Note: Some articles (*) are standalone, but most are linked to the newsletter in which they were published. Use the newsletter’s Table of Contents to locate the article.
Breeding
- Demonstration of the Laparoscopic Artificial Insemination Procedure*
- How to Group Sheep to Create Starter Flocks
- Performance of Blackbelly Crossbred Ewes in Different Breeding Seasons*
- Ram Shields
- Using Coefficient of Inbreeding Calculations to Make Breeding Decisions
- What Is Conservation Breeding
Buying
Care
- Bringing Your New American Blackbelly Lambs Home—Basic Needs and More
- Ear Tag FAQs & Tips
- Growth Performance of Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep on Forage-Based Diets*
- Hydroponic Fodder as a Feed for Sheep and Goats
- Is Cow Colostrum a Suitable Substitute
- Make Your Own Sheep Treats
- Sheep Tagging 101
- Trimming Blackbelly Hooves
- Raising_Bummer_Lambs_on_a_Bottle.pdf*
- Telling the Age of a Sheep*
- Tubing Lambs and Kids*
- Are You Feeding Your Sheep Enough Protein?
Genetics
- American Blackbelly Breed Characteristics
- Getting Started with Rare Breeds
- History of Barbados Blackbelly Sheep
- Monorchism/Monorchidism in Sheep
- Scrapie Genetic Testing—What Is It and Why Should I Bother?
- Scurs in Purebred Barbados Blackbelly Rams
Health and Disease
- 6 Cool Things You Can Do in BBSAI’s Registry
- Abortions in Sheep—Causes, Control, and Prevention
- Cataracts in Sheep
- Copper Toxicity in Sheep
- How to Administer Emergency Fluids for a Dehydrated Lamb
- Late Summer Deworming
- Pregnancy Toxemia in Ewes
- Simplified Treatment for Hoof Rot
- Resistance to Internal Parasites in Lambs of Hair Sheep Composite Breeds*
- White Muscle Disease (WMD)—Stiff Lamb Disease—Nutritional Muscular Dystrophy*
- Sheep Dewormer Chart
Import/Export
Lambing
- Lamb Pens for Blackbelly Sheep*
- Lambing Jugs
- Lambing—Supplies, Practices & Births on Our British Columbia Sheep Farm
- Saving a Newborn Lamb
Management
- Choosing between Livestock Guard Dogs, Llamas, and Donkeys
- Using Barbados Blackbelly Sheep for Cedar Eradication*
- Using Blackbelly Sheep to Clear Salt Cedar (Tamarisk)
- What to Do with Cull Sheep
- Finding and Choosing Hay
Marketing
- Flavor of Lamb
- Lamb Cuts and How to Cook Them
- Nutritional Analysis of Blackbelly Lamb*
- Organic Sheep Production
- Producing and Selling Sheep to the Ethnic/Religious Meat Markets*
- Producing Lambs Organically*
- Selling Blackbelly Sheep for Meat
- Setting Up a Farm Web Site
- Turn Your Farm into a Trophy Ranch!
Recordkeeping
- How to Take Good Sheep Photos
- More on Taking Sheep Photos
- Recordkeeping and Tagging: A Short Pencil Is Better Than a Long Memory*
- Sheep Management Computer Software
- Using a Spreadsheet for Flock Recordkeeping
- Coefficient of Inbreeding Calculations—New BBSAI Online Tool
Reference
- Barbados Blackbelly Sheep at Virginia State University*
- Barbados Blackbelly Sheep in the Caribbean*
- Blackbelly_Sheep_Are_NOT_Exotic_or_Wild_Animals.pdf*
- History and Preservation of Barbados Blackbelly Sheep*
- Sheep Gestation Table
- American Blackbelly Horn Types
Registry/Registration
- Adding Value by Registering Your Sheep
- BBSAI’s New Online Book of Registry
- How to Transfer Sheep Ownership
- Measuring American Blackbelly Horns
- More Thoughts about Closing the American Blackbelly Registry
- Understanding the BBSAI Registration Number
Tools
- 24 Great Android and iPad Apps for Sheep Breeders
- Basic Corner Catch Pen
- How to Make an Inexpensive Emergency Milking Tool
- Sore Mouth (Orf) in Our Flock
- Using a Stanchion to Feed a Rejected Lamb
- Using Round Bale Feeders
- How to Freeze-Proof Your Livestock’s Water Hydrant
- Using a Baby Monitor and Breast Pump for Lambs