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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> 2. 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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> Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Importing sheep into Canada just got a lot
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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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> 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
>
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>> 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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