Sheep organizations

An organization is a group of people, usually with a common interest or goal, who work together. There are many international, national, regional, state, and local organizations related to sheep and wool. On this page, the organizations are organized alphabetically, mostly by geographic location: state, regional and county, club lamb, Canada, and International.

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American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) | Facebook | Twitter
American Sheep Shearers Council on Facebook
Dairy Sheep Association of North America (DSANA)
National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP)
National Lamb Feeders Association (NLFA)
American Sheep and Goat Center (ASGC)

State

Regional and county

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Duchess County (NY) Sheep & Wool
Frederick County (MD) Sheep Breeders Association
Gold Country (CA) Sheep Producers Association
Indianhead ( N. WI) Sheep Breeders Association
Kern County Wool Growers Auxiliary
Loudoun Valley (VA) Sheep Producers
Monroe County (IL) Sheep Producers
Pacific Coast Katahdin Hair Sheep Association
Puget Sound (WA) Sheep Breeders Association
Scott County (VA) Hair Sheep Association
Sonoma County (CA) Purebred Sheep Breeders Association
South Central Katahdin Hair Sheep Association
Treasure Valley Sheep Producers
Washington County (IN) Sheep Association
Western Nebraska Sheep and Goat Association
Worcester County (MA) Sheep Producers Association

Club lamb

Georgia Club Lamb Producers Association
Illinois Club Lamb Association
Iowa Club Lamb Association
Kansas Club Lamb Breeders Association
Kentucky Club Lamb Association
Ohio Club Lamb Association
Oklahoma Market Lamb Association
Pennsylvania Club Livestock Association
Texas Junior Livestock Association
Utah Show Lamb Association
Wisconsin Club Lamb Association

Canada

Alberta Lamb Producers
Alberta Sheep Breeders' Association
Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers Association
Canadian Katahdin Hair Sheep Association
Canadian Sheep Breeders Association
Canadian Sheep Federation
The Manitoba Sheep Association
Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency
Purebred Sheep Breeders of Ontario
Purebred Sheep Breeders Association of Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board
Sheep Producers Association of Newfoundland & Labrador

International

Alliance Pastorale, France
Australian Wool Growers Association
Australian Stud Sheep Breeders Association Ltd.
Sheepmeat Council of Australia
British Sheep Dairying Association
British Wool Marketing Board
Federation of Goat and Sheep Producers Association of the Philippines, Inc.
National Wool Growers Association of South Africa
National Sheep Association (UK)
New Zealand Sheep Breeders' Association
Beef + Lamb New Zealand
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South African Stud Book and Livestock Improvement Association
Trinidad and Tobago Goat and Sheep Society

The Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] was created in 1998 as an information portal for sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in sheep and goat production. The web site includes original documents and images as well as a comprehensive list of links pertaining to small ruminants and related topics. The web site was developed and is maintained by Susan Schoenian, Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist at the University of Maryland's Western Maryland Research & Education Center. Susan has been with University of Maryland Extension since 1988. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and Montana State University, respectively, and also attended The Ohio State University. Susan conducts the Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test at her research facility in Keedysville. She raises registered and commercial Katahdin sheep on her small farm called The Baalands in Clear Spring, Maryland. Please direct all questions, comments, or suggestions to Susan at sschoen@umd.edu.

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Last updated 25-Jul-2010 by Susan Schoenian.