass based, the higher
haven’t been much of an issue in Ka- Weight (WWT) EBVs. While single numbers for WFEC and PFEC (inditahdins thus far.
trait selection should be avoided, this cating less parasite resistance) could
Maternal Weaning Weight EBV is the one exception, since it’s an index be a problem. However, Ram A could
(MWWT) reflects genetic differences and not a specific trait. Selecting on be the perfect fit for Flock QRS where
in ewe milk production, but other as- this EBV alone, over time will improve higher prolificacy is desired and lambs
pects of mothering are also involved. the productivity of your flock.
will be finished in the barn, thus paraA higher number generally indicates
If all this sounds confusing, think site resistance is of less importance.
more milk production and/or higher of EBVs as radio dials. Each trait can
Ram B would be a good fit for Flock
quality of milk. A higher number may be tuned up or tuned down depending
XYZ.
He is balanced in all traits and
be required in low input systems for on your management and available
has
the
potential to improve survivewes raising multiples. Over-select- resources. For instance, if you have
ability
because
of the higher milk
ing for this trait could lead to mastitis a parasite problem, you may want to
EBV’s
and
weaning
percentage. This
problems in high input systems.
select animals with a negative number
Growth EBVs are used to select in WFEC. Or, if your system doesn’t ram will also improve weaning and
lambs that will reach your target support triplets, you might only con- post weaning weights, while minimizmarket weight based on the resources sider animals with an average or lower ing the number of triplets and quadruyou have available and your manage- NLB EBV. Be aware though, selecting plets born to his daughters.
Ram C may not be the best fit for
ment system. The Weaning Weight hard for any single trait (or single trait
EBV (WWT) provides an estimate selection) often comes at the expense either of these two flocks, but because
of pre-weaning growth potential, of other important traits. Your best of his good growth and parasite rewhereas the Post-weaning Weight bet is nearly always to select bal- sistance, might be a good fit for anEBV (PWWT) predicts growth po- anced animals, or animals with EBVs other flock. Keep in mind that all of
tential after weaning.
at least average in all the measured these rams may have the potential
The Number of Lambs Born (NLB) traits. Then look for animals that are to be good herd sires, with different
evaluates the genetic potential for above average or superior in one or strengths and weaknesses, dependprolificacy (number born per litter), two traits you need. This is especially ing on the needs of a particular flock.
while Number of Lambs Weaned important when selecting a herd sire That’s the beauty of EBVs, you can use
(NLW) evaluates the ewe’s effects on since his genetics can affect the entire them to fine tune your flock by turning
prolificacy and lamb survival to wean- lamb crop. An unbalanced sire with up or turning down certain traits to fit
ing. Selecting for higher prolificacy extreme EBVs in either direction can
your needs.
has the advantage of increasing the have lasting negative effects.
So, whether selecting replacements
number of lambs marketed; however
Here are a few examples of how to
from
this year’s lamb crop or purchasin some systems more triplets will also apply these principles of selection:
ing
new
animals, it’s important to keep
require more labor and resources. It’s
Flock XYZ is in a low-input,
in
mind
your flock goals and the traits
generally better to have the NLW EBV grass-based system that currently
that
will
help you reach those goals
higher than the NLB EBV since it re- has too many triplets, too many ordepending
on your management sysflects a ewe’s ability to raise multiple phan lambs, and lower than average
lambs to weaning.
weaning weights; the MWWT average tem and resources. Next, use EBVs to
Parasite resistance is measured by in this flock is -0.4. Flock QRS on the help identify those animals that are the
the Weaning and Post-weaning Fe- other hand, prefers to lamb in winter best fit for your system before makcal Egg Count EBVs (WFEC & PFEC). and has the ability to finish lambs in ing your final decision based on visual
These EBVs evaluate the genetic merit the barn on grain, so triplets are a bo- appraisal. The most suitable animals
for parasite resistance based on worm nus in this system. When selecting a are usually the ones that are balanced:
egg counts recorded at weaning and/ herd sire, the following rams are being good EBVs, good temperaments, and
or post weaning age. Lower numbers considered:
good looks!
reflect fewer parasite eggs, thus
less vulnerability to parasitism.
USA
BWT MWWT WWT PWWT WFEC PFEC NLB NLW
With these two EBVs a negative
HAIR
number is actually desirable.
.2
.5
1.9
2.3
22
47
23
24 107.2
Finally, the USA HAIR Index Ram A
EBV – also called the Katahdin Ram B
.5
1.1
2.1
3.2
-2
-12
4
8
105.9
Index or Ewe Productivity Trait
Ram C
-.2
-.4
2.6
4.1
-70
-58
12
6
103.8
(EPT) – combines EBVs for both
For more information about EBVs, please contact Katahdin NSIP Steering Committee at 215-498-8729 or [email protected]
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We Build
Great Sheep!
Announcing our 3rd Annual Online Katahdin Ram and
Ewe Sale July 24th and 25th, 2013 at wlivestock.com
These
lambs
and many
more sell
July 25th!
HCK 3032
HCK 3018
Call or
email
for more
details
HCK 3021
HCK 3052
Free delivery to
KHSI Expo in
Cookeville, TN
HCK 3132
HCK 3009
Also consigning an elite set to Midwest Stud Ram Sale in Sedalia MO
Hillcrest Katahdins — David S. Redwine, DVM
Gate City, VA • 423-384-1982 • [email protected] • www.hillcrestkatahdins.com
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SUMMER 2013
BahRamEwe Farms Hosts Field
Day, Speakers, Sale, Meeting
June 14-15
The 2013 SCKA Annual Meeting
and Private Treaty Sale will be held in
Laurel, Mississippi. Tim and Anderle
Foster of BahRamEwe Farms will be
hosting the event. In preparation for
the event, members and farmers from
outside the SCKA membership were
asked for ideas of topics they would
be interested in learning more about
at the meeting. The organizers have
lined up several speakers and are
still securing vendors for the meeting. They want this meeting to be
informative for both the novice and
most experienced shepherd. Many of
the desired topics of discussion will
be addressed by specific speakers.
Other topics and questions will be
addressed in the Round Table discussion. This forum will allow everyone
to have an opportunity to ask questions and share great farming ideas /
techniques. BahRamEwe Farms will
have an open house during the two
day event and invites everyone to visit
their farm.
Tentative Agenda:
Friday June 14, 2013
9a.m. – 2p.m. – Livestock check-in at
the South Mississippi Fair Grounds
in Laurel, MS
3p.m. – Tour of BahRamEwe Farms
(177 County Road 237, Laurel)
6p.m. – Dinner and Fellowship at Bosun Joe’s – Dutch Treat- (110 North
Front Street, Ellisville, MS)
Saturday June 15, 2013
Speakers / Topics for Morning Session:
Daniel Nelson, USDA Scrapie Inspector – Explaining Program and Upcoming Changes to the Program
Marketing Strategies for Sheep Farmers – Speaker TBA
Mr. Wess Hallman – Katahdin Conformation Guidelines
Mr. Mark Dennis - Hoof Trimming
demonstration
Afternoon Session:
Round Table Discussion – SCKA Officers / Directors
SCKA Meeting (members only)
Important Reminders:
** Health Certificates must be provided prior to unloading sheep.
** Only SCKA members can sell at
the Private Treaty Sale. There will
be no charge for selling sheep. The
Private Treaty Sale will be ongoing
throughout Friday/Saturday.
** Pens will be available at the fairgrounds.
** Early Bird arrivals to the barn on
Thursday must RSVP to Tim Foster
at 601-323-0512.
2013 SCKA Katahdin
Vacation Cruise
Mark Dennis, Louisiana
The SCKA Katahdin Vacation
Cruise on board the Carnival Sunshine will set sail from New Orleans,
LA on December 1, 2013 for 7 days.
There will be NO WORK & LOTS OF
GOOD FOOD & FUN! Sara and I have
already booked the cruise and invite
you and your friends to come sail with
other Katahdin breeders. The cruise
is a wonderful opportunity to pass a
great time and “Great Katahdin Fellowship”. This is a great time of the
year to cruise the Eastern Caribbean
because Hurricane season is over, the
ship is decorated for Christmas and
you can purchase interesting Christmas gifts. The Ports of Call are Key
West, FL, Freeport, The Bahamas, and
Nassau, The Bahamas. The Carnival
Sunshine is a newly remodeled ship
and is new to New Orleans. Come a
few days early and spend some time
in New Orleans. If you are interested,
contact our friend and SCKA member
Leslie Burke at 904-945-9535 at “Sandcastle Destinations”. Tell Leslie you
are sailing with Mark & Sara Dennis
and the SCKA Vacation Cruise so you
can receive the best rate. The price is
starting at $528 per person for 7 days.
If I can answer any questions give me
a call. A passport is recommended.
Make your arrangements early for the
best price and “See Ewe Onboard!”
Katahdins and Katahdin Breeders in the News:
Success for Katahdins
Katahdins Considered A
Success by ALBC
The following information was excerpted from an email to KHSI President Wes Limesand from Alison Martin, PhD, ALBC Research & Technical
Program Director. For more information
on ALBC visit www.albc-usa.org
Each year the American Livestock
Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) reviews
the Conservation Priority List (CPL)
for livestock breeds in the USA. This
has led to several changes for the 2013
version, the status for the Katahdin
among them.
In 1990, Katahdins were designated
Rare by ALBC. With the wonderful
promotion and registration efforts
of the breed association, the breed
rose rapidly through the ranks on the
CPL to join the Recovering category in
2002 (>2500 annual registrations and
global population >10,000). Since then
Katahdins have continued to soar as
more and more breeders recognize
their worth as low maintenance meat
animals, especially for small farmers.
The Katahdin leaves the CPL as
a true conservation success, and we
were pleased to see over 6700 new
registrations in 2011. ALBC won’t
forget about the breed, we monitor
all livestock breeds in species audits
that we conduct every 10 years, and
are looking for ways to recognize success stories such as yours to feature the
breeds that have “made it”.
Congratulations on your stewardship of this wonderful breed, and
wishing you the very best in 2013.
KHSI Recommends that sellers send papers and payment for registrations
and transfers to the KHSI Registry, as a courtesy to their buyers.
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New Katahdin Class and Program Added to
Midwest Stud Ram Sale
Wes Limesand, KHSI President
Mark your calendars for June
24-29 to participate in the 2013
Midwest Stud Ram Sale in Sedalia Missouri. Again this year, the
largest purebred sheep sale in
the U.S. will feature 6 days of
fun-filled events.
Monday June 24 will kick off
the Katahdin events with the
Leroy Boyd Memorial Junior
Show at 10 am. This show has
been moved to Monday morning to better showcase our breed
and give youth the chance to
interact with Juniors from other
breeds. Thanks to Henry and
Becky Shultz for spearheading
this event. The Katahdin show
will start at approximately 4:30
pm. 125-150 head of high quality
seedstock will be evaluated. Sheep
from across the U.S. converge on
the Midwest, making it possible to
view many breeders’ programs in
one location. New this year: pens of
3 registered Katahdin females will be
offered. The Class gives producers
a chance to buy uniform females in
volume.
Midwest Stud Ram Sale 2012
KHSI and the Midwest Katahdin
Hair Sheep Association (MKHSA)
have planned a hair coat inspection
training for Tuesday afternoon June
25 at 1:30 pm at the Fairgrounds.
Along with the coat inspection an
open forum educational program
will also take place. This session will
cover some of the basics of sheep
production and give you a chance
to ask your questions on nutrition
and veterinary care that affect your
operation. At 5:00 pm MKHSA will
have their yearly meeting and
meal at the Golden Corral. Join
them for food, friendship and
sheep discussions.
Wednesday June 26 will see
the Katahdin sale start at approximately 5:30 pm. The fastpaced sale will be broadcast by
D.V. Auctions over the Internet
at www.dvauction.com. This service gives buyers the opportunity
to bid and buy sheep from your
home. Pre-registration is required
(contact 573-819-9150 or check the
website at www.dvauction.com/).
Transportation can usually be arranged beforehand. If you need
some possible names of people to
hail, contact me at 701-235-2114 or
KHSI Operations at 479-444-8441 or
[email protected].
The Midwest Sale will give producers the chance to talk to KHSI Board
Members and the Operations office,
as well as buying excellent seedstock
to improve your genetics.
You are Invited to the Midwest Katahdin Meeting on June 25 in Sedalia
All interested folks are invited to attend the annual dinner and meeting of the Midwest Katahdin Hair
Sheep Association Annual Meeting (MKHSA) at the Golden Corral restaurant in Sedalia Missouri on
Tuesday June 25 during the Midwest Stud Ram Sale. The restaurant is located at 2004 W Broadway
Blvd Sedalia, MO 65301. Typically MKHSA members are joined by Katahdin breeders from around the
country for dinner – everyone is welcome!
The meal is at 5 PM and the meeting is at 6 PM. Learn about the group’s promotion activities and their
new website. http://katahdins-midwest.org/ and how that website can help you sell sheep.
Earlier in the day on June 25, MKHSA cosponsors a free short educational program at the Missouri State
Fairgrounds in Sedalia at 1:30 PM. Come, learn and meet some great Midwest Katahdin breeders!
Hair Coat Inspection Training June 25 at Sedalia
KHSI Needs Help Finding Sheep for Training
Mark your calendar for June 25 at 1:
30 PM for a hair coat inspection training session to be held at the Missouri
State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Missouri.
Hosted by KHSI & Midwest Katahdin
Hair Sheep Association, this training
will allow you to update your inspector status or become one for the first
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time if you have been a KHSI member
for at least 2 years. After the training,
there will be additional free educational sessions.
To conduct the training, KHSI
needs help finding sheep in the Sedalia area that will be partially shed by
the time of the workshop. Please contact Jim ASAP at [email protected]
or 479-444-8441 if you have sheep that
could be used for the inspection workshop. IMPORTANT: If you plan to
attend only the hair coat inspection
training, before you leave for Sedalia
please check with KHSI Operations
about the status of the workshop and
whether we found sheep to use in the
training.
SUMMER 2013
Katahdin Sale Round Up
KHSI periodically posts information on sheep sales and sheep events as a public service. Posting sale and event information
does not imply endorsement or verification of the claims of any sale or event. KHSI encourages the use of performance records
and production data as the primary means of selecting sheep instead of emphasizing visual appraisal typical of most shows, sales,
and auctions. Sales and events posted are not sanctioned by KHSI unless otherwise noted. Contact the KHSI Operations Office
to ask for your sale to be posted. 479-444-8441 or [email protected]
**June 14-15, 2013. South Central Katahdin Association Annual Meeting and Private Treaty Sale. South Mississippi Fairgrounds, Laurel, MS. Hosted by Tim and Anderle Foster in Laurel, MS. Contact Tim or Anderle
Foster. 601-426-6664, 601-323-0512 or 601-344-8656 or [email protected]
**June 26, 2013. Midwest Stud Ram Sale. Katahdin show starting around 4:30 PM on June 24. Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, MO. Look for sale of pens of 3 registered ewes as a new sale class. KHSI will provide cold soft
drinks and water the morning of the sale at the Katahdin pens. http://www.midwestramsale.com/index.html
Can also bid/watch online at www.dvauction.com (need to register in advance to buy).
July 27, 2013. Center of the Nation NSIP Sale in Spencer Iowa. Contact Carl Ginapp for more information about
Katahdin with EBVs at the sale. Carl Ginapp, 641-425-0592 or [email protected]
**August 22-24, 2013. 9th Annual KHSI Expo & Sale. Hyder-Burks Pavilion, Cookeville, TN. Contact Wes
Limesand 701-235-2114 or [email protected]; or Jim Morgan, KHSI Operations 479-444-8441 or
[email protected] for more information.
September 21, 2013. SWAREC Ram Test Sale and Field Day. Glade Spring, VA. Sale of rams evaluated for
parasite resistance on pasture, rate of gain and ultrasound loin eye area/depth. Contact Lee Wright 276-9442200, [email protected] or Dr. Scott Greiner - 540-231-9159 for more information. Find links for more information
at http://www.apsc.vt.edu/extension/sheep/
October 5, 2013. Midwest Hair Sheep Sale. Salem, Indiana. Sponsored by Washington County Sheep Association. Contact [email protected] or 812-883-4601. More information at the website this summer,
www.wcsheep.org/wcsheep.org
**- Indicates there is an article with more information in this issue of the Hairald.
Doyle Weaver Katahdins
Lambs on the Grow
Rams for sale by May 15th
Watch for our Entries at the Midwest
Stud Ram Sale and 2013 KHSI Expo
Good group of younger rams
Doyle & Judy Weaver
Nevada, MO • 417-667-5294
[email protected]
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SUMMER 2013
KHSI’s New Online Store for Promotional Clothing!
Roxanne and Milledge Newton,
KHSI Promotions Committee
How about giving a Katahdin hat
to your sheep buyers this summer?
(hint: they may come back and buy
more sheep next summer).
Need a t-shirt promoting Katahdins to wear to your next event?
Does your sweatshirt have holes in
it and you need a new one?
Tired of wearing a hat promoting
corn that you don’t even grow?
Tired of only seeing beef breed hats
at the feed store?
Want to strike up a conversation
about Katahdins with your neighbors?
If you answered yes to any of the
above questions, you can get relief by
going to the new KHSI Online Store.
You can get to the online store through
the KHSI website katahdins.org—just
click on the KHSI Store button on the
left side. There are men’s and women’s T-shirts, sweatshirts, and hood-
ies in a variety of styles and colors, as
well as other customizable items, with
several options for Katahdin logo sizes
and placement. Items will be made to
order by Cafepress and shipped directly to you. Comments and suggestions about the store can be emailed to
Roxanne at [email protected]
KHSI Operations will continue to
bring selected promotional clothing
items to the KHSI Expo and other
events for direct purchase.
EWES-ful
Ewes-ful Solutions
Solutions
Submitted by Roxanne Newton, Hound River Farm
Problem: We needed inexpensive feed trough space in our lambing
paddock that is off the ground and out of the way.
Solution: We purchased two 20 ft lengths of 8" diameter PVC pipe,
cut them length-wise, and a�ached them to the posts with galvanized
screws. We also secured 16" tall pieces of pressure treated 4x4s
underneath the pipe to support them every 8 ft.
Each pipe costs approximately $90 each which equals to 40 ft of trough
space.
If you have a EWES-ful Solution that you'd like to share with other Shepherds, please submit a photo and details to:
KHSI Operations at [email protected] or mail to PO box 778, Faye�eville, AR 72702-0778
We are consigning sheep to
Midwest Stud Ram Sale in Sedalia in June
& KHSI Expo in Cookeville in August
The sheep will be sired by TMD 10-38 and BAG 1739.
We will have ram lambs, ewe lambs, and brood ewes
available after weaning.
Delivery to
Sedalia &
Cookeville
possible
See photos of our rams on our website and
Dosch Katahdins on Facebook
Tom & Maria Dosch
PO Box 517 • Frederick, SD 57441
605 329-2478
[email protected] • www.doschkatahdins.com
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Join Us at the KHSI Expo in August in Tennessee
Carl Ginapp & Lee Wright, KHSI 2013
Expo Committee
Make your travel plans to arrive
in Cookeville Tennessee by noon on
August 22 to attend the full 9th Annual
KHSI Expo and Sale. Plans are on track
for an excellent three days of learning,
visiting with Katahdin breeders from
around the USA and Canada, and
viewing Katahdin sheep from several of the top breeders in the country. Tennessee is an especially great
location since the state is experiencing fast growth in numbers of KHSI
members. Tennessee is putting pressure on Missouri as the state with the
most Katahdin breeders! We invite
you to come to Tennessee and learn
more about sheep production and to
meet shepherds from Tennessee and
around the country.
KHSI is fortunate this year to have
a nice facility in which the educational sessions, sheep housing and
sale barn are all in one location: the
Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion at
Tennessee Tech University. Having
all the activities in one location will
allow us to meet a major goal of the
Expo Program committee - provide a
relaxed, quality educational program
with time for shepherds to talk to each
other and to the speakers and spend
time with the Expo Sale sheep.
On Thursday August 22, the program starts at 12:30 PM with Sheep
101. We have several teachers on hand
with years of experience with sheep
and small ruminant production. This
is the first time since 2005 that KHSI
has been able to host a Sheep 101
session. We are very pleased to have
Dr Will Getz, a long-time Katahdin
breeder and Professor at Fort Valley
State University in Georgia on board
to lead the Sheep 101 and 201 sessions.
During the Thursday 101 session, Dr
Getz has lined up speakers to cover
the following topics: Getting Started,
Feed & Nutrition, Health Management, Breeding and Reproduction.
These will prove to be invaluable for
new producers and a great refresher
for long-time producers. At the end of
the afternoon, will be a few break-out
sessions with instructors demonstrating hands on work with sheep.
Several more presentations are in
store for Friday, August 23rd. Many of
these presentations will help you educate your buyers when selling your
sheep. How many times have you
asked about lamb meat cuts or adding
sheep to cattle or can I do AI in sheep
or what are the grain by-products that
work well for sheep? We have speakers that will help you with answers to
these questions. Later on Friday, KHSI
will host a panel of sheep producers
and experts that will answer questions
about their different lamb markets for
Katahdin sheep, different production
systems and how to promote your
breeding stock. Bring your questions
and KHSI will work hard to help you
get the best answers
The KHSI annual membership
meeting will follow the educational
sessions. A catered dinner will be
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(386) 963-1332 (H) [email protected]
www.hardtimesfarm.com
Warm Springs
Katahdins
Certified
VSFCP
Enrolled
NSIP
David and Nancy Maddox • Warm Springs, GA
See our website and Breeders Page for more details
www.warmspringskatahdins.com
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Delivery is available to these locations.
Visitors
Welcome!
Certified Scrapie
Free Flock
All Sheep RR
Lazy B Livestock, LLC
Howard & Lavonne Brown • 8362NS 3550 Rd. • Prague, OK 74864 • 405-567-2559
[email protected] • www.lazybkatahdins.com
SUMMER 2013
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Expo Hotel is Convenient
and Affordable—Book Now!
We hope you have marked your calendars for August 22-24 and are planning
how you’ll join us in Tennessee for another
great KHSI Expo!
The Clarion Hotel (970 S Jefferson Ave)
in Cookeville TN is just minutes away from
the Expo mee�ng and sheep facili�es loca�on. We are happy to announce that
single and double guest rooms at the
Clarion will be available for KHSI Expo attendees for only $65 plus tax! However,
this special rate is limited, so you should
call 931-526-7125 as soon as possible
and ask for the group rooms reserved for
us—men�on “Sheep Expo” when you call.
Be sure to specify non-smoking or smoking
when you call.
This hotel is also minutes from points
of interest like the beau�ful Hidden Hollow
recrea�on area, Burgess Falls State Park,
Cumberland Caverns, the Cookeville Depot
Museum, Cumberland County Playhouse
and shopping. The Clarion has an onsite
restaurant and bar, and features a pool,
exercise room, laundry area, and free wireless Internet. All guest rooms have refrigerators, coffeemakers and other ameni�es.
It is a pet-friendly hotel—but please no�fy
reserva�ons when you call.
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Donations Welcome for
Katahdin Youth Scholarships
and Youth Show Premiums
Two $500 scholarships will be
awarded at the KHSI Expo in Cookeville, Tennessee on Friday Evening
August 23. So far, KHSI has received
about $350 in donations to help with
the scholarship program. KHSI is also
accepting donations for Youth Show
Premiums. There is currently about
$350 in the Youth Premium fund.
The Youth Committee has set
guidelines for these funds and scholarship applications are currently
available online at the KHSI website
(deadline June 30).
If you would like to donate to one
or both of these programs, you may
send a check payable to KHSI to: PO
Box 778, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72702.
On the check memo line, indicate
which programs the funds should be
applied to.
In a future 2013 issue of the Katahdin Hairald, KHSI will recognize all
farms donating to these funds in a full
page Display Ad.
JOIN US AT THE EXPO, CONTINUED FROM
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served on site. To close the evening,
everyone is invited to the sale barns
for an ice cream social and to view the
sale animals. The ice cream social in
2012 was an outstanding time for all,
so we’re doing it again!
The 2013 KHSI Expo Sale begins
at 11:30 am on Saturday, August
24 in an air-conditioned building
where we can all stay comfortable.
Registered Katahdins and lots of 3-5
commercial ewes will be offered at the
sale (see sale entry rules elsewhere in
the Hairald).
We’ve planned this Expo to appeal
to shepherds of all experience levels.
You can add to the Expo dates and easily make this a vacation for the entire
family. There are many great places
nearby to visit no matter what direction you are arriving from: Civil War
Battlefields, Great Smoky National
Park, Grand Ole Opry and many
great state parks.
If you would like more information about the many opportunities to
explore the area contact KHSI Operations.
SUMMER 2013
SUMMER 2013
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Rack of Lamb Corral
TRB
STUD RAM “BAG 1725 DIESEL” (pictured left)
Diesel was the Grand Champion ram with 59 rams
placing behind him. He’s the real deal. We purchased
him at the 2012 Midwest Stud Ram Sale from Buckeye
Acres Genetics for $3300.00. We bred him to 30 hand
selected Rack of Lamb Corral ewes, including the
Grand Champion ewe that sold at the 2012 Midwest
Stud Ram Sale.
STUD RAM "DOCTOR HLB-2240"
Doc’s son Doctor is now at our ranch. He is bred to 11
hand selected Rack of Lamb Corral ewes.
STUD RAM “FULLY LOADED LU 07-001"
Fully Loaded is now at our ranch. He is a direct son
out of the great MCD Loaded Wagon COR 2002-20
ram. When Fully Loaded stepped in the ring he won.
In 2007 he won Grand Champion at the Missouri State
Fair as a spring lamb and again in 2008 he won Grand Champion as a yearling. He is bred to 27 hand
selected Rack of Lamb Corral ewes.
"DOC 224 Hemi" (pictured right)
Hemi was the Grand Champion ewe with 56 ewes
placing behind her. She’s the real deal. We purchased
her at the 2012 Midwest Stud Ram Sale from Pipestone
Katahdins. We also purchased the 1st place yearling
ewe from Poynter Sheep Farm, the 1st place fall ewe
lamb from Pipestone Katahdins, and the 1st place late
spring ewe lamb from TMD.
Lambing began January 15th, 2013.
Taking orders for
ewe and ram lambs NOW.
Will deliver lambs to Sedalia June 23rd 2013 at no charge.
See you at Sedalia June 23rd
We are breeding Rack of Lamb Corral Ewes to produce winners in the ring and meat on the table all in one package. Here is an example of
the bloodlines you will find in our flock: COR 2003-12 MCD SURE THING; PBB 6169; JM 8-18; ED 4-28B; GR 209; GF G7029; ROS 05 18-32;
DJF 226L SAMPSON; COR 09-18; VJ 6036; JM 7-20 MCD NEW GENERATION; BTS 445H GOLIATH; SBR 1154 THE OLD MAN; COR 05-26
GOLD MINE; COR 06-84 MCD MAIN STAY; COR 05-54 MCD SOUTHERN GENTLEMEN; COR 97-16 MCD POWER-UP MCD POWER-UP;
Cccc 380N; MVF 5514; MVF 5331; MVF 0255; HLB 2240; COR 2004-76; SWP 06-214 CORNERSTONE; PVR 125 BIG-UN; LHB 60 DOC
DOC; SWP 06-204 FRONTIER; TMD 8-106; CMG 9059; NDS 5648; COR 2002-20 “MCD LOADED WAGON”; LU 05-005
TRB
Rack of Lamb Corral
Owners/Operators Todd and Renee Bauer
3020 Hwy 56 Windom, KS 67491- 620-489-6240 or 620-245-1884
Website: www.rackoflambcorral.com
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SUMMER 2013
KHSI Member’s Guide
02/13
The Katahdin Hairald is the official publication of Katahdin Hair Sheep International, which provides education
about:
• registering individual Katahdin sheep and recording performance
• maintaining the distinct identity of the Katahdin breed
• approaches to promotion and marketing
• summaries of research and development related to the breed
2012-2013 Board of Directors
President: Wes Limesand, [email protected], 701-235-2114, North Dakota
Vice President: Carl Ginapp, [email protected], 641-425-0592, Iowa
Secretary: Roxanne Newton, [email protected], 229-794-3456, Georgia
Treasurer: Lee Wright, [email protected], 276-698-6079, Virginia
Director: Maria Dosch, [email protected], 605-329-2478, South Dakota
Director: G.F. “Doc” Kennedy, [email protected], 507-215-0487; Minnesota
Director: Henry Shultz, [email protected] ,573-682-7127, Missouri
Honorary: Charles Brown, Piel Farm, Maine
Honorary: Charles Parker, [email protected], Ohio
Honorary: Laura Fortmeyer, [email protected], 785-467-8041, Kansas
Canada Representative: Darlene Jordan, [email protected], 306-746-4361
KHSI Operations:
• Jim Morgan and Teresa Maurer; PO Box 778; Fayetteville, AR 72702-0778
Phone and FAX: 479-444-8441; [email protected]
• Send the following to KHSI Operations (Arkansas)-Completed membership and renewal forms and $50 for calendar year
dues (renewals due by January 31 each year) Note: new memberships and renewals can be paid online by Paypal at
website.
• Contact Operations for the following:
- Request coat inspections before May 15
cost) & promotional items
- Address changes or other corrections for print or web - Information on members with sheep for sale, anyone
- Copies of histories, breed standards, etc
wanting to buy sheep
- BLANK work orders and registration applications.
- Articles, ads, and comments to be published in the
Note: forms and materials are printable from
Katahdin Hairald
website www.katahdins.org
- Volunteer for KHSI Committees
- Brochures (20 free per member per year; additional at - Annual meeting information
•
•
Office Hours (Central time): Monday, Wednesday, Friday (10 am - 3 pm). Calls at other times including evenings and
weekends will be answered personally whenever possible.
Answering machine, FAX and email: available for messages 24 hours per day.
KHSI Registry: KHSI Registrar: Carrie Taylor-Kelly
KHSI Registry, P.O. Box 51, Milo, IA 50166 for USPS
222 Main St., Milo, IA 50166 for FedEx or UPS
Phone – 641-942-6402, Fax – 641-942-6502; Email – [email protected]
• Contact the Registry with questions about registration, recording, transferring, upgrading procedures.
• Send the following to the Registry:
- Completed forms for registering, recording, transferring and naming Katahdins
• Office Hours (Central time): Monday to Friday 9 am- 4pm.
•
KHSI Committees: (Call 479-444-8441 to volunteer; Committee Chairs listed with committee)
Promotion: Roxanne Newton - 229-794-3456
Youth/Education: Henry Shultz – 573-682-7127
Expo Sale: Wes Limesand - 701-235-2114
Breed Improvement: Ron Young - 419-495-2993
SUMMER 2013
Publishing/Hairald: Lee Wright – 276-698-6079
Registry Liaison: Maria Dosch - 605-329-2478
Website: Carl Ginapp - 641-425-0592
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2013 KHSI EXPO Sale Requirements For Commercial Ewes - Registered Rams & Ewes
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• Consigned sheep must be at HyderBurks Ag Facility in Cookeville TN by 5
PM, Thursday Aug 22, 2013.
• Sheep must be genotyped QR or RR
at codon 171. Papers from genotyping company must be turned in by the
�me that consigned sheep are checked
in.
• Interstate Health Certificates are
required. Cer�ficates must include a
statement from the Veterinarian that
flock is free of contagious foot rot.
Rams must have a B. ovis negative
test within 30 days of sale.
• All animals are required to have either
Mandatory or Scrapie Flock Cer�fica�on Program tags.
• Consigned animals must be bred and
raised by consignor.
• One ram can be consigned without
consigning any ewes. For each addi�onal ram, you must consign at least
one registered ewe or one pen of commercial or registered ewes.
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Minimum weight of 70 pounds for
Spring Ewe Lambs
At least three-fourths Katahdin
Age Classes: Yearling (9/1/11-8/31/
12), Fall ewe lambs (9/1/12-12/31/12),
Spring Ewe Lambs (Jan 1- May 31)
Consigned as pens of 3, 4 or 5 ewes
(not as individual ewes)
Shed over 2/3 of body (ewes must not
be shorn or clipped; commercial ewes
may be tail-docked)
Consignment Fee of $20/pen
Expo Sale Commi�ee has the right to
reject commercial ewe sale entries.
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Registered consignments can be individual rams, individual ewes or pens
of 3, 4 or 5 ewes.
Sale animals must not be docked or
clipped
Accurate recording of date of birth,
type of birth (1-2-3-4), and type of
rearing (0-1-2-3-4 measured at 30
days of age), must be provided for
each animal
• Dam produc�on records are required
(number lambs born/reared for each
year of produc�on)
• 60-day weight must be provided (taken
on or around 60 days of age; 45-90
days of age is allowable, but must
be done prior to weaning). The date
at which this weight is taken must be
recorded.
• Birth weights and 120 day weights
are op�onal, but are highly recommended.
• Consignment Fee of $20 per individual
ram/ewe or $20/pen if consigning a
pen of ewes. Classes include Rams,
Ewes & Ewe pens for the following
ages: Yearlings (9/1/11-8/31/12),
Fall (9/1/12 - 12/31/12), Jan 1-Feb 15
born, Feb 15-Mar 31 born, April 1 and
a�er
Contact Wes Limesand, Chair of Expo
Sale Commi�ee Wesley.Limesand@
ndsu.edu or 701-235-2114. Jim Morgan,
KHSI Operations at 479-444-8441 or
[email protected]
NOTE: Final Expo Sale Regula�ons & Consignment Forms will be posted at the KHSI Website
Calendar Page by June 1, 2013.
Warm Springs Katahdins
Breeding sheep that are strong "A"
coats and sound on their feet and legs.
Sheep with adequate muscling but are
not heavy fronted.
Ram Lambs available
FOR SALE
All 2013 ewe lambs sold.
Booking 2014 ewe lambs.
BGK 1005
New Dimension
Certified
VSFCP
Other rams in use:
Bull 724 – Advantage
WSK 3788 – Encores Legacy
WSK 3680 – Right ON
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Enrolled
NSIP
David and Nancy Maddox • Warm Springs, GA
See our website and Breeders Page for more details
www.warmspringskatahdins.com
SUMMER 2013
2012 KHSI Photo Contest Winners Announced!
Winners receive KHSI Dollars that
they can use to pay for registering
sheep, Breeder Pages at the website,
membership or promotional items
including T-shirts and vests.
Start now to capture those great
sheep pictures for the 2013 KHSI
Photo Contest! (see article on page 27
for contest regulations).
"Girls" by Sally Hash, VA, 1st Place,
Kids & Sheep Category, 2012 KHSI
Photo Contest
KHSI Operations
The KHSI Photo Contest Committee met and determined the winners of
the 2012 Photo Contest. We received
good pictures in all categories and
many of the decisions for winners
were difficult.
The committee thanks all of our
members who submitted photographs. The top three places in each
category are listed below.
BEST PROMOTION
1st - Katahdin Mama - Will Bowling,
KY
Tie 2nd - Efficient grazers - Genevieve
Villines, AR
Tie 2nd - Picnic by the Pond - Will
Bowling, KY
ACTION
st
1 - Doing it right the first time! Karen Kenagy, OR
nd
2 - I’m next mom’ - lambs waiting
their turn - Sharon Ball, WV
Tie 3rd - Out to Green Grass - Johanna
Kern, MT
Tie 3rd - Two’s Company, Three’s a
Crowd - Karen Kenagy, OR
SCENIC
1st - Sun & Snow - David Redwine,
VA
Tie 2nd - Dandelion Ewe - Will Bowling, KY
Tie 2nd - Fall Trio - Genevieve Villines,
AR
KIDS & SHEEP
1st - Girls - Sally Hash - VA
2nd - Lambs Make Kids Smile - Karen
Kenagy, OR
3rd - We’ll Follow You Anywhere - Johanna Kern, MT
OPEN
1st - Who are You? - Abby Mitchell,
TN
2nd - Open 2 - Sheila Allen, KY
3rd - Curious Katahdins - Will Bowling, KY
YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHERS
1st - Winter Wonder “Lamb” - Paul
Shanks, MO
2nd - Guardian Angel “Gracie” The
Guard Dog - Paul Shanks, MO
3rd - I got an ow-ee! - Andrew Magedson, TX
Lillehaugen Farms
Brocket, ND
Raising Registered & Commercial Ewes
Fall and Spring Lambing Program
Breeding Stock For Sale
Well-Managed, Quality Flock with Production Records
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Luke & Sandi Lillehaugen • Maynard & Dee Lillehaugen
H - (701) 259-2158 • C - (701) 367-9018
Email: [email protected] • Website: www.lillehaugenfarms.com
Lillehaugen Farms “Core Four” - stud rams used for 2013 breeding!
“MO” NDS 4467
SUMMER 2013
“SHULTZ” SHU 3003
“WILLIE” NDS 8543
“GEORGE” JPS 60336
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Hairald Calendar
KHSI periodically posts information on sheep sales and sheep events as a public service. Posting sale and event information does
not imply endorsement or verification of the claims of any sale or event. Sales and events posted are not sanctioned by KHSI unless otherwise noted. Contact the KHSI Operations Office to ask for your event or sale to be posted. 479-444-8441 or [email protected]
**June 14-15, 2013. South Central Katahdin Association Annual Meeting and Private Treaty Sale. South Mississippi Fairgrounds, Laurel, MS. Hosted by Tim and Anderle Foster in Laurel, MS. Contact Tim or Anderle Foster. 601-426-6664,
601-323-0512 or 601-344-8656 or [email protected]
**June 15, 2013. Midwest Junior Preview Show. Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, MO. http://www.midwestjuniorpre
viewshow.com/ See Focus on Eweth article in this issue on pg --.
June 24, 2013. Leroy Boyd Memorial Youth Show. Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, MO. Contact KHSI Youth Committee Chair, Henry Shultz for more information. 573-682-7127 or [email protected]
**June 24-29, 2013. Midwest Stud Ram Sale. Katahdin show on June 24. Katahdins sell on June 26th. Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, MO. www.midwestramsale.com/index.html
**June 25, 2013. Educational Sessions and Hair Coat Inspection Training. 1:30 PM. Hosted by KHSI & Midwest Katahdin
Hair Sheep Association at the Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia MO (If attending just for the hair coat inspection
training, check with KHSI Operations about status of finding sheep. We are still looking for partially shed sheep.
[email protected] or 479-444-8441).
**June 25, 2013. Midwest Katahdin Hair Sheep Association Meal & Annual Meeting. 5:00 PM at the Golden Corral. Sedalia,
MO. Meal at 5 PM & Meeting at 6 PM.
**June 30, 2013. KHSI Youth Scholarship applications due. Download application form from the KHSI website,
www.katahdins.org or contact KHSI Operations, 479-444-8441, [email protected] See “Focus on Eweth” article
on page __ for a brief description of the $500 scholarship requirements.
**August 22-24, 2013. 9th Annual KHSI Expo & Sale. Hyder-Burks Pavilion, Cookeville, TN. A day and a half of informative
educational presentations on Thu & Fri. Registration fee includes two meals on Friday. Registration form will be sent
to all KHSI members or contact KHSI Operations 479-444-8441 or [email protected] or download from the website,
www.katahdins.org
September 21, 2013. SWAREC Ram Test Sale and Field Day. Glade Spring, VA. Educational program and sale of rams
evaluated for parasite resistance on pasture, rate of gain and ultrasound loin eye area/depth. Contact Lee Wright
276-944-2200, [email protected] or Dr. Scott Greiner - 540-231-9159 for more information. Find more information at
www.apsc.vt.edu/extension/sheep/
**- Indicates there is an article with more information in this issue of the Hairald.
NOTE: Sales are listed in the Sale Roundup Feature elsewhere in this issue.
PIPESTONE
Veterinary Supply
1300 S. Hwy 75, P.O. Box 188, Pipestone, MN 56164
Order or Catalog Only: 800-658-2523
Main Office: 507-825-4211
Sheep Questions: 507-825-5687
Fax: 507-825-3140
Website: www.pipevet.com
Email your Sheep Questions to:
[email protected]
Follow Dr. Kennedy's Blog
askavetsheep.wordpress.com
PAGE 24
Join us on Facebook at
Pipestone Vet Sheep-Goats
SUMMER 2013
A+ Stud
Pipestone 617
A line bred three-quarter son of HLB 1138 on
April 22 triplet that was 2012 3rd Place Late
Spring Lamb at Loisville
DOC P297
"First Ever" Champion Ram at
Louisville, a May 25th yearling whose
twin sister was second to champion
ewe in class. He was with 160 ewes
prior to the show and an additional
60 after the show.
Watch for our consignments to
Midwest Stud Ram Sale
North Star Sale
HLB 1138 and MVF 6931 are no longer
with us, but their sons and daughters
are very much so.
Pipestone Katahdins
G.F. & Deb Kennedy, and Gary Gorter
Pipestone, MN • 507-215-0487 • [email protected]
SUMMER 2013
POY 44
Midwest Sale
Champion
Ram 2011,
sire of 2012
Champion Ewe
at Louisville
ADS 0105
Our choice of
the ram lambs
at the 2011
Expo held in
Pipestone
Percentage
ewes available
for sale at
farm
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Katahdin Registrations are Second Highest in Sheep Industry in 2012*
It was an excellent year for the Katahdin association and Katahdin breeders. It will take even more effort in 2013 to surpass 2012.
Katahdin breeders continue to sell more registered sheep than any other breed in the USA. Katahdins moved up from being 4th on the
transfer list where it had been in 2009 and 2010, to first in 2011 and 2012. Transfers are a good measure of how many registered
sheep have sold. Katahdins also improved in registrations statistics. Our registration numbers jumped from 6th to 3rd in 2011, to 2nd
in 2012. Katahdins had been 6th in registrations since 2001, when they were 5th.
Top 6 Breed Registrations: 2002-2012
Breed
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
Suffolk
8761
9546
9811
10146
11034
12519
13199
13658
14230
15001
18400
Katahdin
8131
6744
4753
4979
5070
5089
5987
4645
4209
3889
4221
Hampshire
7760
8112
6793
8459
7583
9127
8505
9064
9104
9066
9351
Dorper
6505
6176
5045
4998
5337
5763
6823
7216
6050
5469
4686
Dorset
6493
6045
6240
7211
7434
7825
8311
9147
9743
9568
10317
Southdown
5072
5010
5059
5026
5222
5174
6020
5566
5742
5694
5535
Top 6 Breed Transfers: 2002-2012
Breed
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
Katahdin
4456
3907
2761
2584
2232
2588
2844
2718
2232
1555
1934
Hampshire
3587
3485
3390
3752
3658
3929
3811
4245
4123
4261
3758
Dorset
3370
2912
3157
3545
3680
4073
4113
4614
4581
4956
5564
Dorper
3289
2723
2645
2384
2360
2426
3089
2916
2682
1685
2034
Suffolk
3094
3140
3453
3934
4700
5310
6992
5649
6145
6875
7000
Southdown
2573
2506
2548
2426
2537
2522
2746
2817
3142
2723
2335
*-Statistics taken from the Banner Magazine.
Watch for
our entries
at the Expo
in Tennessee
in August
Any animals purchased
can be delivered to TN.
Reserve Junior Champion Ram & 1st Place
Late Junior Ram Lamb at the NAILE. He is
our yearling ram consigned to the Midwest
sale. He is RR and a twin.
EB
RW
SITE
!
Our yearling ewe consigned to the Midwest
Sale. She was in our show flock as a ewe
lamb at Missouri and the NAILE in 2012.
She is RR.
Henry Shultz & Family
6219 Audrain Road 125 • Centralia, MO 65240 • 573-682-7127
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SEE www.prairielanefarm.net or contact Sarah & Doug at 573-819-0806 • [email protected]
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SUMMER 2013
2013 KHSI Annual Photo Contest Open!
KHSI Promotion Committee
Attention all photographers:
KHSI announces the opening of the
9th Annual Photo Contest. We are continuing our efforts to obtain quality
photographs for promoting Katahdin
sheep. The contest is open to all who
wish to enter. The photographer does
not have to be a member of KHSI. The
photograph must include Katahdin
sheep.
Entries must be received by November 1, 2013 and can be emailed
to [email protected] or sent on a
CD to KHSI Operations, PO Box 778,
Fayetteville AR 72702.
Photographs from previous contests have been used in ads in national
sheep magazines and other KHSI promotional activities. Several have been
included in the Katahdin Hairald.
Entries will be judged on composition, exposure, focus, relevance, and
creativity (or appeal) with the goal of
promoting Katahdin sheep. Prizes can
be used to pay for Registry services
(registering, recording or transferring
sheep), annual membership, Breeder
SUMMER 2013
Page or promotional items (t-shirts,
hats, vests, signs) and shipping. We
call them KHSI Dollars.
First Place: $50 of KHSI services or
promotional items.
Second Place: $25 of KHSI services
or promotional items.
Third Place: $10 of KHSI services
or promotional items.
CATEGORIES:
1. Best Promotion - Katahdin Ewes
– Photographs that show one or
more of the qualities promoted for
Katahdin ewes such as: efficient
grazers, superb mothers, low maintenance, easy lambing, adaptable,
etc.
2. Best Promotion - Katahdin Rams
– “Appropriate” photographs that
show a picture of a Katahdin ram
or ram lamb that can be used to
promote Katahdins.
3. Action – Photographs of activities
such as moving/trailing sheep,
lambing, tagging, exhibiting, grazing, feeding, etc. (Note that all pictures featuring youth ages 18 and
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
younger should be entered in the
“Kids and Sheep” category.)
Katahdin Meat – Specifically looking for photos that promote Katahdins as a meat breed. Ideas for photos include: hanging carcass(es)
that demonstrate muscle and
quality finish, hanging carcass(es)
split to show ribeye, photos of cuts
to show good meat quality. Not required, but helpful if photos in this
category include age, sex, hanging
% and hanging carcass weight of
lamb.
Scenic – Photographs of sheep
outdoors. (Photos entered in this
category cannot include people.)
Kids and Sheep – Photographs
containing pictures of youth less
than 18 years of age and sheep.
Open Category – Photographs that
do not fall into the four above-listed
categories.
Just for Youth – Pictures of Katah-
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2013 KHSI ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST OPEN, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 27
dins taken by individuals under
19. The picture topic can be any
category.
OTHER CONTEST RULES:
• Photos being submitted have never
been previously published.
• All entries become the property of
KHSI to be used or reproduced at
the discretion of KHSI. Owners
of the photographed sheep may
continue to use the photos.
• All entries must be submitted in
digital form, at least 300 dpi, either
by email or on a CD.
This is a very important rule! Check
the settings on your camera. Many
great photos that are submitted
do not have the resolution to be
used on the Hairald covers or in
magazine advertisements. Please
be SURE the setting is at 300 dpi
or higher.
• Camera and copy shops and some
discount stores can help you turn
your best hardcopy photos into
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5. Phone number
digital format. Call Operations at
6. E-mail address
479-444-8441 if you need sugges7. Approximate date photograph
tions on this.
was taken
Entries must be submitted in the
8. Approximate location of where
name of the person who took the
photograph was taken
photograph.
Questions? Please call or email KHSI
Entries are limited to two per perOperations
at [email protected] or
son per category.
479-444-8441
especially if you need
Only photographs that have been
taken in the past three years may ideas on how to get your photos to
us. We do want to acknowledge that
be entered.
Provide the following information these guidelines are based on those
in an email or in a file on the disk used for the ASI photo contest.
or CD:
1. Title of
photo
2. Category
Enrolled in NSIP
(from the eight
Certified scrapie
free flock
listed above)
into which it is
Consigning to the Expo
being entered
3. PhotograTop Quality
pher’s name
Ram & Ewe Lambs
4. Mailing adbred for growth, thickness,
dress
email us for
and parasite resistance
HalleluYah Farm & Lambs
Don't forget: Send all registrations and
transfers to the KHSI Registry in Milo, IA.
Enrolled in NSIP
Certified Scrapie Free
Performance Tested
additional photos
Dusty Markham • 386-984-0249 • [email protected]
Ram & Ewe lambs available by early June
Jessee Katahdins is
Building for the Future
Kenneth & Connie Jessee, Gunnar & Cole Jessee
St. Paul, VA • 276-794-9214 • [email protected]
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SUMMER 2013
2013 Katahdin Hairald Publications
and Ad Deadlines
The publishing schedule for the 2013 Katahdin Hairald is listed below. The following explanations may be helpful for your decision-making about placing ads.
The Hairald has two types of ads, Classified Ads and Display Ads. Classified ads
are word ads that are listed in the classified ads page and are free to all paid KHSI
members and can be 40 words long. They are for advertising Katahdin sheep. Display
ads are 1/8 (business card), 1⁄4, 1⁄2 and whole page black & white or in color. Individual
members can commit for 4 consecutive display ads and receive a 10% discount.
Commitment for the size and color or black/white choice for “display ads” is
due 12 days prior to the content so that the KHSI Operations can plan (map out)
the Hairald magazine. Please communicate your display ad commitment to both
KHSI Operations ([email protected] 479-444-8441) and Gail Hardy at Xpressions
([email protected], 479-439-0726).
Display ads can be provided to KHSI as camera ready ads (ready to publish) or
the advertiser can work with KHSI to have Gail Hardy of Xpressions do their display
ad design. KHSI has no preference whether Display Ad advertisers do their own
design work, work with another advertising professional or contract with Xpressions to do their ad. Contact KHSI
Operations at the above phone number or email address to obtain prices and the exact dimensions of the business
card, 1⁄4, 1⁄2 and full page ads.
Arrival of the Katahdin Hairald in member mail boxes typically ranges from
1-3 weeks depending on bulk mailing deliveries of the US Postal Service.
1) Article Deadline/Display Ad commitment
deadline (includes size of ad)
2) Display Ad content due to Xpressions
3) Classified Ads due to Operations
4) Mailing date (Bulk Mail)
Fall
Jul 5
Winter
Oct 9
Jul 16
Jul 16
Aug 9
Oct 22
Oct 22
Nov 15
Online PayPal Fees
Decreased
It only costs 50¢
for processing for a $5
registration online with PayPal.
Business Card Ads in
Hairald for members
advertising sheep are
currently $15 b/w or
$25 color.
SUMMER 2013
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Classified Ads
Classified sale ads for Katahdin or Katahdin-cross sheep are free to all KHSI members in the Katahdin Hairald and at the KHSI
website. For the Hairald, please limit length to 40 words. Sheep Wanted Ads can be placed for free for non-KHSI members.
Classified Ad Content due July 16th, 2013 to KHSI Operations Office for the Summer 2013 Hairald. Contact KHSI Operations,
479-444-8441 or [email protected].
SHEEP WANTED
SHEEP FOR SALE
WYOMING
Commercial Ram Lamb. Want to purchase a young colorful ram. Will pick up
or meet half way. Prefer lots of color but
no solids. Tracey Jones, 307-391-0331 or
traceyjjones@gmail.
SHEEP FOR SALE
NE AL. Registered Ram lambs. 4 RR
ram lambs from great stock.. 3 sired
by Top Choice and 1 by The Old Man
line. John Green of 4G Katahdins in
Section, Alabama. 256-259-8521 or
[email protected].
www.facebook.com/pages /4GKatahdins
CALIFORNIA
ALABAMA
NE AL. Registered RR Ram Lambs &
Proven Registered RR Ram. 4 yr old ram,
Wagon Master son, throws nice lambs.
Spring ram lambs sired by Top Choice.
Deliver to SCKA, Laurel, MS or KHSI
Expo, Cookeville, TN. Frankie Stiefel,
Sand Mountain Katahdins, Section, AL.
256-609-1994, [email protected]
www.sandmountainkatahdins.com
Registered Ewe Lambs. Offering three
ewe lambs out of RR ewes. Born end
of Feb & early March. Two are both
beautiful brown lambs & the largest
of Calico’s quadruplets! Pics on website. Carolyn Doerksen, Out of the
Whey Farm. Newcastle, CA. 916-6633738 or outofthewheyfarm .com or
outofthewheyfarm@ gmail.com
Strelow Ranch
Adams, ND 58210
Foundation Stock from
Dosch Katahdins and
Lillehaugen Farms
February & March
Lambing
NW CA. Registered Ram & Ewe Lambs.
Finley’s Mountain Ranch has MCD New
Generation & other COR bloodlines in
California!! Ram and Ewe lambs available now. Mark Burgess of Finley’s
Mountain Ranch in Ukiah, CA at l 707463-8822 or finleysmountainranch@yah
oo.com or www.finleysmountainranch
.com/katahdin-sheep-4-sale.htm
Northern CA. Registered Ram & Ewe
Lambs. Available for pick-up May 2013.
All born in February 2013. Ram is black
with white markings. 6 ewes available.
$350 each. Julie Browne, Tin Barn Katahdins in Cazadero, CA. 707-785-2982
or [email protected]
www.katahdins.org
JUBILEE FARM
Laura & Doug Fortmeyer
Fairview, Kansas
30+ years experience with Katahdins
Sid & Julie Strelow
701-944-2404 • (c) 701-331-9393
[email protected]
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SHEEP FOR SALE
Registered & commercial breeding stock
Born on pasture, Raised on pasture
SUMMER 2013
Classified Ads, continued
SHEEP FOR SALE
SHEEP FOR SALE
COLORADO
SE CO. Flock Reduction – Registered
Ewes, Ram Lambs & Ewe Lambs.
Downsizing registered ewe flock due
to drought. Selling 70 head of registered
ewes; ewe lambs to 5 yrs old. Babette
Fief of Fief Family Farms in LaJunta CO.
719-384-4000 or [email protected]
FLORIDA
SE FL. Registered RR Ram & Ewe
Lambs. Ten Feb twin-born ram lambs
sired by JM 032 (1/2 brother to Prime
Time) & HLB 032 (son of Doc). Six
twin-born ewe lambs by JM 032. Wt,
pics available. Roberta Williamson,
Two Bog Katahdins, Lakeland, FL. 863859-6722 or Twobogquarters@Verizon
.net or http://mysite.verizon.net/
twobogquarters/
IDAHO
Northern Panhandle. Registered
Ewes, Proven Ram and Registered
Lambs. Registered Proven Ewes,
$350/ea - Great Mothers. 2011 registered
proven ram, $450. March/2013 lambs;
$250/Ea available June. Discounts for
multiple. Organically raised & CL
Negative. Angeline McClane, McClane
Farms, Coeur d Alene, ID. 208-7551776 or www.mclanefarms.com or
[email protected]
ILLINOIS
West Central IL. Registered Ewe
Lambs. Lots of color. Black, brown
& red. Reserve yours now $250 each.
$50 deposit will hold. Will wean in
June. Call or text 309-333-9697 or email
[email protected] Dana Nelson, Briar
SHEEP FOR SALE
Ridge Farm in Colchester, IL. 309-3339697 or [email protected]
Atkins, IA. 319.721.9168 or
southslope.net
Registered RR Ram & RR/QR Ewe
Lambs. 25 ewe lambs & 8 RR ram.
Born Dec-March. All out of proven
sires and good maternal lines. Certified Scrapie Free-SFCP. Pat & Brenda
Brokaw of Brokaw Farm Katahdins
in Stronghurst, IL. 309-924-1510 or
[email protected]
Central IA. Registered Ewe & Ram
Lambs. 18 registered Katahdin ewe
lambs all born in Feb 2013 and a few
more born in March 2013. $250 each,
pictures available upon request. Kole
Kinion of Kinion Katahdins in Sully, IA.
South Central IL. Registered Yearling Rams & Ram Lambs. Registered
Katahdin stud yearling and spring
Ram lambs, 2012/2013. Strong sturdy
breeding stock. $200 each. Located 5
miles south of interstate 70, Mulberry
Grove/Keysport exit. Don Scott of Vandalia, IL. 618-780-4776 or 618-425-3030
INDIANA
SE IN. Registered & Commercial
Lambs, Yearlings & Older Ewes. Offering high quality genetics. Lambs on
the ground in March. All great moms.
Also, registered, commercial, newborn,
yearling, 2 & 3 year olds for sale. $200
to 350 ea. Yvonna Arnold 812 537 9284,
[email protected], Lawrenceburg, IN. Living Well Acres
Registered RR Proven Ram. 3 yr old RR
ram from Georgia spotted nice, Robert
Frantz. Warsaw, IN. 574-527-5464
IOWA
East Central IA. Proven Registered
Ram. Proven yearling triplet-born that
sired healthy fast growing lambs. Selling
because of shortage of space. Delivery
possible. Can email pics. Lisa Gallet of
ltakes@
KENTUCKY
Commercial & Registered Ewe
& Ram Lambs. 28 ram lambs, 23
ewe lambs born March/April 2013.
Weaning mid-June. Melissa & Kevin
Redmon, Redmon Family Farms in
Campbellsburg, KY. 502-532-7456 or
[email protected]
Commercial Ewe Lambs. Sixty March
born commercial ewe lambs. Sired by a
Registered Ram bred by Warm Spring
Katahdins in Georgia. Willie Byler of
Kuntryroad Katahdins in Munfordville,
KY. 270-537-1896
Flock Reduction Sale. Commercial
ewes (yearlings & 3-4 yrs old); some with
lambs. Come from a scrapie free flock;
raised on organic farm. All colors, sizes,
and ages. Selling due to lack of pasture
and time. Sarah Bruno at 606-265-5475
or www.holymountainfarm.com or
[email protected] in
Redbush KY
Commercial Yearlings with Lambs at
Side. 30 yearling ewes with lambs at
side (lambs 2 wks old on 4/8). At least 20
lambs are ewe lambs. Ewes with lambs
sell for $250 per ewe & litter. Daniel
Byler, Clearview Farm, Munfordville,
KY. 270-5243849 or 270-834-0730
Round Mountain
Katahdins
Performance Selection on Pasture
Selecting stock with balanced EBVs, superior
Lbs Lamb Weaned and Parasite Resistance
Jim Morgan & Teresa Maurer
NW Arkansas • 479-444-6075
[email protected]
SUMMER 2013
check out our Breeder Page
at www.katahdins.org
NSIP, SFCP
certified scrapie free
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Classified Ads, continued
SHEEP FOR SALE
SHEEP FOR SALE
Registered RR Ewes & Commercial
Ewes. Registered RR ewes, 1-4 yrs old,
with lambs at side. They were bred to RR
Rams. 100 commercial ewes, 1-3 yrs old
with lambs at side. Chaplin KY James
& Marlene Marshall, Katahdins R US
502-348-8252
Commercial Ewe Lambs. 8 Jan born
ewe lambs available now. 50 April
born ewe lambs available in July. Hardy
sheep. Eli Miller, Munfordville, KY. 270524-0430
LOUISIANA
Registered & Commercial Lambs.
2013 RR & QR registered & commercial lambs, orders being taken. Will
be ready to leave farm in late May and
June. Certified Scrapie Free Flock. Contact RF Adams Farms in Franklinton,
LA. [email protected] or
our website at www.rfadams.com or
985-515-9406
MARYLAND
Registered Lambs. Many colors, black,
fawn, brown, white, very wide range
of colors. Pick up on farm. Lambs born
between March 13 & 27. Brain Haight,
Twin Fawn Farm in Finksburg, MD. 410795-0090 or [email protected]
Northern MD. Registered RR Ram
Lamb & Proven RR Yearling Ram. One
red RR Dec born ram lamb. Excellent
growth; strictly pasture & hay. Proven
RR yearling brown & white spotted ram
with gorgeous markings; solidly built.
Looking for new bloodlines. Christine
Gray, Manchester, MD. 443-858-2810 or
[email protected]
MISSOURI
South Central MO. Registered Ram &
Ewe Lambs. Yearling RR Rams. Taking orders February’s crop of ewe/ram
lambs available in mid June. Sired
by three solid performing stud rams.
Ewes selected for parasite resistance &
exceptional mothering Rodney & Kathernine Phipps, Bent Nail Farm/Kat’s
Katahdins. Belle, MO. 573 646-3309 or
[email protected]
NORTH CAROLINA
Flock Reduction Sale. Registered
ewes (yearlings through 3 years old)
and registered rams (yearling-2 years
old) for sale. SFCP – Certified Scrapie
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free. Great genetics and performance.
Selling due to time constraints. Lori Fox,
Newfound Farm in Clyde, NC. 828734-9746, www.newfoundfarm.com
OHIO
Commercial.Ewes & Proven Registered Rams. Moving to smaller acreage
- selling 70 commercial ewes, 2-3 yrs
old. Have already culled hard. Good
set of ewes. Lambs weaned. Raised on
grass & hay, no grain. Two registered
proven rams 2 yrs old. Johnny Schrock
of Highland Acres, Hillsboro, OH, 937466-2289
OREGON
NW OR. Registered Ram & Ewe Lambs.
Yearling Ewes. Lambing 80 head top
quality ewes Jan & again in Oct. Some
raised 5 lambs/yr. Fair Champions on
forage based diet. NSIP. Certified Scrapie Free. Ewe lambs $500. Ram lambs
$550-$775, QR/RR. Karen Kenagy,
KRK Katahdins, Hubbard, OR. 503351-6978 or www.krkkatahdins.com
PENNSYLVANIA
Central PA. Registered Mature Proven
RR Ram & Registered Ewe & Ram Lambs.
Small select group of replacement ewe
lambs for sale, Dec-Jan born, all twins.
Very nice calico colored ram lamb and
RR stud ram, 4 yrs old. Ray Dreibelbis of
Pa Furnace, PA. [email protected]
or 813-574-3674
TENNESSEE
NE TN. Registered Yearling Rams
& Ram Lambs. 16 Ram lambs born
March/2013. Will be available July/
2013. 3 yearling lambs born March 2012
available now. Contact Debbie Tipton,
Four Winds Farms in New Tazewell,
TN at 423-526-2800 or 404-863-1177 or
[email protected]
SE TN. Registered RR/QR Ewe & Ram
Lambs. March/April 2013 born ewe
& ram l. Lambs. Sired by GLM0607
or KDK362. Ready 1st of July Michael Stumpf of Cedar Creek Farm
in Georgetown, TN. 423-505-4274 or
[email protected]
Western TN. Registered Ram Lambs
& RR Proven Ram. Certified scrapie
free, SFCP. Should genotype RR - in
SHEEP FOR SALE
progress. Born March 2013. $400. Selling our current flock sire who is RR,
an awesome Ram. Angela Plunkett
of Shiloh Farms, Williston, TN. 901813-8014 or [email protected].
www.shilohfarmtn.com
VERMONT
Registered & Commercial Ewe & Ram
Lambs. Born Feb-Mar (5 wk spread).
Healthy, fast growing lambs. Grass
fed/parasite resistant. Ready end June.
Jack McGuire of Mill Pond Farm, Isle
La Motte, VT. 802-928-4190 www.millpond-farm.com
VIRGINIA
SW VA. Registered Ewe Lambs & Select Ram Lambs. 75 ewe lambs available
now. 40 born 12/19-1/21 & 35 born 1/222/14. Select RR & QR ram lambs available. Call soon for 1st pick! Clay Brinson, DVM 276-628-4051(H) or 276-6988524(C) or [email protected]
for more information. C&G Farms in
Abingdon, VA
WASHINGTON
Central WA 2013 lambs (27), ready
for new home June 1st. Sired by two
RR rams, blood lines from Eastern US,
Oregon & Montana, mostly white lambs,
a few with color. Participating in Scrapie
& OPP testing programs. Mary Bakko of
Misty River Livestock. Moses Lake, WA.
WISCONSIN
Registered Mature Proven Rams. One
2011 born, white with speckling and one
solid red 2009 born.. Both produce lots
of color. $350. Using new rams for next
breeding. Both very well mannered.
Kathi Schwengel of Shadowdance
Farm, Saukville, WI. 414-702-4923 or
www.shadowdance aussies.com or
kls@shadowdance aussies.com
Visit the KHSI website at
www.katahdins.org!
• Past issues of the Hairald
• Check out the 1 Page
online Ads — Breeder Pages
SUMMER 2013
Brokaw Farm Katahdins, Patrick, Brenda, & Lee Brokaw, Illinois................................. 7
Caney Creek Farms, Dwayne & Kathy Kieffer, Tennessee........................................... 7
CMG Katahdins, Carl & Marcia Ginapp, Iowa ......................................................... 13
Country Oak Ranch, Mark & Sara Dennis, Louisiana ............................................... 30
Dosch Katahdins, Tom & Maria Dosch, South Dakota ...................................... 15 & 29
Doyle Weaver Katahdins, Doyle & Judy Weaver, Missouri ........................................ 13
Dyer Family Katahdins, John, Judy & Scott Dyer, Indiana ......................................... 13
Advertisers Index (listed alphabetically)
Fahrmeier Katahdins, Lynn & Donna Fahrmeier, Missouri ........................................ 18
Hardtimes Farm, M.O. Register, Florida .................................................................. 16
Hidden Meadow Farm, Kevin Ehst, Maine ............................................................... 19
Hillcrest Katahdins, David S. Redwine, DVM, Virginia .............................................. 10
Hound River Farm, Milledge & Roxanne Newton, Georgia......................................... 8
Jessee Farm, Kenneth & Connie Jessee, Virginia ..................................................... 28
JM Katahdins, John & Mitzie Cannon, Florida ......................................................... 29
Jubilee Farm, Doug & Laura Fortmeyer, Kansas ...................................................... 30
Katahdin NSIP Breeders.......................................................................................... 27
KHSI Promotions Committee................................................................................... 14
L&G Feeders, Ken Garby, Tennessee ....................................................................... 16
Lazy B Livestock, Howard & Lavonne Brown, Oklahoma ......................................... 17
Lillehaugen Farms, Luke & Maynard Lillehaugen, North Dakota.............................. 23
Newfound Farm, Lori & Mike Fox, North Carolina..................................................... 2
Pipestone Katahdins, Dr G.F. & Deb Kennedy, Minnesota......................................... 25
Pipestone Veterinary Clinic, Dr G.F. Kennedy, Minnesota ........................................ 24
Prairie Lane Farms, Henry & Becky Shultz, Missouri ........................................... 7 & 26
Rack of Lamb Corral, Todd & Renee Bauer, Kansas .................................................. 20
Round Mountain Farm, Jim Morgan & Teresa Maurer, Arkansas............................... 31
Spraberry Acres, Clifford Spraberry, Texas ............................................................... 30
Strelow Ranch, Sid & Julie Strelow, North Dakota.................................................... 30
Thousand Oaks Ranch, Kevin & Toni Beatty, Missouri................................................. 5
Warm Springs Katahdins, David Maddox, Georgia .......................................... 16 & 22
White Post Farm, John & Marian Stromquist, Illinois ................................................ 29
Xpressions, Gail Hardy, Arkansas............................................................................ 31
SUMMER 2013
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KHSI
c/o Jim Morgan & Teresa Maurer
P. O. Box 778
Fayetteville, AR 72702-0778
479-444-8441
2013 KHSI Expo - August 22-24
Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion, Tennessee Tech University
Cookeville, TN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON – AUGUST 22
SHEPHERD 101
12:00 Noon
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
Registration for Shepherd 101
Getting Started (developing goals, objectives, markets) Dr Will Getz, Fort Valley State, GA
Feeding & Nutrition – (incorporating grazing and supplements) Dr Don Ely, U of Kentucky
Health Management – (parasite control, vaccinations, and hoof care) – Dr Greg Stewart, DVM
GA
Breeding & Reproduction – (basic reproduction, selection & breeding management) – Dr An
Peischel, Tennessee State U
15 minutes demonstration of hoof trimming, body condition scoring and health assessments
Expo Sale Animal check-in
FRIDAY – AUGUST 23
7:00 AM
Registration
8:15 AM
Welcome
8:30 – 11:30 Sheep Nutrition; Use of co-products, feeding for need, and hay utilization – Dr Mark McCann, VA Tech
Lamb Cutting & Lamb Products – Dr Dwight Loveday, University of Tennessee
SW Virginia Forage Ram Test – Lee Wright, Superintendent, SWAREC, VA Tech Glade
Spring, VA
Using AI & Embryo Transplant Technology – Dr Greg Stewart, DVM, Georgia
12:00
Catered Lunch
1:00 – 4:30 Getting the Most from Your Forage – Dr Gary Gates, U of Tennessee, Forage Extension Specialist
Multispecies Grazing – Greg Brann, Retired Tennessee NRCS Grazing Specialist
Producer Panel – Moderated by Lee Wright Virginia Extension (discuss markets, production,
promotion)
Break
5:00
Annual KHSI Meeting (all participants welcome)
6:00
Catered Dinner
7:30
Ice Cream Social at Sheep Barn
SATURDAY – AUGUST 24
8:30
11:30
Sale Animal Display
9th Annual KHSI Expo Sale

Summer - Katahdin Hair Sheep International

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