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Mise à jour sur le projet d'amélioration et d'intégration des services d'amélioration

génétique des moutons et des chèvres au Canada (9 dec 2022)

Updates from the 2022 All Canada Classic

Mises à jour du classique

Updates from our 133rd Annual General Meeting.

La Société canadienne des éleveurs de moutons vient de tenir sa 133e assemblée générale annuelle.

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sent this bulletin at 04/07/2022 10:58 AM EDT  

Import Alert: Live-Breeding Sheep and Goats from Canada Now Eligible for Import into the U.S.   

Issuance Date: April 7, 2022   

Effective date: April 6, 2022   

Beginning April 6, 2022, live-breeding sheep and goats will be eligible for import into the United States from Canada.  Importers must provide supporting documentation showing the scrapie-free status of the Canadian herd of origin at the time an import permit application is submitted to USDA APHIS. Importers must also contact the U.S. port of entry at least 10 business days before the intended date of arrival. Post-entry requirements about traceback of imported animals and recordkeeping will apply. Click here for additional import and post-entry requirements on the USDA APHIS Live Animal Imports website.  Please contact USDA APHIS (Live Animal Imports and Exports) by phone at 301-801-3300, Option 2, or email LAIE@usda.gov with any questions.

The Sheep and Goat Industries Launch a Collaborative Project For Improving and Integrating Genetic Improvement Services in Canada.

Les secteurs ovin et caprin lancent un projet collaboratif pour améliorer et intégrer les services d'amélioration génétique au Canada 

Congratulations to Andrew Gentes from Battleford, SK, Ashley Miller from Hillsdale, ON and Jalen Thurgood from Salmon Arm BC as this years' scholarship winners.

2021Terminal Breed Winners | Race Terminale

1st Place: Ferme Maple Star (David Mastine) QC - Suffolk

2nd Place: Codan Suffolks (Bill & Lynne Duffield) ON - Suffolk

3rd Place: Blackie's Suffolks (James & Cecile Blackie) NB - Suffolk

2021 Maternal Breed Winners | Race Maternelle

1st Place: Ferme Roxovine (Jean Vaillant & Marie-France Corriveau) QC - Dorset

2nd Place: Rising Oak Farm (Laura Mosley) ON - Dorset

3rd Place: Margarete Zillig  NS - Dorset

2021 Prolific Breed Winners | Race Prolifique

1st Place: Ferme Ovimax Senc (Sylvain Blanchette & Josée Couture) QC - Rideau Arcott

2nd Place: Lamb Lady Farm (Shelagh Finns) ON - Rideau Arcott

3rd Place: Salt Breeze Farms (Jeff & Alana Campbell) PE - Rideau Arcott

Updated December 3, 2021

The Canadian Sheep Breeders' Association has received a request from breeders of the Black Nose Valais sheep to recognize this breed for registrations. Canadian breeders of the Black Nose Valais are invited to submit comments to the CSBA office by December 31, 2021. Comments may be forwarded to CSBA by email at office@sheepbreeders.ca or through our contact us section on the website. 

L'Association canadienne des éleveurs de moutons a reçu une demande d'éleveurs de moutons Black Nose Valais pour reconnaître cette race pour les enregistrements. Les éleveurs canadiens de Black Nose Valais sont invités à soumettre leurs commentaires au bureau de l'SCEM d'ici le 31 décembre 2021. Les commentaires peuvent être transmis à l'SCEM par courriel à office@sheepbreeders.ca ou via notre section contactez-nous sur le site Web.

All Canada Classic set to take place in Ancaster ON, July 8-9, 2022

The 2022 AGM will take place on Saturday March 26, 2022  at Inn on the Lake, Fall River NS.

L'assemblée générale annuelle 2022 aura lieu le samedi 26 mars 2022 à Inn on the Lake, Fall River NS.

Press Release April 20, 2021 – CSBA Board of Directors Update

Communiqué de presse le 20 avril 2021 - Mise à jour du conseil d'administration de la SCEM.