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> > wrote: > > 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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Blackbelly [mailto:blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info] On > Behalf Of blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info > Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2015 3:01 PM > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > Subject: Blackbelly Digest, Vol 11, Issue 67 > > Send Blackbelly mailing list submissions to > blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.in > fo > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > You can reach the person managing the list at > blackbelly-ow...@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than > "Re: Contents of Blackbelly digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Importing sheep into Canada just got a lot harder > (John Carlton) > 2. Re: Importing sheep into Canada just got a lot harder > (Nancy Johnson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:05:25 -0600 > From: "John Carlton" <doublejfar...@gmail.com> > To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info>, > <blackbelly_consort...@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Importing sheep into Canada just got a lot > harder > Message-ID: > > <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAP3Kz6hXVllLm9m4FVSUHNfCgAAAEAAAAEiLy1dDPQxHjwYMJFOG > T2QBAAAAAA==@gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > 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_fY2PKjBraTcye > 3BEEoNEBpGfN5sRARNnJaoXoo_BR2t8LZUoowbfkneQuRe60OF4hyyacAun_52cBWioKjTDCTecu > TMdI7Z_0CfKNQsw60uKzOfNN7gMRXSVBZq6sTrGZoi_pP-ukn089MKkrd4ZNvmsOOXtZrF_MIgrx > 3wDRVcvcwQPhxlSEFzkavxVRTkW-Xo1wSHdbPY8=&c=mMjhSKz9l39zzNPJtsmc5Bpgk-hrkTTK4 > OjYoBxgtKEsOSVJ4POT5g==&ch=nkB4xG4hxRSvBi-gShu2FFM0oZeESJMwS4utMAR8nyuFG_9Vr > SDbGg==>www.sheepusa.org/ResearchEducation_Literature_ExportInformation. > > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage > at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > > > > ------------------------------ > > 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 > Message-ID: <cf73d193-b5e5-445d-80f8-9b2934caf...@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > 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 >> 3BEEoNEBpGfN5sRARNnJaoXoo_BR2t8LZUoowbfkneQuRe60OF4hyyacAun_52cBWioKjT >> DCTecu >> TMdI7Z_0CfKNQsw60uKzOfNN7gMRXSVBZq6sTrGZoi_pP-ukn089MKkrd4ZNvmsOOXtZrF >> _MIgrx >> 3wDRVcvcwQPhxlSEFzkavxVRTkW-Xo1wSHdbPY8=&c=mMjhSKz9l39zzNPJtsmc5Bpgk-h >> rkTTK4 >> OjYoBxgtKEsOSVJ4POT5g==&ch=nkB4xG4hxRSvBi-gShu2FFM0oZeESJMwS4utMAR8nyu >> FG_9Vr >> SDbGg==>www.sheepusa.org/ResearchEducation_Literature_ExportInformation. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's >> homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's >> homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > This daily digest is from the Blackbelly mailing list. > Visit this list's home page at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info/ > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Blackbelly Digest, Vol 11, Issue 67 > ****************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info