2. General Introduction
Team Leader Communications Officer
Shawneen Esson Amy Knowles
Purebred Production Manager Research
Stephanie Brawn Brianna Bagshaw
Carolynne Vallee
Commercial Production Manager April Warrilow
Tyler Davis
Faculty Advisor
Blair Dow
Marketing Manager
Rebecca Joseph
Farm Staff
Joanne Dickson
Orphan Managers
Thea Reed
Madison Werner
3. Unit Overview
Number of Ewes and Ewe Lambs
Breed Number of Ewes/Ewe Lambs
Registered Purebred Arcott 4
Registered Purebred Dorset 38
Commercial 139
Total 181
4. Unit Overview
Number of Rams
Breed Number of Rams
Registered Purebred Arcott 2
Registered Purebred Dorset 1
Purebred Arcott 2
Purebred Canadian Suffolk 1
Purebred British Suffolk 1
Total 7
10. Goals
Goals from 2010-2011
Market for meat or as replacement to maximize profit
Keep superior ewe lambs as replacements
Create purebred position
Host open house to promote sheep at Lakeland
College
Register purebred sheep
Semen test new rams
Lakeland College goal: maintain the purebred
Canadian Arcott flock
Lambing death loss under 10%
11. Our Orphans
23 orphans to date
Milk replacer adjustments
22. Financial Statements
Income April 2011-March 2012 Budget 2012-2013
Sale of Replacement Ewes $6,089.85 $29,425.00
Sale of Feeder Lambs $16,594.02 $24,000.00
Sale of Ram Lambs $3,556.00 $2,000.00
Sale of Orphan Lambs $1,275.00 $1,050.00
Wool Sales $342.75 $350.00
TOTAL $27,857.62 $56,825.00
23. Financial Statement
Total Income $ 27,857.62
- Total Expenses $ 32,556.46
=Net Income -$ 4,698.84
29. Purebred Accomplishments
Grant for Scrapie Resistant Rams
“QR” or “RR”
Medicine Ridge Farms - superior Canadian
Arcott genetics
2 Rams to be purchased
30. Purebred Recommendations
Continue culling protocol
Tattoo and register all ewe lambs kept as
replacements
Keep flock size maintained
Get EPD’s on new purebred Arcott rams
31. Commercial Accomplishments
Mature Ewes Lambed- 86 / 173
Ewe Lambs Lambed- 41 / 57
Total lambing %- 230 lambs/ 132 ewes = 174%
Total death loss – 11 / 230 = 4.8%
Orphan Total = 16 Orphans
37. Research
Rough sketch of our Grow Safe converted for sheep use
38. Research
How many animals would we feed?
Use 1 pen with 4 Grow Safe bunks
Test trial with approximately 30 lambs
What would we feed?
Complete pellet ration with fibre
41. General Accomplishments
Established lambing supervisor shifts
Registration of ewe lambs
Elk Point 4-H Club tour
U of A students and instructors tour
42. General Accomplishments
Eliminating over use of spray paint
2010-2011 Orphan Lambs 2011-2012 Orphan Lambs
46. Goals
Suggested goals for next years team
Eliminatescours
Ultrasound Ewes
FarmWorks Training in September
Monitor nutritional intake
Make orphan manager a permanent position
Monitor biosecurity
47. Goals
Suggested lambing goals for next year
Death loss under 8%
Provide excellent care for bottle fed lambs
Eliminate inverted eyelid
50. Thank you
Alberta Agriculture
Tracey Hagedorn
Susan Marcus
Colleen Sawyer
Dow Family Farms
Bernadette Nichols
Marilyn Dow
Mannville Colony