[Jacob-list] Voluntary program

[Brenalan Farm]

The rules make some reference to rams that haven't been with ewes of lesser status keeping their status, so I read that to mean if the other people using the ram(s) were not in the voluntary program that the voluntary farm would go backwards? It sounds like you can only share with people who are also in the program... there was also reference to animals with access to lambing pens, etc. I find it a little hard to interpret the rules on the first reading or two! I'm kind of hung up on the necropsy rates too, and the expectation of 1% per year. We have a young flock, and haven't lost any animals yet (counting blessings!) but it could be years before we have had a hundred move through here. Thanks to those who have responded!

Brenda
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robin Lynde 
  To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
  Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 1:56 PM
  Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Voluntary program


  The regulations apply to the ewe flock and not to rams. There may be rules in addition to what I'm familiar with, but I know that for my situation I could bring in a ram and not alter my status. I don't know if it would matter if the ram was shared and moving around. Robin Lynde
  Meridian Jacobs
  Vacaville, CA 
  www.meridianjacobs.com 
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Meg Steensland 
    To: Brenalan Farm ; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
    Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 1:07 PM
    Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Voluntary program


    Someone in OH in the program here offered to LEND me a small ram and then bring him back and it would NOT alter her status - are you sure that you cannot swap rams and still be legal?

    Brenalan Farm <info at brenalanfarm.com> wrote: 
      Have any of you explored the details of how a small group can share rams without resetting the clock on the scrapie-free status? I was thinking about whether a few local farms could have a ram "co-op" without totally joining our books and becoming a Fortune 500 company! 

      Brenda

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