Percentage Program Identify and maintain records on your non-purebred replacement seed stock.
SUFFOLK Gap
Have grade ewes or unregistered rams?
At 15/16 or 94% sheep move to the purebred registry.
SUFFOLK GENETIC ACQUISITION PROGRAM Does your flock look like this? No registration papers? Trace back to registered Suffolks?
Rule of Entry: A least one parent must be registered as a Purebred or Percentage Suffolk. Programwas implemented in the 1970s through the National Suffolk Sheep Association!
JOIN THE SUFFOLK SHEEP MARKETPLACE OVER 2100MEMBERS ! ANY USSA OR UJSSA MEMBERS CAN POST THEIR REGISTERED SUFFOLKS FOR SALE!
Contact the USSA to learn how you can enroll! SUFFOLKS.ORG info@sufolks.org 641.684.5291
SUFFOLKS
The Terminal Sire Choice!
U.S. Sheep Experiment Station Terminal Sire Project*
Suffolk sired lambs Grow faster - Getting to MArket Quicker!
53.7
Columbia
60.5
Suffolk
48.8
Texel
52.4
USMARC Composite
0
25
50
75
Post Weaning Gain (lbs)
Find a Suffolk Breeder @ www.suffolks.org
641-684-5291 • info@suffolks.org • PO Box 121 • Holland, IA 50642 Registry Programs Offered: Purebred · Amnesty · Genetic Recovery (GAP) · Percentage
*Evaluation of Columbia, USMARC-Composite, Suffolk, and Texel rams as terminal sires in an extensive rangeland production system. Notter, Lewis, Mousel, Leeds, Zerby, Moeller, Kirschten, and Taylor. U.S. Sheep Experiment Station, 2013
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