Contents

„ Breeder’s Responsibilities

2007 „ Identification Manitoba Sheep & Goat Symposium Purebred Sheep Information „ Alternative Identification

„ Transfers

„ Eligibility for Registration

„ Above Resumed

„ CSBA

„ CSBA Directors

„ CSBA Breed Standards

„ CLRC

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Breeder’s Responsibility Contents(continued) „ To maintain a private record which shall contain full particulars of his/her breeding program „ How to Tattoo (constitution section 18) „ The Canadian Sheep Breeder’ „ CSBA Fee Schedule Association is incorporated under „ Understanding your Pedigree the Animal Pedigree act. All breeders of registered stock must „ Back of Certificate comply with this Act. „ Application for Registration Incorporated June 14,1900. (constitution article 25.2) „ Raising Purebred Sheep Involves What? „ When selling a purebred animal the seller must provide the animal’s, duly transferred certificate of registration or certificate of identification to the buyer within 6 months of the sale date (constitution article 25 64(j)

1 Identification (Constitution) Article 16 Identification „ Breeder must apply to Canadian (Constitution) Article 16 Livestock Records Corporation for identification letters for his/her „ A “Curl Lock” ear tag bearing exclusive use in tattooing sheep identical information as the registered in the Canadian tattoos may be used as Sheep Breeder’ Association. additional means of identification „ Lambs must be identified within ; this added means of 100 days of birth by tattoo markings in the right ear, with the identification must also be registered identification letters of recorded on the registration the owner of the lambs at birth. paper. Each lamb born shall be „ Year Letters “T” 2007, “U” 2008, tattooed in the left ear with a “W” , 2009 and so on. The letters different number, followed by the “I”,”O”, “Q”, “V” are never used as designated year letter used to designating year letters. signify the year of birth. „ Continued next page.

Transfer and Duplicate Alternative Identification Certificates

As an alternative to tattooing a In the case of a sale of an breeder may use a double animal, the seller must furnish a tagging system with two tags certificate of registration into the approved and bearing the official identification number under the Canadian Livestock Records Canadian Sheep Identification Corporation showing the Program. Lambs must be tagged purchaser’s ownership. The within 48 hours of birth. In the transferred certificate must then event of a lost tag, the tag must be mailed to the buyer. Refusal be replaced with a duplicate tag to do so except under a written bearing the same national I.D. contract shall be grounds for number within 21 days. expulsion from the association.

2 Eligibility for Registration Resumed

„ Keep records. „ Canadian bred and born- an „ Identify animals by tattoo of animal whose sire and dam are double-tagging. of the same breed and are both „ Not to offer any animals for sale Canadian registered and do not as a purebred if the animal is not exhibit any disqualifying traits registered or eligible to be registered. (article 21) „ Make arrangments and pay for transfering papers of sold animals. „ To supply transferred registrations to the new owners of the sold purebred within 6 months of purchase.

Other Points •Respect CSBA Constitution •Respect the Pedigree Act. •Respect Breed Standards. •Give Breeders Guarantee. •Maintain and Improve Flock Health. •Improve the sheep’s potential - Conformation -Genetics

3 4 •The various breed associations are What is CLRC also incorporated under the same Act, and any association so incorporated may become a member of CLRC. There are „ Canadian Livestock Records approximately fifty member Corporation is the national associations for which records are pedigree service for purebred being maintained. and non-purebred livestock in •CLRC is governed by a Board of Canada. seven directors, six of whom are „ We are a private non-profit elected by the member association organization that has been representatives, and one of whom serving the Canadian livestock is appointed by the Minister of industry continuously since 1905. Agriculture and Agri-Food. The The organization is incorporated Board elects a chairman annually under the Animal Pedigree Act, from among the Directors. Day to which is federal legislation that day operation of the records office regulates the keeping of all is the responsibility of the General animal pedigree records in Manager. Canada.

CLRC is financed by charging for work performed. Registrations and all related functions are charged to associations on a unit cost system. One unit, is defined as a standard two generation pedigree. The registration fee that breeders pay is set by the association. The difference in these two costs is a major source of revenue for associations in order that they may finance their many activities.

5 6 7 What’s on a Pedigree or „Tattoo or Sheep National I.D. #

Certificate of Registration „Breeder’s

„Farm Name „ Date of Issue „Name „ CSBA Logo „Address „ CLRC Seal „ Animal’s „I.D. # „ Breed „Owners „ Name „Farm Name „ Registration number „Name „ Sex „ Birth type „Address „ Birth date „I.D.# „ Sire Name and info „ Dam Name and info „ Four generations

Back of Certificate

„ Application for Transfer of Ownership „ CLRC address „ Animal’s Name and Registration number „ Certificate of Service „ Instruction for Transfer of Ownership „ DO NOT FORGET TO SIGN YOUR TRANSFERS

8 Raising Purebred Sheep Involves What?

„ Workingwithcommercial sheep producers to better the Sheep Industry by; „ Maintaining the integrity of Breed Standards „ Improving Conformation „ Improving Productivity „ Improving Health „ Improving Carcass Quality „ Improving Maternal Traits „ Improving Profitibility for the whole Sheep Industry.

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