On Saturday, November 21, 2015 8:10 PM, SHession <slhess...@yahoo.com> wrote:



Brucellosis is a sexually transmitted disease that causes sterility in rams.

Sandy



On Saturday, November 21, 2015 7:26 PM, Nancy Johnson <imgr8a...@comcast.net> 
wrote:



What is Brucellosis?

Nancy


> On Nov 21, 2015, at 6:11 PM, Eileen Breedlove <epbreedl...@dsl-only.net> 
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> 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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> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:05:25 -0600
> From: "John Carlton" <doublejfar...@gmail.com>
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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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> From: Blackbelly [mailto:blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info] On
> Behalf Of Carol Elkins
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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
> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001N59zcDESltdja3u8z7wRewt0j7d1da_fY2PKjBraTcye
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> 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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