| Table 1. Registration Numbers for Selected Breeds 1990-20041 | |||||||||||||||
| Hair Breeds | |||||||||||||||
| Breed |
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
2001
|
2000
|
1999
|
1998
|
1997
|
1996
|
1995
|
1994
|
1993
|
1992
|
1991
|
1990
|
| American Blackbelly |
83
|
112
|
107
|
107
|
88
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
| Barbados Blackbelly |
32
|
24
|
17
|
23
|
10
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
| Dorper |
6,050
|
5,469
|
4,686
|
4,077
|
2,562
|
1,325
|
781
|
299
|
222
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
| Katahdin |
4,209
|
3,889
|
4,221
|
4,306
|
4,485
|
3,238
|
2,574
|
3,733
|
2,502
|
1,901
|
1,756
|
1,056
|
964
|
1,557
|
1,060
|
| Royal White |
new
breed registry
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
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| St. Croix |
446
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
| Wooled Breeds | |||||||||||||||
| Breed |
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
2001
|
2000
|
1999
|
1998
|
1997
|
1996
|
1995
|
1994
|
1993
|
1992
|
1991
|
1990
|
| Columbia |
3,000
|
3,393
|
3,531
|
3,328
|
4,117
|
3,640
|
4,293
|
3,635
|
5,105
|
5,018
|
5,405
|
6,392
|
6,702
|
7,057
|
7,828
|
| Dorset |
9,743
|
9,568
|
10,317
|
10,303
|
11,636
|
11,402
|
12,242
|
11,534
|
12,181
|
12,607
|
12,161
|
14,332
|
16,878
|
18,321
|
19,531
|
| Hampshire |
9,104
|
9,066
|
9,351
|
9,222
|
10,018
|
9,224
|
9,368
|
9,782
|
10,571
|
11,189
|
11,167
|
12,806
|
14,084
|
14,846
|
16,460
|
| Polypay |
1,366
|
1,394
|
1,715
|
1,701
|
1,935
|
1,979
|
2,515
|
2,231
|
2,648
|
2,855
|
2,876
|
4,662
|
6,444
|
7,022
|
11,874
|
| Rambouillet |
3,967
|
3,406
|
3,752
|
3,871
|
5,062
|
5,047
|
5,013
|
9,074
|
7,286
|
12,380
|
9,266
|
12,467
|
12,785
|
14,625
|
17,100
|
| Southdown |
5,742
|
5,694
|
5,535
|
5,630
|
5,497
|
5,711
|
5,538
|
5,741
|
5,711
|
5,745
|
5,745
|
5,820
|
5,892
|
5,909
|
5,899
|
| Suffolk |
14,230
|
15,001
|
18,400
|
17,676
|
18,293
|
21,826
|
23,567
|
25,629
|
27186
|
29,852
|
31,805
|
39,365
|
44,928
|
46,122
|
58,928
|
| Targhee |
922
|
1,258
|
994
|
836
|
1,570
|
1,306
|
1,525
|
1,794
|
1,492
|
2,209
|
2,061
|
2,092
|
2,457
|
2,214
|
2,538
|
|
1Registration numbers for the different breeds are exerted from The Banner Sheep Magazine, Vol. 29 #2, March 2006, with a few exceptions. The American Blackbelly and Barbados Blackbelly registration numbers were provided by the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep Association International. Registration numbers provided for Katahdins prior to 1999 were provided by Katahdin Hair Sheep International. The St. Croix Hair Sheep International Association Registry reorganized in 2003, and numbers are not available for years pior to 2004. Both the St. Croix and Barbados Blackbelly sheep have a second smaller registry whose numbers are not reported. |
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