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Katahdin Sheep work very well in a
variety of production situations as a low-maintenance, easy care
sheep. Katahdins have generated a great deal of interest from all
parts of North America. We have members from Mexico to Northern
Canada and have exported to Ecuador, Jamaica, Dominican Republic,
United Kingdom, Chile, and
Central America. Katahdin hair sheep provide a practical option to
producers who are primarily interested in raising a meat animal,
with great lamb vigor, mothering ability and do not want to shear or
are no longer able to find shearers.
In a recent presentation,
Dr Dave Notter of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University (a top Animal Science Geneticist in the USA), said –
the backbone of America’s future
commercial flock will be a ewe with parasite resistance, low
maintenance costs, high fertility/prolificacy, good mothering
ability, and one that produces either no wool at all or the highest
quality wool.
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