and Info
Registry artwork by Dorota Kudyba.
Explain the Terminology Please
(This will be added to constantly .... )
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Listed Alphabetically
CIDRs.. pronounced "cedars"...Controlled Internal Drug Release..
Device inserted Intra-Vaginally for synchronization of estrus before breeding.
Ewe - mature female sheep usually over one year old
Ewe Lamb - baby girl sheep, young usually under one year old
Flock - group of sheep, not a "herd"
Genotype - part of the genetic makeup of a cell.
See Genotyping link here
Gimmer - primarily heard in the UK, a ewe between one and two years old.
Jug - a small pen to put the ewes and lambs in after giving birth
to help with bonding.
Laparoscopic AI - The way these sheep are impregnated with imported Valais Blacknose semen
See this Laparoscopic AI link
Maximum Points - an award that can be given to sheep that go to shows in UK.
See this link for specific information
Protocol - Procedure to follow for inseminating.
See Laparoscopic AI Protocol
Ram - an intact male sheep
Ram Lamb - baby boy sheep not neutered
Scrapie - fatal sheep disease. Think "Mad Cow Disease"
See this link from APHIS from Fiscal Year 2017 for useful info and statistics
See this link from APHIS regarding Genotype and why we test.
See this link from APHIS for Scrapie specific info
Schmallenberg - aka SBV European infectious sheep, goats, cattle disease
See this link from APHIS for Schmallenberg specific info
Shearling - a yearling sheep that has been shorn
Spitti - Reverse color pattern in sheep, black where white normally is on the body.
Tup - a chiefly British word for RAM.
Also chiefly British, a verb meaning sheep mating.
Wether - castrated male sheep, less aggressive than rams
Yow - (rhymes with HOW)......how overseas people pronounce "ewe"
SO MANY MORE TO COME !!