Jimmy O’Keeffee and his Zwartbles
Zwartbles made it into The Irish Farmers Journal. A very nice piece about Jimmy O’Keeffee and his Zwartbles sheep.
Jimmy O’Keeffee and his Zwartbles
Zwartbles made it into The Irish Farmers Journal. A very nice piece about Jimmy O’Keeffee and his Zwartbles sheep.
Great to see Jimmy and his sheep featuring in the Journal today.
I was wondering if there are any Zwartbles in New England, USA?
I live in NH and have been thinking about raising sheep.
Thanks
Andrea
I do not think there are any Zwartbles sheep in the USA yet. There might be some half breeds as someone shipped sperm over there a few years ago. I was working with some people in New York state to ship over frozen embryos but this got stopped due to a new virus called Schmallenberg virus we have here in Europe. I don’t know when the ban will be lifted. So we might have to wait till they have developed an approved and viable vaccine.
Wouldlike to know whenor if you know of anyone in the us that has Awartbles?
I know someone years ago imported semen to USA but used it on sheep that were of a different breed. So I don’t think there are any purebred Zwartbles sheep in the USA
Hej Suzanna,
we are living in Danmark and have a flock off Zwartblessheep.
we are looking for new genetics. Can you tell me what the possibilyties are for embryo’s or semen?
kind regards
Ron
Have you tried the ZSA at http://www.zwartbles.org/ ? They would have a complete register of all flocks who might sell sperm or do frozen embryos. Sorry I do not have that kind of information.I will pass on your details to others who might know what your looking for.
Do you know of anyone who is exporting semento the USA?
DEFRA has banned the export of any Ruminant semen, frozen embryo’s, or living livestock due to the schmallenberg virus (sbv) infection that has hit Europe since 2011.
For the US iquiries for semen, it is available for dale through Super Sires in the US
Any recent news on Zwartbles in the US?
I think the ban in shipping to the USA is still being held by DEFRA