News
THE SOUTHDOWN SHEEP SOCIETY
Stock Wanted
WANTED : 2008 Southdown lambs (any number up to 30) either at weaning, or at foot with their mothers. Will collect from anywhere within about 40-50 miles of Sevenoaks. Please call Stephen Paget-Brown - 01732 884655 (home) - or - 020 7295 3223 (office)
Field Day & A.G.M.
is being held on Saturday August 2nd, 2008. More
Southdown Groups
For details of meetings coming up or which have already been held this year, click here
London Marathon
Lucy Mummery has gained a place in the Flora London Marathon 2008 on 13th April and is raising money for the Parkinson's Disease Society. Sponsoring can be done online at http://www.justgiving.com/lucymummery
Southdown Sheep Society Field Day & AGM
Held on Saturday, November 17th, 2007 at Worcestershire Federation of Young
Farmers' Clubs, County Office, Shires Farm, Hawford, near Worcester WR3 7SG.
There were two speakers in the morning -
Henry Lewis, Chairman, British Livestock Genetics Consortium, President of
British Cattle Breeders' Club, who spoke on "Southdowns - a world breed,
are we part of it?"
Amanda Carson MRCVS, Founder and National Co-ordinator of The Sheep Trust who
spoke on "Bluetongue" and "The Sheep Trust".
Henry Lewis spoke on "Breed a better pedigree flock - how performance
recording benefits pedigree breeders".
For pictures of the event, click here
Bluetongue
For links to more information, click here
Transportation of Animals Regulations
There is a training programme: Be Legal - a guide to transporting animals by road, which is available on DVD. Visit Animal-i at http://www.animal-i.com/ for more details.
Industry Leads on New Sheep Health Planning Initiative
A new initiative to encourage the adoption of sheep flock health planning is led by a steering group More
Fully funded scrapie testing ‘no longer appropriate’
THE sheep industry has been given 12 months to decide what it wants to do about scrapie testing following a decision that full Government funding of a ram genotyping scheme (RGS) is no longer appropriate. More
See life in the breed a century ago
Over the next months there will appear on the website pages dedicated to the history of the Southdown, year by year, with information about the flocks of the time, the shows being held, with the photographs that appeared in the Society Flock Book of that year. They will not necessarily appear in chronological order. The first page is 1901.
Commission a painting of your own sheep
Artist Kim Sisson can create a unique and lasting painting of your sheep
(individual or a group) or any other animal if you wish. She is happy to work
from photographs.
To find out more contact Kim on 01502 713364 or 07990575429.
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| Painting of a Southdown sheep by Kim Sisson |
RBST Online: Conservation in Action
Packed with masses of information and lots of exciting features to help RBST members and the general public get the most out of their visit, www.rbst.org.uk is the 'new look' website of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, a charity dedicated to the preservation of Britain's native livestock. More
Defra Livestock Data Programme
The monthly newsletters for the Livestock Data Programme can now be accessed here
South Downs Lamb - The Best Possible Eating Experience
The Sussex Downs Conservation Board and DEFRA, with support from the England Rural Development Programme have produced a leaflet from Bellwether Marketing Ltd. extolling the virtues of lamb from the South Downs. More
National Scrapie Plan Test Certificates & EID boluses
Checking NSP boluses and Certificates and safeguarding your own future and that of your flock. More
Maedi Visna Accreditation Scheme
Some farmers are of the mistaken belief that Maedi visna (MV) is a disease that only affects Texels; however all breeds are susceptible and we have identified infection in a number of Suffolk, Charollais and Lleyn flocks.
We have also found MV positive flocks in the following breeds: Beltex, Bleu de Maine, Oxford Down, Ile de France, Clun Forest, Shropshire, Wensleydale, Friesland, Blackface and mules.
There is evidence that MV is on the increase in Great Britain and there have been recent reports of a number of non-accredited flocks suffering from clinical signs of disease.
MoreRBST ReGENEration Appeal -
Help your breed and Breed Society
Do you have a ram? We need your help!
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