[Jacob-list] scrapie program

[Kathryn Shirley]

I joined when it was still voluntary.  I figured that eventually it would be
mandatory and I wanted to get in on the ground floor.  As a result, I feel that
the USDA vet knows me and my flock.  The real benefit that I see from the
certification is the ability to ship across borders.  It also makes it much
easier to get a health certificate to transport across state lines (Florida, in
particular is a stickler).

Robin Lynde wrote:

> I'm curious as to what everyone has decided about the federal scrapie
> programs. There is one program that is mandatory (ID tag program) and one
> that is voluntary (scrapie certification). To be certified "scrapie free"
> could have benefit if your potential buyers also had scrapie free flocks and
> wouldn't buy from any other. On the other hand, if all the other Jacob
> breeders are not "certified scrapie free" but only on the voluntary program,
> that  would limit where you could purchase new breeding stock without
> regressing  in the certification timeline.
> Robin Lynde
> Meridian Road Studio & Jacob Sheep
> Vacaville, CA
>
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