Washington state has been requiring brucellosis testing for rams over six
months for years.   That makes more sense to me than the codon values.
Eileen

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   1. Re: Importing sheep into Canada just got a lot harder
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   2. Re: Importing sheep into Canada just got a lot harder
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Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:05:25 -0600
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I learned today that the USDA and State (Alabama) are requiring blood tests
for Brucellosis on breeding rams >6months old transported across state
lines, and Alabama has been designated as Brucellosis free for several
years!!!!

John Carlton
Double J Farms

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Subject: [Blackbelly] Importing sheep into Canada just got a lot harder

Note in the announcement below from the ASI that Canada is requiring a codon
171RR for imported rams. That is going to make it MUCH more difficult to get
blackbelly sheep established in Canada. Combined with the requirement that
the flock of export must be certified scrapie-free, it pretty much puts the
nail in the coffin.

Carol
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Canada Changes Small Ruminant Import Policy

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced that the import policy for
small ruminants intended for breeding purposes will change effective Feb. 1,
2016.

Among other revisions, the policy will require that:
    * Imported females must originate from a farm that is considered a
"negligible risk premises."
    * Imported males must meet one of the following criteria to be eligible
for import from the United States:
        * Must originate from a "negligible risk premises," or
        * Rams must be of the codon 136AA 171RR or 136AA 171QQR genotype, or
        * May be imported from any premises in the United States provided
they are imported onto a farm that has been enrolled in the Voluntary
Scrapie Flock Certification Program for a minimum of one year. Under this
option, there are additional post-import restrictions placed on imported
animals including how they are kept and where they can move.
The policy describes what constitutes a "negligible risk premises" in
detail. In essence, U.S. farms enrolled in the Scrapie Flock Certification
Program Export Monitored stream for a minimum of five years (even if they
have not yet reached Export Certified status) constitute negligible risk
premises. In addition to scrapie-related restrictions, some disease testing
may be required depending on the species and state of origin.

The full announcement is available on ASI's website at
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:26:34 -0500
From: Nancy Johnson <imgr8a...@comcast.net>
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Importing sheep into Canada just got a lot
        harder
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Has Canada been having illness issues that prompted this change?

I hope sheep population that already live in Canada will not be subject to
eradication if they are not Codon 171RR, 171QQR, or 136AA.  That is what
comes to mind when I read this.

Nancy


> On Nov 20, 2015, at 6:05 PM, John Carlton <doublejfar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I learned today that the USDA and State (Alabama) are requiring blood 
> tests for Brucellosis on breeding rams >6months old transported across 
> state lines, and Alabama has been designated as Brucellosis free for 
> several years!!!!
> 
> John Carlton
> Double J Farms
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blackbelly 
> [mailto:blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info] On Behalf Of 
> Carol Elkins
> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 4:40 PM
> To: blackbelly_consort...@yahoogroups.com;
> blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
> Subject: [Blackbelly] Importing sheep into Canada just got a lot 
> harder
> 
> Note in the announcement below from the ASI that Canada is requiring a 
> codon 171RR for imported rams. That is going to make it MUCH more 
> difficult to get blackbelly sheep established in Canada. Combined with 
> the requirement that the flock of export must be certified 
> scrapie-free, it pretty much puts the nail in the coffin.
> 
> Carol
> _________________________________________________
> 
> Canada Changes Small Ruminant Import Policy
> 
> The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced that the import policy 
> for small ruminants intended for breeding purposes will change 
> effective Feb. 1, 2016.
> 
> Among other revisions, the policy will require that:
>    * Imported females must originate from a farm that is considered a 
> "negligible risk premises."
>    * Imported males must meet one of the following criteria to be 
> eligible for import from the United States:
>        * Must originate from a "negligible risk premises," or
>        * Rams must be of the codon 136AA 171RR or 136AA 171QQR genotype,
or
>        * May be imported from any premises in the United States 
> provided they are imported onto a farm that has been enrolled in the 
> Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program for a minimum of one 
> year. Under this option, there are additional post-import restrictions 
> placed on imported animals including how they are kept and where they can
move.
> The policy describes what constitutes a "negligible risk premises" in 
> detail. In essence, U.S. farms enrolled in the Scrapie Flock 
> Certification Program Export Monitored stream for a minimum of five 
> years (even if they have not yet reached Export Certified status) 
> constitute negligible risk premises. In addition to scrapie-related 
> restrictions, some disease testing may be required depending on the
species and state of origin.
> 
> The full announcement is available on ASI's website at 
> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001N59zcDESltdja3u8z7wRewt0j7d1da_fY2PKjB
> raTcye 
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